Taking another swing at it

Hell no...... Not now.

 

Hell no...... not now.

 

You reply to my first post from years ago without knowing where I am today?

 

I did both, friend

 

Here’s my second guessing being a company driver. I’ve been lied to too many times and rarely did I get home on time on the dates requested.
I was told if I was out on the road over Christmas Day, I’d get a $500 bonus.
I never got home, never got the bonus because I didn’t voluntarily stay out, I just didn’t get home. stuck on the road over a holiday weekend not making money doesn’t set well with me.
if I’m paying the bills on the truck I can burn the fuel and go home without a load to see my family, since nobody was open for a week to load me anyway. as a company driver I had to sit still til I was told I could go somewhere. Then I couldn’t afford to go home after sitting for days.
so. To me, no. Being a company driver is not simpler, nor does it grant freedom.
If I get into a freight market that’s predicable and plentiful, I’d go company because it would be routine. A dedicated food account for instance.

 

Other people have schedules I need to wait for to get my application to advance.
The objective is regain my cdl. Then I look for the honey pot that has all I want.

 

When you have little income and have to pay for your own drug test, driving record and Med card within a timeframe it gets stressful when every bill you owe is due at once.

 

Now all I need to do is get my drug screen and pull my driving record

 

Seems like a good time to be on the road, this summer, raked in 6k this week and that’s after truck payment and everything. Seems like every truck stop is filled to the max. Money is out there.

 

Are you specialized in certain freight? Step deck or heavy.