Older (60) Retired Military (Marines) Getting Into Trucking

No offense meant nor intended. Not one to throw a blanket over any particular demographic group.

But I've dealt with a lot of people who have little or no work ethic from across the entire spectrum of all groups.

Was forced to give a verbal warning to a 27 year old forklift operator who saw nothing wrong disappearing and hiding in the bathroom for 45 minutes at the beginning of the shift. Operatiors on their cell phones texting while on the clock, coming back from break and lunch late.

On , and on and on

Verses

Coming to work to work

Getting your mind on your job and your job on your mind. Getting your money in your money on your mind.

My bad!

(Hate that term as though that made everything alright)

 

In other words?

Same old same old

When all is said and done?

There's more said than done!

Thanks,

Certainly news, I could use!

 

No she's, not interested. But given some time that may change Time, will tell

 

Thanks, FireMedic

I knew about Millis switching 100% to automatics, and they now have driver/inward cab facing video cabs, which really isn't a deal breaker for me.

The company says it's only recording when try the red recording light is on, some drivers say it records 24/7.

It may not be George Orwell's 1984? But it is 2017. Video cameras are everywhere.

I get with one outfit I tend to stay with them? (20 years in the Corps). I've been with the company I'm currently with for 7 years. started out as a temp for $8, move up to full time, then QC, then first line hourly supervisor ~ management. Not interested in salary management as I would actually take a pay cut.

But that well is running dry. My kids via the XHEX are gone and grown and on their on. Don't have much time for me
There's sadly some parential alienation and ensteangement involved. I deployed overseas more during my last four years than all the other sixteen put together.

I've been looking into and thinking about trucking for years. But just ignorant as to how to get into in. I was single and solo all by my lonesome from 98' until going on about six years ago. Man! I wished I would have gotten into trucking back then

Lord knows I've slept in worse places than in the back of a truck. And I'll eat just about anything in so long as its edible. Doesn't take much to make to make me a happy camper. I've gone days without a shower, just taking spit baths out of my h helmet out in the field.

I was raised an only child back up in the pine thickets off a few dirt road I'm Alabama by Grandparents who raised seven children through the Great Depression and WWII. My GF was born in 1899, and my GM in 1906. They taught me on about getting by and making do.

I'm so far as having the modern day comforts I'm more accustomed to NOT having them than having them.

All my Life I've worked more 12 & 14 hour days than your 9 to 5. My being a "Workaholic* was one of the reasons the XHEX listed as divorcing me.

I'm very adaptable for the most part. So mentally and emotionally I believe I'm cut out for the trucking lifestyle. Doesn't bother me one bit to be alone. I been all over the world and a good part of the USA. Lived in Japan x 4 years .

 

$70 ~ $100k would be nice. Don't know what the wife and I would do with that kind of money. Pay off some bills, buy a few things we need. The wife would undoubtedly spend some on the grandkids? But their parents make good money already. Her son is a 31 year old river tow boat captain.

I'm more accustomed to working 80 ~ 90 hours a week. I work 40 hours I get an itch that needs scathing.

Were it just me, myself and I? I'd sell off some things, put the rest I'm storage, and go out three ~ six months at a time. But I'm married, and have obligations and responsibilities to the wife.

Millie appeals to me on a lot of different reasons. #1 They're stable having been around since the 1930's. They seem to have a good balance of home time vs being out on the road. They have 24" flat screen TV's in all of their trucks with Direct tv and Siris satellite subscriptions paid by the company.
Although I'm not much for watching tv.

If you don't utilize their health insurance (which I don't need, I've got mine via the military TriCare system. Monthly premium is around $720 a year for both the wife and I, with a $12 copay for doctors visits and a $6 copay for prescriptions) they pay you 1 cpm more)

I've already have a retirement check coming in from the Marines. Wife has a check coming in for about $10k.

Aside from family being over here in Mississippi? Mississippi is one of the , if not the cheapest places in the nation.

About 17 miles north of where we'll be moving to, is a regional medical and retail hub. Baton Rough and Jackson Mississippi us +/- an hour away. We would be about 15 minutes drive from I 55.

Now that I've been over here? It seems like a good place to settle in and down?

I'm not 100% committed to any one trucking company. I don't however want to get with some company that isn't ran half ###! Thats ran by a bunch of clowns.