Changing Company again!

That's funny. I drove for viking freight back in the day and that job was not satisfying. Same route different freight day in and day out. The only challenge is when you get lift gate required and you have to lump freight from the nose because no lift gates were avail. Line driving is just as boring as p and d. What is satisfying about shuttling trailers? Blah, I have more scenery to view otr.

 

The thing I see with mom and pop shops is they are cheap when its come to repairs or maintenance. It takes an act of congress to get things fixed. Its when they have the attention of dot is when they get things moving. And here I'm thinking mom and pop shops tend to treat you like family. More like a step child I think.

 

That is one thing that makes trucking kind of satisfying. There is something for just about everybody, if you want to work. And if you get tired of what you are doing, you can go do something else.

 

LTL?..No thanks..

I got hired at UPS once..lasted 1 day.
as soon as they gave me the little brown shorts and uniform and then said I couldn't wear my cowboy boots/hat and big belt buckle I said "Bye"...

it aint truck'n wearing the little brown clown suit(no thanks)

 

I've been doing nothing but Houston to L.A to San Francisco to Dallas and back to Houston and I'm bored as can be. I can't imagine doing LTL.

 

I enjoyed my LTL time. Particularly the local P&D. The reefer LTL jobs I had early on, not so much. And as far as uniforms were concerned, we were furnished shirts with the company logo and our names on them. Other than that, it was our choice. Living in the desert, shorts were a natural. Combined with lace up safety toe boots, worked very well.

I honestly didn't give a rats rear end of somebody got blinded by my white legs, or did not like my attire. It was fine with my company, and most of us dressed the same way. Comfort was what I was after. Not trying to make a fashion statement.

Now I'll admit that somebody wearing shorts and cowboy boots, (schidt kickers,) NEEDS to be laughed at!