Need words of encouragement.

If home time is that important you can have a more traditional job where you drive daily or nightly then you just go home. Most local drivers still work very hard and it sounds like home time is minimal. But you would still be sleeping in your own bed which would probably eliminate a lot of the home sick you are feeling.

When I finished all my training and first started driving, my first full-time partner drove with me for 3 months and then he went and found something local so that he could be home with his wife and kids. I met them, he had a beautiful wife and kid. His driving, kind of left something to be desired in my opinion, but I digress. If you want something local, you can probably have it. Just focus on it and don't make excuses. My current partner, a good driver and good worker, also wants something local. But his problem is for every idea he gives me, he has an excuse why it cant or wont work. And he lives in a Houston suburb. Like seriously man, come on! Don't be like that. Get out there and get what you want.

What he really wants is to be a log hauler, but there are no log hauling jobs in the greater Houston area, according to him. So I said move. But he doesn't want to move away from family. So I suggested a bunch of other alternatives, septic, trash, LTL, P/U, linehaul, food service, etc, etc. But nothing but excuses and or he just doesn't want to do it.

Well, you have to make a decision with what you have to work with. And if nothing works then be happy with what you've got. Don't dwell on it. But the reality is there is probably something available that is at least decent in most places of the country.

Just don't get swept up in excuses and negativity and recognize opportunity. Don't look for tiny reasons why you MIGHT not like it.

Just my two cents.

 

Hey Man U have to speak up. If you don’t they will never give you what u ask for. Some people might see you as an ####### but u prolly went through a lot to get where u are. Speak up there’s plenty of company that will hire you unless you have a bad record and such SPEAK UP!

 

Dont say that to loud! Some people on here don’t like you standing up for ur self!