OK, name the good things about Knight.

I just love how the "old hands" will look at someones status and automaticly assume they don't know what they're getting into. Or won't be able to handle "living in a truck". Newbs come here looking for some insight into what it's like being an otr trucker and some of you guys seem to take offense to that. I guess all you "veteren drivers" were born with a mic in your hand and a log book in your pocket. Don't presume to know what a quality life means to someone other than yourself. I, myself, will have no problem being out months at a time. I thrive on solitude in fact I can't stand most people. I'm sure there are many like me that relish the thought of being alone in a truck for weeks at a time. Just because it didn't work for you doesn't mean it won't work for others.

 

And so..,life in high school,was different than what I thought at 9 yrs. old
And so,life in the military was different than what I thought in High School.

And so......Nah,I'm not gonna bore you with another one..except...What one "thinks",does NOT ALWAYS turn out to be one's reality...

Let us know,how living for month's in a truck,works out for ya...YOU....may be surprised...

 

I fail to see the relevance in your analogys Bumpy. I don't see what's so bad about living in a truck. We're not talking about the old coffin sleepers. These conventionals nowadays are bigger inside than my first apartment. The amenities available are limitless. For someone who can't tolerate interacting with society from 9-5 everyday a life on the road sounds perfect. I can't speak for others but I know me. And I know I will not have a problem with an office with a view. I guess it's all what you make of it.

 

"Living in a truck:"

Going to have to sacrifice your hygiene if working for Knight (maybe weekly showers, sometimes brush teeth every couple of days (unless 'lucky' enuf to be sitting in a truck stop waiting 'days' for a load), and be happy with public toilets (do you like Rest Area bathrooms?!) and pee bottles (which you will at some time knock over & spill in your truck 'living room') as well, Also, better get used to junk food if sitting over night in most Knight terminals.

I drove team for several months B4 escaping to solo early in my driving career, and was out for 3-4 weeks at time---it REALLY got old!!

I also spent many years living in a white-collar cubicle B4 the aerospace layoffs of the 90's, and initially found OTR driving a great change, being out-and-about traveling the country. But just like sex during the honeymoon vs. when married 10 years later---it aint the same thrill !!

I would respond to your comments as those of "the folly of youth,; but for the older wannabe's let me just call it, "the reckless hope of desperation",...again, been there & done that.

BTW, my last 5 yrs w/Knight, I only stayed with them since close to my home and driving Express W. Regional, being out for 7-10 days & off 3 days....I could 'stomach' that!

 

Not being able to take a shower or brush ones teeth is just poor planning. As long as I have a gallon of water, a water hose or a drinking fountain, I will be clean. The same goes for eating. If you take the time to properly stock your truck, good meals should not be a problem. It all comes down to planning really. I have done more research than most newbies, I am a planner, I expect the worst and hope for the best. I will not have a problem. It's not rocket science fellas. Don't make it out to be more than it is. I spent 2yrs living on the river in a tent. A nice truck with heat and air may as well be the Ritz-Carlton. Others may be scared of solitude and the mundane. Not me.

 

I start getting cranky at 6 weeks. 7 weeks and I need some R&R.

My house burnt to the ground in 1994. I spent four months camping on the lake until I got another. Actually about 10 of us camped out that summer. Great memories other than the house.

Growing up, my step dad was a teacher. We spent the summers camping at the beach. Parents slept in the RV and I roughed it in a tent. We did that for five summers.

If you can live good camping, you can live great in a truck. But many are not that innovative. City folks are lost in the country.

 

"Poor planning..?!!" Knight does your 'planning' and you have to 'survive' it!!

Driving for Knight for me was 'feast or famine,' when many times I coudnt stop at a decent truck stop (which are often jammed out w/no parking) to take a crap, let alone get a hot meal. I survived for days just on sandwiches & junk food, and carried an emergency 5 gal bucket w/trash can liners when the trots came---and THEY will come!!

BTW, my team mate for 6 mos, spent 3 yrs living on a beach in Hawaii and spear fishing daily for his food, cooking his food out on the beach....he left OTR trucking after 2 yrs.......

But am glad to see that you 'have your eyes wide open,' which means Knight will probably love you and 'use you up'........they salivate over ppl that they can abuse, and who will take it, until ...they get fed up and come on this forum to post about their 'Knightmare" experiences...

 

Zebco, forget Knight. Wad them up and toss them into the garbage.

Take your refreshing "can do" attitude too a more worthy carrier. You can't idle that stupid POS Knight truck between 32 and 75 degrees. This leaves no power for anything. Your laptop and dome light will result in a NO START in the morning. When your truck won't start Knight will send some dipsht driver who has no desire to help because Knight is not paying him to drive out of his way to give you a jump start.

I honestly can't believe ANYONE would even consider Knight after joining this forum.

 

That's great! I have no intention of going with Knight. But should I find myself in one of their trucks, it's posts like yours that I will commit to memory and use to my advantage. I've read enough of posts to come to the conclusion that every company is pretty much the same, and you get out of it what you put into it. I can see it's not going to be a cake walk but I wil survive cause I ain't skeered of hard work, low pay, poor conditions and all the other gloom and doom you guys come up with. I appreciate the heads up and I hate you were treated so poorly. My plan is to stick it out 2yrs otr and find a local LTL. My FIL had a cushy job hauling scrap paper down to Charleston and up to Charlotte everyday. $21/hr+full bennies. I can handle 2yrs of ##### to get to the sugar.

 

You sound like 'me' in my younger days..... I'm all about hard work & low maintenance (spent 4 yrs in the military), and am naturally a very 'up' person.....just dont let a 'bad' (some are worse than others!) trucking co. ruin your attitude....Knight has a reputation for doing that!!

Good luck with your endeavors...