Husband/Wife (or couples) Teams - geting started Info, advice, experiences, etc

Hi, Thanks for the thread. First I want to do is teach how to link. http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...00-question-husband-wife-teams-out-there.html That is a link to my thread. What you do is, when you are on a page (like this one I'm on now) you move your cursor up to the address bar (up at the top where it says www.thetruckersreport.com) you right click that and a box will open that says copy click copy then go to where you want to paste the link and right click in the body of the message, and click paste. I'll copy and paste a link to this page I'm typing right now. http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/newreply.php?p=2764477&noquote=1 HTH.

 

thx 4 starting it

 

Ditto that from me.

 

Husband & Wife team start with Covenant

 

Hi all- finally made it to Lancaster TX for orientation. Is this ""the thread""? I've been a hot mess these last couple of days getting ready to come here. Wowzaa. Conway orientation will be 5 days and I'll try to post updates so y'all will know what comes after driving school completion. WOW. I wore myself out getting here. I'm looking forward to work so I don't have to pack any more. LOL Starts at 7:15 so better hit it so I'll be bright eyed and bushy tailed in the am! (Really?!? Who wants a bushy tail? Haven't ever understood that saying. .

 

you are still posting...go to bed...LOL

 

First off with all the new laws and regs coming into play I would wait and see before ya spend the money to buy a truck. I just sold my trucks after 38 yrs of being an O/O and it has to do with new laws and losing two of my best brokers due.to the economy. But if your really set on doing that make.sure u have enough start up capital for those times you have problems and trust me u will.

Drive for a company and see what.life is really like out here remember you together in a small confined area 24/7 and its not easy. Alot of people come out here and think its easy and say ohhh I can do that then find out its a hard life at times. you have idiots in cars, idiots in trucks. Lying dispatchers,late nite or early morning deliveries (reefer side), grumpy shippers and receivers, lot lizards all hours of the nite and the DOT. Take a good look at yourself in the mirror and be.honest and ask yourself is this what I truly want to do and dont be afraid to answer yourself cause only u know.

If your going to team and do it as an O/O get either a new truck or one with under 300,000 miles and still has some warranty left.you will want to run miles and with an older truck with high miles brings problems and never buy a fleet truck cause you dont know how many drivers its had. Lease it to a company at first so u get a good feel of how doing your own authority is done learning from them.

Before you get your own authority do your home work. Get brokers with A+ ratings or go to companies close to your home and ask them if u can haul their freight but go in with a plan of how much u will charge and a guarantee you will deliver on the other end. make it competitive and dont price yourself out of the game. Work with them and prove u can do it. Good Luck and hope u succeed in your goals.

 

Make me.....lol