Hello to everyone! I just joined the message board. My home is Florida and I have many trucker friends out there, especially my good friend Paula. She recently told me we have a mutual friend with Merit out of TX, David Laws. Dave and I worked in Security while he was living in FL, and I'd love to hear from him. It's been about 5 years since he moved away. Drive smart and keep us all safe on the road! Love you guys and gals behind the wheel! ~Claudia

Hello all.My names Mark Im 33 married to a fine woman who has put up with me for 14and 1/2 years now we have 3 kids 2 girls and a boy and 1 blue coon tick hound and 2 pythons (wife doesnt care much for em)but the kids love em.I ve done just about everytype of job you can think of sales for 6 yrs service tech(termite control) for 8 yrs,shipping and recieving manager for 2yrs,contruction ,cabinet maker for 3 well 20 yrs if you count my hobbie.even worked as an assembler pushin wires into the plastic conecters diddnt do that long though,and last but not least apartment maintenance for a year where i did everything i was a painter carpenter plumber a/c and heating guy electrician...after all that i want to be a trucker,i had acouple uncles that are lifetime truckers but i didnt get the callin till just recently,i was born in ohio but have lived the past 20 yrs in ft.worth tx oh yeah minus my time in the army.....my kids are 13 ,12,and 11 .....hmmm dont think i left anything out.I pride my self on bein an honest hard workin person and thats all i expect from anyone i meet..And if youre still awake after reading this i hope you all stay safe.

:moose: You have a Moose .gif One of my favorites :D

Self introduction is not something I have ever been good at. I suffer from post traumatic stress disorder caused by the cruelty of my gradeschool teachers who refused to allow me to stand at my desk during show-n-tell. ... Nah not really but it was the best excuse for a lame introduction I could think of.

I am glad to be here as I think this web site is the most excellent I've seen. I look forward to getting to know everyone within the limits of these message boards and to show my support of this site.

Welcome to the forums psydox7!!

[quote:post_uid2]I suffer from post traumatic stress disorder caused by the cruelty of my gradeschool teachers who refused to allow me to stand at my desk during show-n-tell. ... [/quote:post_uid2]

It was the Ninja Nuns, wasn't it?? :aktion047:

Enjoy the forums, have fun with the Moose :moose: and by all means, consider yourself "Family" while you are here!! :p :D ;)

:aktion081: RAR!!!

Ty :D

hello everyone,my name is Theresa;I'm a newbie not only to this site but to the trucking industry.After 17 yrs of being in a marriage that was going nowhere I finally decided to go HOME(Navarre,Fl.)Well the saying is true;you can never go home again you can go back but it will never seem like home!!After researching my options and being the free soul that I am I decided to go to school to become a truckdriver.I am currently waiting to go drive for USA I leave next week the 10th,and I must say I'm very excited and can't wait to get out there seeing the country and meeting people.
For those interested I'm 46,have 3 kids 29,26 and my baby 16,who lives with his father.And finally for once in my life I'm doing what I want just for me.It might seem selfish but I'm sure theres a few Moms out there who know what I'm saying!!!!!

Well thats about it ;by the way I really enjoy this web site very interesting,informative and FUN.....!

[color=#000000:post_uid0]Hiya Bayourose. I am very much a new poster here but hope to resolve that very quickly.[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]bayourose,

Welcome to our forums, and thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself.

I hope that you enjoy yourself here, and wish you luck in your new career decision/path.

