No Home Time Needed?

Getting a bike is on my spring wish list. I'll wait until after winter. I want to figure out a way to secure it on the back of the cab, out of the way of the lines and wrapped against getting dirty.

 

I'm reading some other forum posts about it, might be best just to get a cheap one since it will be out in the elements and probably get scratched up anyway? Probably a great way to get some exercise for a few minutes each day and see some sights.

 

I would love to give up the apartment and live full time on the road. Just having a hard time convincing the wife to quit her job and come out with me.
I think having a larger truck with apu and inverter makes living in the truck easier. Don't think I could handle living in one of Prime's light weight trucks. too small, just not enough room.
Like having my fridge/freezer, microwave, hot plate and everything else. Just like a camper only a little smaller.
As is I stay out 6-8 weeks take 4-5 days off. If the wife would come with we could easily live in the truck. Taking time here and there to see the country.
With no bills except cell phone and internet, we could save up quite a bit of money. One of these days, I'll get her convinced.

 

Are all of Prime's trucks little sleepers? Reefer and Flatbed haulers both? That's somewhat of a deal breaker if their trucks are tiny. Any idea on the model? Nuts I'm 6'4" I need at least some wiggle-room..

 

My first trainee graduated to solo about six weeks ago. He convinced his wife to join him on the road, she went to school and through training and they are just now embarking on a "living on the road" lifestyle, with everything in storage. Driving as a team they will be able to become debt free within 6-8 months and start socking away a nice chunk of change every month. Their plan is to be able to consider options within a few years, whether to continue teaming or whether to take that chunk of change and buy a house.... for cash... and let his wife settle down while he continues to bring income from the road while she goes back to a regular job.

I just checked in with them and right now his wife is totally stoked about the on-the-road experience, loves driving, and is already seeing the benefits of watching their debts shrink rapidly. Power to them and to anyone that is willing to go this route.

 

I posted this in another forum then came here and saw that a lot of homework has been done already for me. way cool. To the OP, the sooner you do it the better. Im pretty excited that I Finally have a direction to go in. I have felt rather rudderless the past few years and looking forward to the change.

Anyhow, My introduction: 47 year old male with no priors

posted this in another forum:
Hi! Let me first state that I have had my CDL since 2001. I have driven 40-44 foot Side loaders for a couple of beverage companies for a couple of years on and off with the occasional automatic haul of a 53 footer. eventually the wear and tear caught up with me and I transferred to Driving 48-53 dry vans with lift gates. been doing that for a few months now and am getting the hang of it since I always drove autos before and rarely backed up and docked.

I'm looking at this as a quicker way to retirement and as a second career. My nest is almost empty and I am considering just selling everything I own and going OTR for 3 to five years and just bank. Once my nest is empty I would be perfectly happy to run out four weeks at a time with little home time needed. I would like to hear about anyone doing something similar, I was going to bank everything into a Roth IRA. I have experience trading precious metals and foreign currency to grow my account. I would also look at other streams of income.

Home time would not be an issue for me because I would just roll and bank and trade. For three to five years, meet some new people and roll, roll roll. I'm not looking to jump ship yet. Got about another 6 months to a year and am doing a lot of homework and doing a lot less gear grinding. I float and have no idea how to double clutch but single clutch to pull out to down shift. Still grind em at times especially when I'm in an unfamiliar cab. Still oversteering my back up corrections but I don't get out and look as much.

 

If there is a PakMail, UPS Store, or similar store near your terminal, you can get a box there and have an instant street address. They are a little more expensive than a PO Box (about $15 per month in my area) but cheaper than an apartment.

 

Yes, I believe this was pretty much covered in the above post. . .

 

Nodda, how are your brother's time management and organization skills? A good friend of mine has a bad driving record, but worked as a Trip Manager for a moving company. He was teamed up with a driver and handled everything except driving: hiring labor to load/unload, liaison with the customers, storage facility managers, etc.

 

Get a nice folding bike. I bought a BikeFriday years ago and I love it. Most of the time when I fold it, I put it into a large seabag/duffle bag, so I can put it in the trunk or back or front seat of a car. But it came with a hard Samsonite case for the times that I need to take the bike onto a plane.

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