New Cat In Town

Hello Everyone,

I currently do not have my CDL but you can thank SWIFT for that back in '09. I have 13 months of experience OTR but I've been out of the saddle since '09. I'm looking to get back in the driver seat this summer with PRIME, if they'll have me, or any other GOOD trucking company that offers CDL training and good equipment. I'm having trouble coming up with a good cb handle so feel free to shoot me a message with possible handles or leave a reply right here. Want to know more about me, you'll have to ask privately. I don't share too much personal info to the public.

 

Thanks for the tip. Out of curiosity, who do you drive for and where might one go (which threat on here) if one wanted to know if they were purchasing a decent high power CB setup? I'm currently looking to purchase the Galaxy DX-959 radio and either a K40 TR40PLUSBK Plus Series or a Wilson 5000 antennae. I know both are way too much for a radio with no amp but I want a good cb amp too. I want to be heard loud and clear in road block situations.

 

I actually like that. Some of my favorite poetry is by Anonymous...

 

For me, I've previously driven for SWIFT and when I was there, I was a number. I went through training but but realized way too late that a lot of things I needed to know about the business I wasn't taught. I eventually got fired for service failures that I think could have been avoided if only i knew in advanced. Simple things like knowing that when a shipper says "No holes in trailer", that includes holes that were built into trailer. During my time with SWIFT, I started looking for other companies to drive for. I always liked the look of the TMC trucks but they are all flatbed and I'm a skinny 125 kinda guy so I figured that wasn't for me. I liked the PRIME equipment and after talking to a number of drivers, I got the sense that the company actually cares about the driver. Once I heard about the PSD program, I figured it must be time to get on the road again. There are other factors that I'm considering as well. For one, I'd really like to be with a company that run APUs on all of their trucks to avoid sweating my behind off (the little that I have) while sitting in South Texas in the middle of the summer. I can't deal with the heat and if they have adopted a no-idling law, I'm screwed without an APU or some sort. My options are still open but my sights are set on PRIME right now. I'm open to other options as long as I don't have to beg to get home or have to sit too long because there's no freight. I don't like sitting still when I'm on the road. I like to keep it moving. This time around, I want to try my hand at Tankers so I'm looking at PRIME's Tanker Division. Hopefully, if I don't like it, it won't be too difficult to switch back to Reefer. I'm still a bit scared of Flatbed but may try my hand at it later in life. I've decided that of all the things I CAN do in life, I WANT to drive trucks so I plan to be in the industry until I retire. I'm hoping to own my own truck some where in the next 5 years. Another PRIME plus is their leasing program. I hear it's pretty good. I came to this forum for the scoop on all of this so that I make an informed decision so if you can point me in a better direction, I'm all for it. My main requirements is making money ($700+/wk), CDL Training to get my license back (though I don't want another SWIFT fiasco), and a company I don't have to beg to go home. I'm a father of 3, engaged, and trying to make money to build a house. I don't want to be home everyday but if an emergency comes up, I need to be able to get home to my babies. Any suggestions? Did I answer your?

 

I'm sorry, I mis-spoke. By roadblocks, I meant times when we have to sit still in traffic due to an accident or other situations that cause us to burn that 10hr clock doing NOTHING. I'd like to be able to hear when I'm coming up to stuff like that well in advance, if possible, so I can find another route before I'm stuck with nowhere to go. I've already decided to get the Rand McNally TND 720 LM IntelliRoute Truck GPS. I want to setup my cb in a way that it can be an early "screw-up detection system" for me, if you see what I'm saying. Ya think that's possible?