Help for a friend?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by DownToTruck, Mar 4, 2016.

  1. MidWest_MacDaddy

    MidWest_MacDaddy Road Train Member

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    I highly doubt anyone here is mad about it... But that's what he is facing... Harsh but true.
     
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    MidWest_MacDaddy Road Train Member

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    Sounds like a good way for your friend to get started. Buy his way into a job... And work up from there. {I am only half joking}
     
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    I was under the impression that companies were required by law to verify the last so many years of your employment, and if you were driving, then a bunch more years. Has that changed since I retired?
     
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    Idk man, if he cross the street, will he be okay without his parents? He might need a company that allow ride along for extended period of time
     
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    MidWest_MacDaddy Road Train Member

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    Dad can fuel the truck for him.
    Mom can continue to cook for him.
    Maybe they get their CDLs and let him ride.

    Dang, it's sounding pretty good to me.
     
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    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    So why doesn't he just continue living with ma & pa? Are they getting old enough that he might actually have to CARE for them?
    It's really tough for me to find any sympathy for someone in this position. I'm not judging him, I'm just not in sympathy with you er him....
     
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    Not mad? Hell I am! I'm 22 and have been doing this #### for 2 years wish I would have known I could have lived off mom and dad till I was 26 lmao! that's it I'm going back home I got 4 years of rest and relaxation left lol
     
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    Maybe time for his parents and friends. ..to quit carrying him in life...mom and dad need to stop treating him like a 6yr old...he will never make it in truck driving...unless his parents will be driving for him....and why do other people have to find him a job....why can't he do that himself??
     
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    Thank god for GPS! That way he won't have to find the shipper
    on his own.
     
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    I don't believe I've ever LOLed at any thread on any forum more than I have with this one! Y'all are hilarious, especially @ajohnson . Too funny!

    In addition to the humor, I'm glad this thread was started because there is good information for a person looking into making the move into the industry.
     
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