Quote:
Originally Posted by Jumbo
If you are speaking from experience perhaps you sucked as a husband, father and citizen before your OTR career.
|
well, don't know if I would take it that far. OTR puts a strain on a marriage, at least most. My wife used to be married to someone in the Navy and that was tough but she still got him a cupple of months out of the year. She gets to see me 2 days then I'm out for 14 to 30+ days. Don't have any kids but have step children, and by extension, grandkids. They always wonder when I'm coming back to see them. Missed many births, and many holidays. There are a great many ppl that can't handle this side of trucking and it has put my relations in the fire more than once. I disagree with his comment on ambition and citizenship. Truck drivers are some of the biggest go getters I know of. To make loads on time, plan routes, deal with shipers/recievers in a professional manner, stay out for extended times away from fam takes a drive and special breed of person. The citizen part, DON'T EVER CALL ME A BAD CITIZEN, I served my country as did many others on this board. most of us are patriotic to a fault. Enough on that, I defended the rights of all ppl, including the ones that call me a bad American.