Wondering About You Truckers' Previous Careers

Also was a Class B fuel hauler for 4 years.

 

Where to start. Ex Army Ranger. Drove truck OTR for Leviton MFG for 7 yrs after military. Spouse became terminally ill so I had to change careers so I could raise my boys. (3) Started a Temp service leasing employees to 3 local DC's. Did that gig for 9 years and built it up to 83 employees then sold it to a larger competitor. Now I have a small Goat Dairy and I make Farmstead and Artisan Cheese along with some of the best soap and skin care products in New England. Kids are grown now and have a handle on things here so it's time for me to get back out on the road again. Just started my refresher course yesterday at a local truck driving school. So hopefully I can find a decent company looking for a 49 year old ex-ranger, ex-professional truck driver, ex-temp service owner, cheese and soap making has been, that they would like to hire.

Oh yea, if any of you want to check out the farm. www.meadowstonefarm.com

 

couldn't keep it up huh?




I've worn many hats, security guard, EMT, warehouse, electronics manufacturer, delivery driver

 

high school, marine corp,truck driving 34+ years now there is nothing else

 

wow, 8 years army, pizza shop manager, Warehouse supervisor, IT business owner, Truck driver, Dispatcher, and now back to driving the trucks cuz drivers are a bunch of whiners.

 

Male prostitute then edited films in the adult film industry.

 

You had 500 people under you though!

@ Y2K, beautiful cabinets.


Many jobs also. I started working when I was 12.

Newspaper Route
Cook
US Army- 24H Improved Hawk Fire Control Repairman
Groundskeeper at a zoo/ 2nd job at a gas station
Air Traffic Controller- girlfriends dad got me the job, ex-girlfriend's dad took job away
Chemical Plant Operator/Lab
Home Builder
Warehouseman
Then I learned to bounce around trucking jobs only, lol.

 

Went from being broke to photoshopping tools of the trade, eh?? jk

 

I did hair, worked as a call center rep, a waitress, a cahsier, and also a secretary

 

At 18 got union carpenter/labor job- quit after 3 yrs.
got my cdl(back then it was called a class D) and drove for 10yrs. quit to get
back into carpentry( more money less hours).

Now the construction ind. sucks and I'm getting back into a truck.

I should of stayed with one or the other and would have been much better off.

Find what you want to do in life and Stick with it!!!!!

Had I stayed in carpentry I be making about $38 an hour.
Had I stayed in trucking I be on top of the list for most companys