TransAm Trucking, Inc. - Olathe, Ks.?

I don't think you will have any problem with TransAm being a trainer, jaso. The extra money will be nice but even nicer is that I think you will be a really good one. I like the way that you have put a lot of thought into the things that you feel are shortcomings in the training process.

I am glad that your wife is able to meet you ......enjoy your day!

 

my belief is
the first round of drop outs are not truck drivers
they find out reality of how hard it is
then they start to drop out as the leases blow up and they are in the hole
some complete their 6 month and find another lower end position and drift away

ohhhh and going over your 8 is same as your 11 or 14

 

I absolutely agree! Trucking is an alternate reality. If you come from a 40 hour work week where you are paid for every hour that you spend performing your job it is a total cultural shock. It takes some getting used to and some of them just can't accept it..... and that is just the beginning of the differences in lifestyle!

 

working till the job is done is a concept
that farmers and fishermen embraced easily

hanging around waiting on the pee test

 

Make sure you hang in there until THAT job is done Pete!!

 

I hope you are not missing Trans Am to much!! LOL

 

Thank you for the kind words HTQ

Cranky Yankee you are right. I think this is the type of profession that you either love or you don't. It is funny how many people think when you go to Orlando you get to hang out with Mickey. Or they try this cause it is "easy" anyone can drive right? LOL. Hope you studied hard for the whiz quiz

 

The Drop Kick Murphys are a hometown band opening for the Red Sox tonight
the Lead singer is a friend of the family and a neighbor of the ex and couple of the kids
my youngest is a drummer and plays roadie for them once and a while
so this is HIS band
the name comes from a dryout drunk tank from the 60's
when rehab consisted of throwing you in a room and when you were done shaking puking and the like they
threw you back on the street and said now stay sober

 

Hello everyone. I made it thru my first week on the road with much help from jaso36. Sorry I haven't been on here at all. I have been busy making rookie mistakes. I am learning thats all that matters. Yes I did the lease thing and yes I did hear thru the grape vine that if I didn't lease there wouldn't be a company truck available for me when I got back from training. ( I think that was another tactic to get me to lease) I almost went to another company. As for the lease thing I am very fortunate to have my military retirement to cover my bills at home. This is a new learning expierence for me. Anyone can drive a big truck in a straight line but it's everything else that goes along with it makes it challenging. Just to add to that challenge I now have to figure how to at least break even....

 

you can survive a lease you just have to be very careful and be dispatched on good runs
you drive 2200 miles and get a check for 300 is discouraging
and you really don't make more then a company driver until your over 3000 miles
hopefully you got a good truck that will not keep you in the shop
and you only signed a 6 month lease so you get a lease completion bonus afterwards

good luck