You go girl!!! :aktion035:[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]hi folks
my name keith im 33 years old i had my class a's for 18 months. never used them till now .i will be starting with us xpress on monday dec.9th i m very anoxious to get started.i have been reading on this site for 3 months this site is the reason that i took the job at usx. it is a great site to inform you all about trucking.i currently live in s. calif. and will be driving regonal. any way thats about it.
thank you :baaa:[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]hey grinding gears!! How'd ya get that name???I just got out of Truckers school and can't wait to get out there must have been a good reason to keep off the road for so long well any way I'll be seeing ya out there.Be careful be safe. :p[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]Hey thanks for the welcome CAD and let me see if I can get this right psydox7(right?)course don't know how much I'll be visiting you guys after Mon. trying to figure how to get my laptop to work while on the road,but I'm having fun til then :cool:[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]hi bayorose,
thanks for the hardy welcome. well i wish you well on you venture in truck driving. your right ill see ya out there. good luck and be safe. :;):[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#0000FF:post_uid2]Grinding Gears,

Welcome to the forums :aktion066:

Post often... :rock_band:[/color:post_uid2]

[color=#FF0000:post_uid0]I have heard quite alot about this site, so I thought I would give it a try.

I'm one of the "old school" drivers who has seen a lot.

One other thing I have noticed, this board has some of the most interesting smilies I have seen in a while!!! :D[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#810541:post_uid0]We like to smile here!!! :D

We hope what you have heard about us was good and that you can spread some good things about us as well :aktion057:[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]welcome n.r this is a great site i love it. its on my favorite list. :aktion057:[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#810541:post_uid2]:engel002: I'm not a "Angel" by now means, but since I Quit Drinking 9 yrs. ago I am a new MAN. I finally Stop trying to Sow my Oats at age 43,(took to long to get my Head together). I finally found someone who cared enough to Marry Me, and now I have a 11 yr old (step Son who is Handicapped) and a Red Hair Blue Eyed Daughter of 5, and another on the way at the end of May.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, I need a Company who is willing to take a Chance on a Honest Hard Working Man that just what's to take care of his Family. My work History is Lousy, but that's because it took me so long to get my Head straight. But now I'm Willing and Able to take care of Business and need some Serious HELP. If you are a Recruiter looking for someone that will stick it out with your Company, Please let me know.[/color:post_uid2]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]:aktion057: welcome zodiac54,well if you need help this is the place!!!The people here ae very friendly and willing to help if they can.I wish you luck and just keep a positive attitude and somehow things turn out right!! :madnoel:[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]hello all my name is charles and i live in milwaukee wi . cold here now but anyway i was cruisin the web and came upon this site and im glad thats its here its made me think bout going back on the road and im trying too but i cant get any hits when they find out i only drove back in 2000 for 7 months they balk and its call yah later im not a bad guy i just want a chance to get back on the road i know i dony have much experience and i shoot myself in the foot everyday for it back when i drove the company i drove for went belly up and then i decided to stay in town and went to a 24 foot straight truck and im tired of all the local driving im ready to go back out on the big roads i loved it back then i been everywhere from new york to la to fla to jersey i seen it all in cluding a dust storm on hway 80 i think? that cracked my winshield to a 10ft tall sawmill blade in seattle but enough im just wanting someone out there to give me a chane to prove that im ready to go back and im even willing to go back with a trainer for 1,2,3,4 weeks if need be anyway thats me and i again thank yall for this site if anyone out there knows a company that will give me a shot please let me know ive already tried ,jb hunt,schnieder,usa,and yadayadayada
so please if anyone knows of any id appreciate it thanks charles my email is [email protected] :madnoel: :baaa: ps how do you get those posters to work[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#FF8040:post_uid0]Hey ALL !!
I am a single 43 year old male who has been divorced 3x, and have 2 boys, 1 - 20 yrs old in Illinois going to a community college for law enforcement training and working at Walmart, the other is 6 yrs old and in kindergarten in Indiana. I get to see him whenever I want too or am available.
I am getting ready to start training with Schneider National and hope it will go. I started in a steel factory in Illinois in 1979 a year after high school and continued until landing a job at a casino in 1992 which took me to Mississippi, Missouri, and landed in Indiana. After 10 1/2 years at that I am now ready to venture into the trucking indusrty as an OTR driver.
I used to talk to the truckers back in the 70s in a small town of Industry, Illinois and remember times of truckers being stuck in a snowstorm stranded, so I would pass their time talking on the CB radio until we could get a snowmobile out to take them to a safe place. Ever since then I have always been intrigued by "The Trucker".
Well that is a about all the crap I can think of for now so I hope to see and chat with you all out on the boulevard sometime. "Smokin Joe" is my handle. I will be in the Big Orange Stubnose. :buttrock:[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#008080:post_uid2]welcome aboard Smokin Joe, post and post often to let us know how you are doing w/the big orange.

