Picked Wrong Industry; Laid Off; Now What?

Merrell Transport, LLC
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HMD Trucking Inc. — Trucking Company Since 1998

 

Nationwide Transport Leader | Experior | Chicago, Illinois

 

For those members who have cats in the trucks. It’s time to build a funnel to the def tank.



mind linking the article? I’m bored and need something to read.

 

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Ever look at being a lineman? Working for an actual utility company instead of a contractor means no lay offs. Union life working out of a hall is feast or famine, unless you're juiced in and can stay busy all year round.

 

I think it’s implied he got the CDL to be a lineman apprentice. I could be wrong though but why else sign up at the hall with a CDL instead of take a driver job? I was about to do the same thing when I got my CDL but it sounded like a bad deal vs yanking tanks.

 

Some of the "Dedicated Customers" I freighted to/from were not consistent, so "dedicated Routes" were altered at times.
ONE Specific route, yet still had some "additions" was: Base, GSO,NC, to X 57, So. Car, I-85, get a wee bit more freight. On to Hotlanta, Forest Park, south side Watermelon 400 Loop, get more freight, maybe spend the night, if no overnight then onto I-20 west to Alabama and shutdown before Burping hamster.
Next day, roll to Coppell, TX., DFW Aeropuerto. Sat night. unload/reload Sunday, split afternoon, back to hotlanta, usually a delivery in S.C., slide through Charlotte, NC to Base.
Crashes, Wrecks, Other only changed my perspective, but I was never bored. Only "Tedious" parts were when I was READY TO GO and had to W-A-I-T some more, oh well.
Other route split base to Crashville for freight switching then Memphis for more freight then across to I-30 to DFW.
Boring........No Chance because TRAFFIC changes EVERY DAY & NIGHT, course these routes started in '11 or '12 and I stepped out in early '18. A couple driver services and I got burned out.
Traded The Class A for a C.
It's impossible to be "bored" driving a 4 wheeler because of the unpredictable 4 wheel driving folk, as well some % of sashaying Truck Drivers.

CHEERZ!!​

 

Anytime You're Bored and parked at or real close to a truck stop, just have a walk through the Parking Lot.
Dodging Vehicles isn't boring.