Well I would have taken it also just to move to somewhere else.
August. Where you at,
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N stress I have about 2 days to get it there been raining all the way from mn to s. Beloit
Oh goody, he got to play "Dodge the Pothole".Grand Rapids to London, Oh. Tired of i75, ready to go somewhere else
No, it's good to exercise those things every now n again with stuff from HOME!
Truly, I wanna here some normalcy and good stuff!
An if corn on the cob n BLT's isn't normal and good, well hellsbells, don't know what is!!
YUM, Enjoy!
Health Insurance = money.
After I got my Class A CDL, went through the 2 week time period with my Trainer at USXPRESS, the thing that made me leave was only earning .25 cents per mile with no increase the first 6 Months. Solo Company Driver and all they'd give me were short little puddle jumpers, the crappy loads and I averaged just $550 to $600 per week. No Bobtailing, no longer than 2-3 days not driving. 2.5 hr. Drive to get home.
The only way I go back to Big Truck is if I hadn't bought my Sprinter or it was a Dedicated Run in a Day Cab, home every night or if I was A LOT younger buy my own Freightliner Cascadia or an Eagle and get me a Regional Run, home every weekend.
Good luck to Ya! It will be Preplanned loads...a lot Steadier...just a different animal. Hope you like it!
Wish you all the best driver!!
Hashimoto's usually goes hand and hand with Hughes Syndrome. My blood clotting disorder is Hughes Syndrome. You can look that up. I had my Thyroid tested last year and it was 4.1 kind of in the high normal range. That was the TSH test. I have not been tested for Hashimoto's antibodies. I was tested for SLE Lupus and my ANA and DSDNA were negative. You have to think that when you have blood that is like sludge it causes fatigue. When I prick my fingers for blood glucose readings I barely bleed. My blood is so thick lol. Any how, all went well at the doctors today. Also I'm not hooked on the pain meds. I can go for weeks without them and not have any withdrawals. I just get bad pain. I take the lowest amount necessary just to remove the edge off the pain, but the pain never really goes away. It just becomes more tolerable. I will keep an eye on my neck. When Hashimotto's hits, the thyroid becomes visibly swollen via a huge goiter in the neck. I don't have that right now, but I will keep my eye out for it. Thanks for the advice!
Thank you for the thoughtful words my friend. I am still looking into alternative therapies. I'm just a big baby when it comes to pain. I really appreciate all of the advice!
KickStarter6
Veteran Expediter
I'm young I think at only 26 and I believe pay a couple companies quoted me today was 32cpm as a company driver and insurance with dental is about $50 a month. I hate waiting around days at time for loads it is the worse. I'd rather have little short 300 mile runs everyday then wait around to snag that one load that makes my week. I prefer driving not sitting, I'm bad at sitting but I get what you're saying
The only thing bad about driving big trucks is you only get four days at home per month. You're going to be out on the road all of the time. But the plus side to being on the road a lot in one of their trucks is that you're going to have their APU and have air conditioning and heat all paid for by the company. You are also going to be paying into the social security system and be covered in the event you ever become disabled. You will get a good 2 to 3k a year tax refund each year due to your per diem write offs. Also, you will be parked in the back of the truck stops which is much more quieter than being parked out front with the four wheelers bumping tunes and screeching their tires in the middle of the night. It doesn't take very long to get used to the sound of the diesel engines before they rock you to sleep at night. I used to get a better nights sleep in my tractor then I did in my cargo van. There will also be new things you will have to get used to like looking out for low bridges and being governed at 66 miles per hour. You're going to have to get used to driving slower and getting inspected at the scale houses, filling out your log book, and performing a 15 minute pre-trip inspection every morning. You will learn how to back the trailer and a whole bunch of other things. Good luck my friend!
KickStarter6
Veteran Expediter
Everything you said up to the 66mph part is why I want to switch. I wanna have normal taxes and a W-2 form, I don't wanna have to pay to idle my van in the winter when it's stupid cold. I do know that the company I choose will have APUs on their trucks. There enough company that hire fresh out of school grads that some offer APUs and other amenities. I know the school I'm going to apparently gets some kinda cut from maverick because the admissions people and everyone I talked mentioned how great they were. I guess since they run a lot of steel loads to factories around here might have something to do with it
I am too lazy to drive a flatbed lol. Just pay attention in class. Not everyone is cut out to drive a rig. It's a totally different animal. I've seen muscle bound dudes break down and cry because they were terrified to drive the truck on the freeway. One such guy had to go home because he couldn't get his sheet together. Driving school is fun. Also, if you stay with your company for a year, they will usually pay your tuition for you. I loved my tractor driving days. Nothing is a rush. You never have to drive 70 miles in an hour and a half in order to make a customer pick up on time. Everything is laid back compared to expediting. You should do well. After you get a year or two of over the road experience under your belt, you will be able to write your own ticket. You can get a job as a union driver or as a Wal-mart driver and make really good money and have a pension and all of that good stuff!
KickStarter6
Veteran Expediter
That sounds alright. Not having dispatch breathing down your neck because your are 20 minutes behind what they think you should be. Plus I won't have to move my bed every time I get a losd
KickStarter6
Veteran Expediter
This is something a trans am recruiter told there trucks for company drivers are getting a 24in TV and directv in the for free and includes NFL Sunday ticket at no cost to the drivers. That sounds like a way to get drivers to stay out longer but still cool
Morning from the dock on the pond,3rd cup going down nowGood morning gang from greenfield Indiana
580 to go.... First coffee in the cup
Glad to hear that everything went well at check up. Hope the conditions will continue stabilize and improving. Brother, you did a great job taking care of yourself
Alternative therapy, If it helps, go for it Brother.
jujubeans
OVM Project Manager
Good Morning guys and dolls! Got my first cup...early morning noise with the combiners leaving and now my pheasant hunter is down there pounding on something!