i need help please

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I'll second that one Cerberus!

 

sounds like she was his first or they were cheated on before they met each other.

 

The ltl suggestion is a good idea. However I you look for another line of work. Even in local trucking they want to work you a zillion hours. Trucking companies don;t have to pay overtime! Shipper and receivers don't care about when you are supposed to go home. Stay home. Be with your family. This industry is a family killer.

 

I'm still laughing at the post that recomends you wait 6 months before buying a truck...LOL Now that's funny right there..... I don't care who you are...

As for local work.... There are local driving jobs that arn't union.. try dump truck work.. end dumps, containers, construction, rental companies (sunbelt, ryder, penskie, ect.) hardware distributers..

Try looking for a "temp driver agency" sort of a temp agency for drivers.. I worked for 1 in NH / Ma. for years.. Try to contact cement companies.. they are looking 4 drivers all the time.. It's those union ones that're hard 2 find.. Forget groceries.. wal-mart, and the like till you've got a few years under your belt.. Another possibility is places like true value hardware warehouses, matress distributers, del. medical supplies, welding tanks, heating oil... there are lots, use your imagination and you'll find 1 that you can live with..

 

I used agriculture to get into a truck, starting out on a harvest crew that helped me get my cdl, but there is still a little while before harvest starts back up. however right now I am working with a fertilizer/seed company, Simplot, as a seasonal driver hauling fertilizer (other than manure) chemicals. they offer to help you get your cdl covering the cost as long as you stick till the end of the season, which is around august. they paid for me to get my dot physical recently. your not in the truck all the time, there is some shop and yard work, but nothing major. I took the job to get enough experience so the more local companies wouldn't snub me away so quickly. the only problem that i see is that while its hourly wage is just fine for me being a single guy in the panhandle of nebraska (making 10/hour) I doubt it will be able to support a family, your spouse would need to work as well. i would think driving the pepsi truck could sorta help, its not a big truck, but carries its own responsibilities. might be something to consider for experience, but i don't know what the ag markets are like out there.

im sticking with this job till the end, and I'm gonna try to get onto sugar beet harvest, since it pays 3 an hour more plus about 13 cents per mile. unless something better comes up.

good luck. you'll need it.

 

I don't think O/O's can be tied into any union.

 

I know a lot of guys who do this. Many started this way, others didn't. But most of them will plainly state, they would do nothing else.

While the beanies may not be there. There is something to be said about having the freedom that comes from working in a farming environment.

 

lol. like when it rains, and your off for 3-4 days, while being paid?

 

Well, I guess that would depend on the guy you work for LOL There always seems to be work to do somewhere. Most the guys I know, do other things around the barnyard when it rains.

Winter gives them a short break, but loads still have to be moved from warehouses. We have a lot of sweet potatoe in our area.

Not to mention....Deer Season just happens to open in a very busy time of the year.