finally driving again

looks like the weather is improving, i worked today and am working again tomorrow. i hope things stay good because i will get some solid pay coming up. the company is decent, the truck is decent, and im driving in and around the towns near home. i think its actually a better way to really learn trucking then OTR. most of the roads im driving on are country highways, really i like it; as long as i know exactly where i am going when i leave. i will admit i have made a wrong turn or two and had to back track, the last few days i have worked have been good. im driving a 2015 freightliner cascadia 10 speed, the truck isnt a POS either 154K miles on it. its a day cab. my job is to take the truck loaded with water and chemicals to the field where the other guy i work with does the spraying.

 

might be true but when the day is over, i go home. i dont live in a truck, i dont sleep in a truck, i do my laundry at home, take a shower at home everynight, and sleep in my own bed...... and everyday i am off will be spent at home. i will be able to mow my lawn, take care of my pool, and home. i will at least see my family some of the time. its been a while since i worked consistently so i will take the money. even though i spend allot of time waiting while he sprays and comes back for more water and chemicals i am paid for ALL of it.

20 hours of overtime a week, the money would be good. $16x40=$640 + $24x20=$480
$1,120..... most OTR drivers dont make that much.

i also didnt mention the retention bonus i will get of $1 per hour as long as i work till sept. it gets paid all at once in the form of a bonus.

 

some of the seasonal guys get a hazmat and pull a B class propane truck in the winter. maybe not a bad option?