COVENANT -- From a wife's perspective

I second that

 

I second that too I start to feel that the truck is an extension of my body.... Inseparable, like a shade... a HUGE one.... everywhere I go, it goes with me. Sometimes that's awkward but other times it's good (carrying my "home" wherever I go) Does it make sense? But anyway, I too LOVE life on the road and the fact that I don't have a home or family, helps a lot to live this lifestyle. Yesterday my friend (he is a trainer at Covenant) lost his student because the student's wife and kids were missing him a lot. His wife would call everyday crying.... and now, with the new payroll package to new drivers (they will pay even less!) the student couldn't take it anymore and after two weeks training, he stepped out of the trainer's truck and quit. The student said he used to make 500 dollars a week working in the kitchen of a restaurant in FLA and would see his family every night.... trucking is not just a job, it's a lifestyle.

 

All the best to your son.

 

It is a lifestyle, no doubt. ***BUT*** you ought to get paid a decent wage for what you do..think of it, you are in the truck 24 hours a day,driving upto 11 hours a day,responsible for everything that happens
out there....companies like covenant do nothing more than take advantage of their drivers and give back very little or nothing for what the driver does for them.
If I had to choose a better paying lifestyle I would be a gigolo...then I would get what I deserve and what I am worth.

 

Yes, once I have more experience, with a good record, I'll be able to go to a better place. For now, I am a newbie, patiently taking one day at a time. And having fun.... yes, I do (believe it or not)

 

"....what you deserve and what you are worth...." HAHAHAH.... sorry man, I thought that was too funny....

 

Good news about your Mom and RC and you! Hope you have a great time.

 

Do go to the space museum if you are interested in that sort of thing.

Since you will be in Chattanooga, go to the aquarium, the omni max theater, rock city, and Lookout Mountain. There is also a nice lake there just west of town on 24 where the Raccoon Mountain Pumped Station Reservoir is. There is a nice campground there, and the reservoir is something to see. You can ride an elevator from the station down through the ground to the hydro-electric generating area.

On the way back to Huntsville you should see the Sequoyah Caverns in NE Alabama. They also have a very nice campground, and extremely nice people run the place.

The things I mentioned are either very cheap, or free to do. The two trips I went there doing those things were the most relaxing and enjoyable vacations I think I have ever taken.

You go at your own pace, and there is much history, nature, and innovation all placed close together.

Looking off the mountain at Rock City is a very good way to release the tension and get that old spark back. If the camper is rocking, don't come knocking.

 

Glad to know about your mom. And you guys enjoy as much as you can.