What are you terrified of? Mountains? Snow? Look it's a part of trucking. Every one started some place. You need to learn how to handle it. Limiting your self to only certain areas huts you. If you just want to run regional that's fine but ev n then most regional carriers will have some part of a mountain or snow to deal with
End my 2 year trucking career?!
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cuz that gets you to those other places, where the freight is, and that keeps you rolling and MAKING money, rather than sitting on yer butt crying that you are broke and taking advances, that's why....
there's an old saying, and i may have to paraphrase it, but it goes something like, "if you can't run with the big dogs, then stay on the porch".......(and stop yer griping)......i added that.Tb0n3 Thanks this. -
If your daughter is in college can she move? Accredited college, I hope?
I would think the cost of living would be high in PA?
The Midwest is a good place for driving, even Chicago is a piece of cake compared to New York. I don’t like going to NY because of the traffic, tolls and it’s usually some messed up place where your backing into a dock you have to get to on a busy street, or designed for 48’s with a day cab.
I see lots of ads for jobs in WI too. They even have lots of parking on their US highways. WI is also in need of people with higher educations for their tech jobs. If I were to leave TN I would move to WI.
Transitioning is a bear too. I had to run up credit cards when I switched companies, but I pay them off as soon as I can.
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$750/wk take home?!? You are gone 2-3 weeks at a stretch?!? Oh hell no!! There are WAY better opportunities out there with 2 years exp. Ya gotta look somewhere besides the truckstop mags and STOP taking advances.
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OK here is my take on all of this, I will be mean because I think some people get the wrong impression about life.
Thinking miles will drown you with worry, it is obvious when you read a lot of other driver's posts. Start looking for a company that will pay you percentage (**gasp!) or hourly, like LTL work.
There are enough opportunities out there for people who want to drive but the problem with too many drivers is they think they can dictate the terms of what they do, when they are just ... a driver.
BUT you have to make personal changes, drop a lot of the notions you have and learn how to cut back and manage money.
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