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Need words of encouragement.

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by dtj12231989, Jul 7, 2019.

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  1. Jul 8, 2019 #81
    dtj12231989

    dtj12231989 Medium Load Member

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    That's why I'm doing everything I can to hang on. I'm not gonna let this slip through my fingers and become another thing on my long list of failures. Nope, not gonna happen.
     
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  3. Jul 8, 2019 #82
    dtj12231989

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    Hmmmm. That's a good point. Local jobs are ok, imo. However, for someone like me, who has a traveling spirit, local just won't cut it. Up until this job now, I had barely been outta NC. Now, I have seen a lot more than 90% of my entire family. My mom is proud of me. My sister and nieces are proud of me. That's all I want.

    Pardon the derailment of your comment. I think that a lot of people think that driving a truck is a dream job. I used to think that myself. However, I can truthfully and honestly say that it isnt. I takes a special breed to do this, especially otr. All I can say is that without otr drivers, the country couldn't function anywhere near what it does now.
    In addition to that, if all otr and regional drivers quit, there would be nothing for the local drivers to haul. Without freight going across the country, people wouldn't get the basics of life.
     
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  4. Jul 8, 2019 #83
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    No Pardon needed....valid points.

    Of course after being on this earth just about 56 years, I'm still seeking that unicorn of my dream job:confused:
     
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  5. Jul 8, 2019 #84
    dtj12231989

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    I think everyone does. I think a dream job doesn't exist, except in some random parallel universe. :biggrin_25513:
     
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  7. Jul 8, 2019 #85
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    Did you mention somewhere in the thread where you work?
     
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  8. Jul 8, 2019 #86
    dtj12231989

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    Western Express.
     
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  9. Jul 8, 2019 #87
    otismyman

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    There's a guy on here named @otterinthewater , he works for that company. He may be able to give you some advice on how to deal with them
     
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  10. Jul 8, 2019 #88
    dtj12231989

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    Hmmmm. I'm not sure. They pretty much lost my trust as it is.
     
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  11. Jul 8, 2019 #89
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    My 2 cents worth.... seek a company that has a terminal very near your house, that has a need for more regional or linehaul type of work.... When I came back on the road that is what I looked for. I'd been off the road for approx 10 years, and let my CDL lapse in 2013....cuz I wasn't going to drive anymore....lol
    My mom is 81...so at first I needed to be closer, and wanted to check in on her weekly. But I didn't want to drive local.... I was bored with my local scenery.
    Now my younger brother stays and helps my mom on his off days when he is home....he was running wiggle wagons out west for Schneider, now he hauls regional reefers for them moving chemical totes.

    So I was able to go OTR. I love going out west.... I love taking 3 of my 6 days off somewhere on the road...and then I get sent back home, cuz my company has a big account 6 miles from me. Not a terminal, but a drop yard, on customer site, and also our own company loaders. Than I head haul out of that customer.
     
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  12. Jul 8, 2019 #90
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    Just enjoy your family time
     
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