The day has arrived ....

Going outside to cut my grass, takes me 2 hrs, Im old and have to stop and take a break now and then, Ha, Ha, Ha.

 

My wife is the bread winner and I'm fine with that. It's about household income and not who makes more at my house. We run our house like it's a business.
I like to think of myself as a safe conscientous driver. Don't speed or take unnecessary risks. Only hadone speeding tixketin the 21 years I've been driving. I know it's different in a rigbut I'm hoping that will translate to this career.

 

Know the feeling. Takes me a little over 2 hrs to mow my 2.5 acres because of all the #### trees.

 

@wfutch79 @Ben Wah 79

Don't listen to that Yahoo that's trying to bring you down. This is industry has been great to me and my family (I'm the same as age as you two, born in '79).

I've been in the industry since '09. I started as total noob by going to a driving school in Murfreesboro TN, then went on to drive for a mega for 2.5 years (they have the big black trucks) and I did very well there. I then went to a smaller OTR company based here in TN and did VERY well there for the next 4 years. Next, I did a local gig for 1.5 years, running from Chattanooga to Johnson City and back 5 nights per week.

Now, I work in operations for a small start up trucking company here in TN. I am a fleet manager/freight broker. If you are smart, hard working, and dedicated, the possibility are endless in this industry.

 

Thanks 8th. My grandmother worked in Johnson City at the dialysis clinic for decades.

 

OLD TIMER HERE. Had no intensions on getting to you. Just advise. You will see somewhere down the road. wait till you have to get home and they say NO, we will work our way to your home. You have no idea what will happen in this industry. Just make sure you don't mess up. Or you`ll be on here saying " Who will hire me?". This OLD TIMER wishes you the best of luck. By the way, NOT OLD TIMER, Crusty Ol Driver, Ha, Ha, Ha.

 

Well i hope it all works out well for you driving OTR does have its rewards if you love the open roads and being away from home that's the way to go, however if you can't bare to be away from family and friends for more than 2 days then regional/day driving would be more appropriate.