New to the forum, not new to trucking

Discussion in 'The Welcome Wagon' started by FreeSafety36, Feb 9, 2009.

  1. FreeSafety36

    FreeSafety36 Bobtail Member

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    Good afternoon everyone. I just found the forum last night when I was doing some job searches.

    About me- I've been driving for 3 years, even though there's a 4 year gap between my first 2 1/2 and the past 6 months. I drove my first year for Roehl (yuck), then signed on with Harry Owen Trucking for a year-and-half after that. I wish like heck they hadn't sold out to Summit, or I'd be back there in a heartbeat. I had to get out of the truck in 04 for personal/family reasons and take a job in a factory. Long story short, situations changed and I got back in a truck last July, driving for a small fleet leased on to FedEx SCS.

    I had a great job- dedicated daily run from my home in Glasgow, KY to Muncie, IN- drop and hook on both ends and home every night with 2500 paid miles/week. Had a nice ungoverned Freightliner FLD that he kept maintenanced every 12k, very few issues. I got a call from the boss man last Monday night to let me know I no longer had a job (the economy, not anything I did). He told me he'd made some bids on some other runs, but it wasn't looking good for him to get any of them.

    So, I'm back in the job hunt, hoping to find something decent. I'm not worried about not qualifying for any company. I'm 30 years old, 3 years exp., nearly 400k accident free miles, immaculate MVR....just a little worried about finding a good company that's actually hiring, lol. Anyway, if you know of any good ones, shoot me a pm- or just send me one to say hi. Good to know y'all.
     
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  3. Cybergal

    Cybergal Road Train Member

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    Hi, FreeSafety36, Welcome to our Truckers Forum! We hope you enjoy your stay and please read our RULES. Please remember, you are NEVER allowed to post e-mails, ad links, trucking company links, personal site links, and such ANYWHERE in this forum. Thanks for understanding! We hope to help you and get to know you soon! Thanks, FreeSafety36!

    FreeSafety36, do you have a question about how to do something? Try our FAQ section or you can PM me or a Moderator (50 posts not required to PM a Mod) to ask a question! Also, you can read through our Truckers Forum Information Center!

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  4. Lilbit

    Lilbit Road Train Member

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    Welcome to the forum! Glad you wandered in!
     
  5. rikdev50s

    rikdev50s Medium Load Member

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    Hey and Howdy FreeSafety! Welcome to the forum. Well you have come to the right place to seek answers. There is a lot of info here on all sorts of companies, Good Luck and sorry to hear about your lay off.... That just blows!
     
  6. Lil Blue Pony

    Lil Blue Pony Brown Eyed Girl

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    hey there free safety...welcome to the group and glad ya shared your work boi with us hope ya like it here and best of luck out there on the road
     
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