Finally getting to chase my childhood dream

I delivered bananas from Biloxi Mississippi to Parkersburg and Bluefield regularly .

 

Love China. Own a home there. Wife and children love it there.
Wife makes me wear a shock collar.
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The only person you should be listening to for advice is your wife. If she's got your back, why do you care what your family says?

They'll get over it or they won't, but it's not up to them to make decisions for you any longer. It's time for you to make decisions that benefit your wife and new child.

#### the consequences, do what's best for your household, your wife, and your children.

 

It’ll pass with the success and we’ll be here waiting to hear the good news.

Yeah, started out at Sysco. Did that for 3 weeks and got straight into fuel hauling. Went back to my old mechanic job to get some settlement money and driving part time now until it comes through so I can quit.

Like you I plan to grab my own tractor and take advantage of my lovely home of Michigans horrible roads and go the way of the local end dump and gravel train. Asphalt paving, construction etc. big money in it. Good luck to you

 

Okay, look, Chinatown is going to give his rendition of what trucking is, I don't buy it, sorry. We've long disagreed what's right and his pictures of lonely Asian women who have no chance of any future, unless they get out, does nothing for me either.. Of course the wife is going to say go for it, she wants stability, especially with a family now, but let me tell you, pal, 9 days of a screaming kid will make anyone want a break, and you won't be there. It's the kiss of death for a relationship, and I GUARANTEE, she'll change her tune. My EX( ex is capitalized for a reason) knew I was a trucker when she married me,,boy, did THAT ever go south in a hurry. PLUS, you're going to miss the most fun of having a kid, before the world changes them forever. Why I say this? I was a regional driver, and tried my darndest to be there, and I traded missing a lot of sleep, so I could see their soccer game, or whatever. Get a local job, and save OTR for when the kid doesn't talk to you anymore, but when they are small, YOU are their hero, and you NEED to be there,,it's one reason why our world is so F'd up today, the family isn't there,,and that's that!

 

Agreed as far as saying #### OTR and stay local. Lol. No reason why you can’t make 2k+ running dumps local

 

Completely unrelated but I shot you a PM

 

You did?Never got it, Hmm, maybe the staff is "watching" me. I hope you aren't pixxed, I try and "tell it like it is",,,or was, anyway, I AM pretty vocal on matters that are fading. I can only say what happened to me, and countless others, how trucking RUINED our lives, and it's pretty obvious to draw a conclusion. We were providing for our families the only way we could, and it's not good for relationships. For many, like this person, it may be the "last resort", and that's never a good thing. Heck, Walmart is paying almost $22/hr. why would you sit in a truck stop in Nebraska on Xmas day, holding your phone, while the little one takes their 1st steps. IDK, I wanted to be there for that, up to them, I suppose.
Don't get me totally wrong, for a single person or husband/wife, it's a good job, but not many here will tell of family success stories with OTR.