I love my job

I AM VERY SORRY FOR ALL YOU JOB JUMPERS OUT THERE AND ALL THE DRIVERS THAT SEEM TO NEVER BE HAPPY.I AM SORRY FOR ALL THE DRIVERS THAT SEEM TO QUIT ALL THE TIME.I LOVE MY JOB ALOT AND I LOVE TRUCKING FOR 25 YEARS NOW.

My trucking job i have is one of the greatest jobs i have ever had,and i am not about to give it up.I work for landstar ranger and i also have my own authority.I would not change it for the world.

I have 6 trucks and 11 trailers.I personally run 2 of them for landstar and 4 of them for my customers i have.I run legal 85% of the time and my occasional 15% being creative.I love my freedom,my pay,my trucks and my drivers. They don't whine and work very hard for me.They get the job done and take care of the trucks as if it were there own truck.

They go where i tell them to go and do it saftly and very fast on time del.They lump all there loads and work hard physically.They take care of me and i take care of them.My top driver made 62,000 last year and my lowest driver made 39,000.I give them health care,time off,vacation and nice trucks to run.

I have been at this for 22 years and i love trucking and it has given me a great life.Not to mention my family and kids i sent to collage.

I started out driving in a R-MODEL MACK.My first job was swinging beef delivering NYC everyday.It was hell at first and i climbed the ladder to success and now own my own business.

The difference today with ''drivers'' is they seem to be cry babies and quiters.You will get no were in life with that attitude.

So i am checking in to this forum with my 1st post being i love my job and i am happy and my family is happy.Trucking is great.

 

I am sorry you feel this way.But at 8 years you should of done something with your life and with your CDL and been climbing the ladder.You are at 8 years and still working for a bottom feeder company?.You need to look at that.And ask yourself why?

I have a driver with 1.5 years and he is my top dog and he ''put in his time'' at swift then came to me.He was the top driver last year and he is only 25 years old.He is working at going on his own and looking forward and reaching for the stars unlike you have done for 8 years i guess?

You have no one to blame but yourself for where your life is at in trucking.My drivers are good,work hard and bust there butt for there money.

 

You are not a ''victim'' you made your bed now you have to lie in that bed of poop.You should of been thinking like my 25 year old driver is doing now.He is a bright kid.He is looking towards the future and even goes to a business class once a week for business 101.He will be sucessful and not live the ''covenant'' life ever.

Besides that i will kick him in his ===== if he stops persuing the road he needs to be on and not end up at 20 years exp driving for bottom feeders,like you should of done.Know you are stuck

 

I am sorry you percive this ''i am great attitude''..Its not my intent.My intent was to tell everyone that in the beginning you have to ''pay your dues''..I am sorry you are a bitter person living in truck stops.