back otr and happy again

Discussion in 'Refrigerated Trucking Forum' started by gravdigr, Mar 10, 2013.

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  1. Mar 13, 2013 #11
    48Packard

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    Glad you landed on your feet. Last I heard, I was pretty concerned aboutyour situation. Hope the Marten gig fits your needs. Be safe!
     
    48Packard, Mar 13, 2013
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  3. Mar 13, 2013 #12
    popcorn169

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    Glad you have someone to look after your mother and I hope things go well for you and yours. Are you looking to buy another truck or just stay as a company driver?
     
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  4. Mar 14, 2013 #13
    windsmith

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    Yeah, gotta love that metric time.
     
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  5. Mar 14, 2013 #14
    gravdigr

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    I'm going to stay company for a while. The whole otr thing is a very delicate balance between keeping the woman happy (being home) and keeping the wallet happy (staying out). I may just save up until the kid is done with school and just buy a truck. I'm thinking owning it and not having a payment would equal being able to be home more and still make some money. If I didn't have a family I would've just kept the truck and stayed out, but it was just too expensive to keep going home.
     
    gravdigr, Mar 14, 2013
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  7. Apr 5, 2013 #15
    ironpony

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    Don't kid yourself gravdigr... that's what kills a lot of folks. "I'll own the truck, and there won't be a payment - so I'll make more money." You've got to have the cash in the bank to support the truck in the first place, because if the truck don't run there's no money. No truck payment? Maybe not to a lien holder, but there's all the stuff that breaks and has to be fixed, fuel, tires - there's a payment. It just goes to different folks.
     
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  8. Apr 7, 2013 #16
    gravdigr

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    True that, the money always goes somewhere. Though if your maintenance runs the same as a truck payment every year you really need to ditch that truck lol. who knows in 10 years the o/o may be a thing of the past.
     
    gravdigr, Apr 7, 2013
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  9. Apr 7, 2013 #17
    Colorato

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    Getting home everyday isn't always what people think it is. I definatly got more rest and ran more of a normal schedule when I ran OTR.

    Good luck.
     
    Colorato, Apr 7, 2013
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