got family in springfield and harrisburg(southern part).
where abouts are you at.


talk at ya later :D[/color:post_uid2]

[color=#FF0000:post_uid0]OK 20 sum posts later guess ill introduce myself :D my name is chris im 27 years old i have one awesome wife and a great son who will be 8 in july i have kind of a dark sense of humor that most dont understand but hey you all cant be perfect :P and i live in enid oklahoma ummm lets see im a big music buff i like allkinds from old hank to bob marley :;) so anyway nice to meet "ya'all" LOL[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#000000:post_uid7]Hi my name is Tim. I just found this forum so thought I would jump in. I am out of Iowa. I am looking to drive again but am having a battle finding something. I've been off the road since the end of June 02. Had a medical issue come up and took medical leave of absence. I am now cleared to drive, have a new medical card and written release from the doctor treating me but the local carrier I was running for now has no trucks available. I have sleep apnea and use a machine but the doc says I'm good to go. I like driving and need to make some money but don't know where to turn now. Any ideas would be most appreciated. I have 5 mo. local and 10 mo otr, mostly regional. I have a clean MVR, no DUI'S. This has gotten discouraging. By the way...thanks for this web site. :D[/color:post_uid7]

[color=#008080:post_uid0]Tim & Chris it is good to have you two aboard.
be sure to post and often if ya can.


talk at ya later


:moose:[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#000000:post_uid5]:D Howdy ya'll , my name is MOO, I too just happened across this site and thought i would give it a try.
I am a single dad of a 4 year old (going on 20) and I have about 8 years under my belt for the company...We Started our own lil business in December with our own Authority and bought an ole 94 KW cab over for starts...(paid for) Glad we did too cause the winter months were rough...!!! :( aNY HOW the Lord has been Good to us and brought us through it all, And i give him Praise for all !!! :D Things are picking up now and all is looking great....We are trying to Get enough saved up to buy a 53 or 48' van , at the present we are useing a rental 53' van..... My reason for getting my own truck was so that my son could go with me on my runs, My last company would not even consider letting him ride...bummer!! I worked for them 6 years too.....!!! :shocked: Any how we live in Alabama and for now are running as close as posible to cut down on the fuel cost.... But we hope we will be able to run all the State's we have fuel permits for soon.....lol...... So im glad to meet everyone ,and my God richley Bless you and your's and may you Prosper well.........
your friend in Christ .....moo :cool:[/color:post_uid5]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]Hello to CAD & all members
I'm the newest member as of this evening & just wanted to say Hey :aktion069:

I didn't know this place exsisted till I got an email that led me here, This place seems to very cool as I am a some what forum junckie :D

I've been a member of gaming 3D Graphics forums for a few years now, I do 3D graphics work on the side for a Sci-Fi game & have just recently ventured into new areas of my 3D work, My first was this Pete 379 in my Sig. & I plan on doing more. So if anyone would like to see what there truck would look loke in a 3D world email me some pics & see what I could do.
Looking forward to chatting with everyone in the future.

