Keep your 23 year company job. There are so many reasons why you shouldnt make the change IMHO.
Is it worth it to quit a 23 YEARS steady job for Intermodal job ?
Discussion in 'Intermodal Trucking Forum' started by Cornel, Dec 30, 2018.
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A hollar to @Chinatown should do it. He'll be along shortly sometime. If anyone knows about your options by location it will be him.
There ARE many local work where you are home every night. Cement ready mix comes to mind. I worked a front end loader many a week myself when not pouring the stuff once upon a time. Made more than what we needed for living too.Rideandrepair Thanks this. -
A very good friend did exactly what you are considering, realized within 3 months it was not viable. Stayed a year to the day all told, while planning his escape.
He approached me about LS, we both used to work at ODFL. I helped him along the way. He now runs my 53’ trailer and has just bought his own specialized trailer.
He survived a total engine failure early on at LS, pulling company van - that’s where I helped him switch to platform.
Now has rebuild paid off, truck paid off, own trailer.
Had the catastrophic engine failure happened while pulling cans, he’d be out of the game.
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I got to figure out how to send private messages to @Chinatown.
I can't believe I'm doing this.I'm about to make a career change and I don't want to do a “career suicidal “mistake. Out of seven people answering(8 with THE ROOKIE), eight people said to keep my job (100% to keep my job). I don't have to multiply the poll; I’m going to get the same answer no matter how many people I will be asking.
Tombstone69 had a great advice: “it seems to me you'd be giving up guaranteed money for maybe money”.
I have been struggling for over 2 weeks to find an answer to: what to do next?
Intermodal is out of the question.
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Sounds like you might have your mind made up already. I started 26 years ago hauling garbage cans around the port of New Orleans. Horrible to put it mildly. Trashy equipment and longshoremen with attitudes. Long waits just to get a box swung especially if they were doing a loadout. The inspectors were Ray Charles when signing equipment out and Sherlock Holmes when bringing it in. Never again. Good luck to you.
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Job satisfaction can mean adding many more years to your life.
Stress leads to a weak immune system and makes us more vulnerable to cancer, heart attack, stroke, depression, high blood pressure, diabetes.
Sometimes sacrifices should be made to have a less stressful life and higher quality of life in the long run.
I've made decisions that suit me, but probably seem questionable to other drivers.
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