Coastie Going O/O at last

In reality Flatbeden in my Home town is all they do. But if you have connections you can get some great paying loads out of there. Pending how much weight you can haul, you can bring home 7K on one load. Down side, it may take the entire week to get unloaded, with muti Drops. Most cases you have to have way above average driving skills for you will go into places where Trucks are not welcome as a normal. And many do not care to go, in a car less alone in a Truck.. But the residents there are peaceful, unless it Halloween....

My problem with doing Flat Beds is an Health Issue. I'm not an Old Fart, but my body is. I'll put it this way, there are many 90 years old who can out walk, out run me. So for me climbing and tarpping not going to be happening. For I am one Driver you will see walking from the back of the parking lot, and wonder why he did not get up front. You will see him climb into the truck, with a struggle and wonder if he will make it one more time. If you could see into his mind, you feel all the pain he in, Pain that would have most men crying, but just to look at him, you see a smile as if nothing is wrong. There are days he should be using a walking Cane, and days that even a Cane is not enough, but then and only then you see him with it. For I am one with Pride who refuses to give up. I may back out and try a different way, but to give up, I will not. My health has caused me lose one career, so I refusing to allow it happen again. For you see, I am a Disable Veteran who does not know what the word Retreat means.

 

Changing paths again. After sitting waiting I had much time to think today. Is being an Owner Operator working for me? No, but I enjoyed it very much. I had hopes of doing better, but it did not happen. Maybe it was not my calling, but I did try.

Will I give up on trucking? No, not yet. But that will come for my health not getting better. I told my Dispatcher that the end is very near. Feet hurts to much to walk, legs looks to getting infected, so it not a pretty picture.

What will Coastie do? Maybe Training is his calling, teach others what I know. Got to be better than some of the horror stories we read on here.

Job Wanted, Trainer Position preferred.

For Sale 2002 Pete. Good condition Passed DOT inspection

 

I want to do it over the road Just got to find a company that will hire me that trains now.

 

Well maybe not selling my truck, and going to keep on going. Just had a bad day. I still want to get my own authority and try that before I give up.

 

I have had some hits on so,e business, but nothing writtten in stone as of yet./ Even Broker loads, I'll do better than I am now.

Apparently you need to back track and read instead of carry your own conversations on this thread. And if I been out of Work for months do you really think I'll still have this truck? It would been Repo by now.

It been my Goal to get my own Authority. More work, more headachs, but more money than Working for peanuts, and having it scanned off the top before you get it.

MM despite your belief, I been on here since 2006 and a few other sites doing nothing but RESEARCHING. Despite what you belive I know more what you seem to think.

It not just a wild out of the blue idea. It been in the works from the day I came back out trucking Oct 2007.

Oh and no Offense taken, just considering the source.
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Well I am on my way to Upstate New York from Ia. I been out to Phoenix AZ 2 weeks in a row, and looking forward to see how it paid out. I'm not betting it going to be really Great but maybe least be a fair check. The 2 weeks of no pay, turns out I broke even with expenses and pay.

I been given an Offer on the truck, which I may take since it a fuel Loving S O B. Plus I grown to regret getting a Peterbilt. Ever since I had it, I been making much less, to losing money. This to back up my luck with Pete I never made money while driving a Pete. I'll been better off staying with the Frieghtliner i had Leased.