Decision,Decisions

I appreciate that man, I really do. I know I've probably come off as indecisive the last couple of weeks, and I will own that. But it's for good measure. With a stay at home wife, and a 19 month old, I KNOW that a place like Estes would more than likely be a great place to be long term.

However, right now, unless something were to change drastically in terms of what Estes could possibly offer me in the near future, if I took the combo position, I don't know if I can justify the "what if' that comes with that particular position. Unfortunately that comes with the territory in the LTL world it seems, if you have no prior LTL experience, and I respect that. As I said, I haven't turned down Estes and I have yet to get an actual start date. However, I've voiced my concerns with the TM this afternoon after having a long talk with him about the position when I got further details, and he said we'd talk on Monday, and that we could probably "work something out."

What that entails is beyond me, and I certainly don't want any favors, or anything of that nature starting out, but in the mean time I'll try this oversize place out, as I did my driving test today, and I pick up my truck tomorrow with the plan to get dispatched Monday. If all goes well and the paycheck is as fat as they claim come Friday, (obviously you have to account for the learning curve) then I might just stay put. But a week is about all I need, to know if the claims made by the boss man are accurate, trucking or not. I've mentioned it before but I'm a flatbed fan, and this is one step up the totem pole in that realm, and if all goes well, it could possibly lead to me getting a pretty solid gig locally with any of the great, home daily outfits that run heavy construction equipment etc, as I'll not only run over-sized loads on flatbeds at the place that hired me today, but I'll be trained on RGN's etc as well, so I AM thinking ahead in that regard. So, regardless of what it looks like to some, there is a method to my perceived madness. If it ends up being smoke and mirrors like A LOT of trucking jobs, then I'll more than likely land at Estes at that point.

The way I see it, I could sit at home for a week, or a week and a half doing nothing (which I have been), or give this place a shot, that could potentially pad my resume, which would lead me to some equally as profitable gigs locally that are home daily in my area, that are comparable to any LTL carrier around here, or at least #### close.

Dave

 

It's all good Bob. Admittedly I read your post, while at the same time being frustrated about something not even related. So my apologies for taking it the wrong way as I try my best to keep everything civil on this board. Any other day I would of chuckled and had a much less irritated sounding response.

This job crap lately has just about driven me up the wall if I'm being 100% honest here. You are correct in my concern for the unknown. Being the only bread-winner with a toddler, can make decisions that seem like a no brainer, feel like complicated arithmetic unfortunately.

Either way, that's the only thing I dislike about forums etc, you can mean well, and if worded wrong, regardless of your intention, the person on the other side of the screen can take it in the complete opposite direction and before you know it, there's a "online beef". You don't hear the way the words are projected, or the emotion & vibe with which they are conveyed. You only see the words. At the end of the day we're all human and things like this are bound to happen, especially when the conversations are in text. However, I don't hold grudges, especially over online things so as far as I'm concerned, nothing happened. Have a good weekend yourself Bob.

Dave

 

Exactly my thinking Bob. I never realized the true hours that a city guy operates, especially a guy low on the totem pole. Once I realized that, and the amount of bs that comes with city, it quickly ruined it for me. I have nothing but respect for the guys that do though. Line-Haul however sounds right up my alley and fits more in line with my personality I guess, plus I'm I feel I could be apart of more activities with the family.

Dave