Truckin ain't for everybody

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Jimmy Hoffa, Dec 30, 2011.

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  1. Dec 31, 2011 #111
    snowbird_89

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    Yes, so many people are getting into this industry just for a "paycheck". Hopefully the economy will get better so the majority of all these people who shouldn't be driving trucks can get back to their old jobs.
     
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  3. Dec 31, 2011 #112
    Old Tex

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    @ Jimmy Hoffa....There is risk in anything worth having....When I started trucking in 1957 I made six ( 6 ) cents per mile....It WAS NOT just a job to me.....Forty five years later in 2002...I retired making six figures ( Teamster car hauler ) and if I could live my life over ....I'd do the same thing....except for the three ex wives...NO trucker ever started at the top....Being a professional takes time AND the ability to be open minded so we never stop learning....
     
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  4. Dec 31, 2011 #113
    rootintootinredneck

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    :biggrin_2555: Don't mention unions on this forum....it's like telling everyone you're a satanist!
     
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  5. Dec 31, 2011 #114
    Jimmy Hoffa

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    If you have been driving for 10 years, yes you got socks with more miles on them than me, bout 10 times more, I ain't a longtime driver, never claimed to be. Just a pay check to me. I do try my best to be safe driver. So far I always deliver on time, but King of the Road I ain't. Again I wish you all well. It's New Years and I got home time, gonna celebrate. Happy New Years!
     
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  7. Dec 31, 2011 #115
    brsims

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    Right back atcha, Jimmy!
     
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  8. Dec 31, 2011 #116
    07-379Pete

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    Ok boys and girls heres are next pile on contestant. We've jumped on Jimmy e-nuff.:biggrin_25523:
     
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