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[teamjdw]

hello everyone! my wife and i have been lurking around since dec.i have read almost every post since begining.very very informative,my wife,and i will be joining the ranks by august.i already have my cdl a,wife starts truck driving school april 1st.its a one week course for cdl b.once she passes her road test,we will then apply for hazmat back ground check.i hear it takes up too two months .if all goes well,we will then take our tests.we will be attending the expediter work shop end of may in south bend in.i cant wait to get back on the road.i am currently laid off car hauler(cassens transport)also drove and trained at stevens transport out of dallas tx.yeah big pretty blue k2000 10 speeds .6 weeks out 6 days off.wife did not like that.so i went to car hauling.that worked well for 3 months then laid off.currently filling vending mach.good thing i gave proper notice to leave.they took me back no problems.i soooooooooooo miss the road.we are empty nesters with one granddaughter,and two daughters,and one son inlaw .believe it or not this was my wifes idea to go team!i love this woman 29 years ,and she has not kicked me too the curb yet! she,said i do not miss a truck goin by,or know who they are.we plan on going too panther do too her lack of experience.will be interviewing owners soon.any recomondations would be greatly appreciated.sorry for poor typing skills,it is not easy with one finger lol.can not wait too meet everone in person someday.just want too thank everyone in advance for your shared knowledge.

 

[TeamCaffee]

Good Luck sounds like you are doing your homework! Many of us are here to answer questions that your wife might have also on living on the road.

Welcome!

 

[highway star]

Welcome to EO! A big cyber pat on the back to you! Very few newbs seem to use the site the way it should be used. There's so much here, all you have to do is read. You really seem to have a grip on things. Waiting until August is a real good idea. Hopefully, things will be starting to pick up by then. You'll be able to use that time to your advantage, not being rushed to make something happen.

So, again, welcome. And, your typing skills are just fine.

 

[Dreamer]

Welcome teamjdw!

Glad to have you aboard. We've got a great group here!


Dale

 

[Tempest]

Welcome to EO!!!! You found THE best place for info an friends. Glad to have you!!!

 

[Lawrence]

hello everyone! my wife and i have been lurking around since dec.i have read almost every post since begining.very very informative.

Welcome to EO! I have just one question...to you really most of the 174,000+ posts? LOL!

 

[Yesteryear]

hello everyone! my wife and i have been lurking around since dec.i have read almost every post since begining.very very informative,my wife,and i will be joining the ranks by august.i already have my cdl a,wife starts truck driving school april 1st.its a one week course for cdl b.once she passes her road test,we will then apply for hazmat back ground check.i hear it takes up too two months .if all goes well,we will then take our tests.we will be attending the expediter work shop end of may in south bend in.i cant wait to get back on the road.i am currently laid off car hauler(cassens transport)also drove and trained at stevens transport out of dallas tx.yeah big pretty blue k2000 10 speeds .6 weeks out 6 days off.wife did not like that.so i went to car hauling.that worked well for 3 months then laid off.currently filling vending mach.good thing i gave proper notice to leave.they took me back no problems.i soooooooooooo miss the road.we are empty nesters with one granddaughter,and two daughters,and one son inlaw .believe it or not this was my wifes idea to go team!i love this woman 29 years ,and she has not kicked me too the curb yet! she,said i do not miss a truck goin by,or know who they are.we plan on going too panther do too her lack of experience.will be interviewing owners soon.any recomondations would be greatly appreciated.sorry for poor typing skills,it is not easy with one finger lol.can not wait too meet everone in person someday.just want too thank everyone in advance for your shared knowledge.

We drive for an awesome fleet owner, Judd Transportation out of TN, unfortunately he doesn't have trucks with Panther. However, our previous fleet owner is a really, really good owner as well. Has new trucks, great people to drive for. If you look on the home page of EO they have an ad there. Expediter Services. We drove #420 for them for 16 months, very honest good people to drive for. Downfall is their trucks aren't really really comfortable like the one we have now. They have Kenworths (we drove a T660, only had 214 miles on it when we got it). The Kenworth we were in doesn't have all the luxuries like the one we are in now but still a really good truck. Another good factor is a lot of their Panther trucks have lift gates and reefers so that opens up more loads for you and also ups the truck from 1.35 a mile to 1.65 a mile. In your place I would definitely give them a call. I'd be willing to bet they will take you right on!
We would still be driving for them but our friends called us to see their truck (just like ours now, it's a condo on wheels) we got selfish and very disloyally jumped ship to get one like it. (Still feel a little guilty about that as Expediters are very good people). Luckily the owner of these trucks are good honest people also.
I'm not sure but I think (don't quote me I could be wrong) T-State requires 3 months driving experience. Anyway, you really really should give them a call. Guaranteed you'll love them!

 

[inkasnana]

Hi teamjdw and welcome to EO!

 

[teamjdw]

thanks for the warm welcome! thanks for the advice on expediter services.we will defenitly be contacting them.i have reefer experince thru stevens transport.yes Lawrence i have read almost every post ,i have been spending 4-5 hrs a day reading all i can.i think i am addicted lol.everyone did say do your homework.