You ever feel this way?

Enjoy The Nervous, Mike. It's just a sign of you doing something you care about.

 

Once you get more exp you'll see the only thing different with a company is the address.All those jitters will go away.I'm starting a new company and to me its just another trucking company.

 

Last month I transferred within my company from driving OTR to local. Within three weeks I informed my local boss that I was transferring back to OTR. Sometimes the grass isn't always greener. One thing I really took for granted was the amount of money I saved while being on the road. Also paying 120-200 more per week in taxes working local. Seems like I'm working two times as much local as OTR. Definitely a different world.

Hopefully it works out for ya. I think something would be wrong if you weren't a little anxious or nervous.

 

I'm having bouts with the local vs regional vs otr thing again. Despite being home every night, I feel I work harder and longer as a local than I ever did out on the road. I have no life Monday through Friday as I'm in bed by 7pm most nights and up at 1am and usually work 12-14 hours per day.

The only reason I'm back on a local fleet is the wife. She hates when I'm on the road, and gives just enough snide remarks to make me feel miserable about it. If I weren't married, I'd be out on the road and much happier than I am now.

 

Local isn't for everyone, Neither is marriage.

 

You need to have the heart to heart with the wife. My wife would love to have me home every night as well. For a while I tried to make that happen, but it was killing me trying to make a paycheck and make it hope every night. In the end I decided it was better for us as a family for me to run until I was done and then come home. I get more quality home time that way. Also my paychecks are fatter. [emoji106]