what did you do before becoming a driver?

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  1. BigKid2

    BigKid2 Road Train Member

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    I managed a gas station for awhile then I was a tow truck driver then I was an EMT for Daley's Ambulance Service in Chicago area then I got divorced and she took everything and I needed a place to live so I went OTR.
     
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    I just go to a company that is hiring & talk to the drivers that are working there & pick the one's that are about 6 months there they give most of the truth. I have even walked in & asked about there equipment first & even walked through there yard checking it out. I was told i was kind of bold & my answer was" I have to drive it live in it I want some kind of idea up front what this company is all about buy checking equipment.
     
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    Grew up on a farm till I was twenty-one. Got my CDL in 02. Drove a silage truck for a local guy. 03 went on the wheat harvest out in the west.04 Drove silage truck again an worked on the owners dairy farm. 05 went on harvest again. 06 drove 18 wheeler for a short time then landed a good job drivin dump truck for a local excavating company.07 went on harvest again.08-the present drivin dump truck for the same company. Best job I ever had? Harvest!!
     
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    I was a tour director with the First Marine Divsion out of DaNang in 1970.
     
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    CivilWerks, Texas-Nana and sly1 Thank this.
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    Heavy Equipment Operator !! Finish Grade Dozer Operator and Excavator Operator.... Now i just Haul it around Brand new from da Factory....LoL
     
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    Only reason I got into trucking as well. Desperately needed a place to live and make enough money to pay bills. Couldn't afford rent under my last salary.
     
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    I was an aircraft mechanic for 21 years, I have been a car salesman, and my last permanent gig I was a Logistics/Warehouse Mgr for a commercial audio/video distro company. I trucked for a little over 2 years in the mid 90's and I'm getting ready to get back into it.
     
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    Boat Captain commercial fishing and sportfishing in Alaska and Costa Rica
     
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    i was a metal fabricator, made custom offroad suspension seats for offroad vehicles, did vehicle interiors, welded, burned myself, set things on fire, you know, the usual.
     
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    That sounds exciting, how do you become that? Could you recommend a site that teaches you how to be a commercial fisher?
     
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