JOKER[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#000000:post_uid5]when i first discovered this site on the free websites section of the at&t and paynet kiosks,i liked it right away!!i would like to update my "profile"....my name is bill barnett and iam from san rafael,ca and for those who have no idea where that is,its roughly 20 miles north of san francisco,but iam closer to pt.richmond.
no wife or kids and not even a dog...how lucky for me huh? :aktion064: i started polishing trucks back in 1990 in a truck parking lot adjacent to a resturant in gilroy,ca.since i have a strong desire to travel and meet ppl from the net as well as polish trucks across the U.S.,i dont like being cooped up around in the BAY AREA with ppl who are always moving at the speed of light.
my truest friend anywhere on the planet is a lady named Holly who ive known for several years that also is from san rafael,ca and i trust her with my life!! i like shopping at wal mart,taking pictures of nice trucks and breathtaking sunsets or sunrises,fast cars,slow women and good movies.and lastly,i love chatting online and surfin the web for stuff!
.....iam back out :aktion083:[/color:post_uid5]

[color=#000000:post_uid2]Hello All,
My name is Vickie and I am 37 years old, divorced and have two great kids. The oldest is 19 and the youngest is 14. I am currently checking out schools and companies and I have decided to try my hardest to get on with Schneider.
I live in Austin, Texas and like many others have run into a dead end career (office manager). :D I had a choice to go back to college for 6 or more years (BBA and then masters) or totally change my career. Trucking sounds very challenging to me and a challenge is what I like. Seeing the US from a truck sounds great, but I am a strange one because I love to drive. So I believe trucking and I will do great together. My family, except for my daughter, gives me no support on becoming a trucker but this is my life right?
I love animals mostly horses and some dogs. The lakes and the hill country here in Austin are awesome. I like people and hope to gain a lot of trucker friends (the good ones).
I thank everyone for the great information you gave me in the forums. I stumbled upon this web site and cannot get enough of it. It is a great site. :aktion035:[/color:post_uid2]

[color=#8D38C9:post_uid0]Hello All,
Just stumbled onto this site myself.Where do I start..hmm..My name is Terri. I have been an OTR driver for 4 years. I recently got married in November of 2002 to my second husband. I have 2 daughters.One is 20 yrs. old and living on her own in Tennessee and the other one is 17 and she is with me getting ready to graduate HS and start college. I am originally from TN. Have lived there all my life til I moved to SC back last year and I am presently living in Myrtle Beach,SC. I really like this site because it has alot of useful information and everyone has been so nice to questions.Nice to meet everyone. :)[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]hi my name is barry i tried to become an o/o bought a 92 freightliner fld120 flat top with full arrow pkg 48 sleeper all allum wheels air slide fifth jakes 400 cummings 9 speed decent truck but couldn t make a jub though i have a class a all my driving time was in a class b truck ran out of money so now i need to sell the truck asking 10,000 any one interested????? e mail [email protected] :veryangry:[/color:post_uid0]

[color=#810541:post_uid0]Welcome to the board!!!! I hope you find what you are looking for here.

As Owner of this website, I would like to take the opportunity to personally THANK YOU for defending our Great Country. You put your life on the line for us and we appreciate it!!! :bowdown:

CAD is an x-grunt!!!!![/color:post_uid0]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]Hi, this is brown eyes coming at ya! I just happen to stumble across this forum by accident, but I'm glad that I did. Glad to see a lot of driver's out there that are new to the game.....Soooooo, now I don't feel as bad. I am getting ready to get into the trucking industry but I don't know who to go with as far as a job goes. You hear differnt people say different things about the trucking companies, but you don't know what or who to believe. I have 2 kids and I am currently seeing a trucker and it so nice just to be able to see the world. Everyone be safe and always look out for youself on that lonesome stretch of highway. [/color:post_uid0]

[color=#000000:post_uid0][me][/me][color=chocolate:post_uid0][/color:post_uid0][/color:post_uid0]

Hello everyone I figured that since I have the chance to come here more often than my husband I would get my own name. I go by trckndadsangel my husband goes by trckndad. I am married to a truck driver. We have 2 kids and when the kids are grown I will be out there full time with him. I stumbled accross this site and found it to be a great site. Sure is nice to find a site that is so respectful and safe to read post when the kids are reading over the shoulder. You all be safe out there.

Well, I have been here for a little while and just ran across this post. Figured that I better check in before I get kicked out. :lol:

Anywho, I am 46 male, live in Omaha, NE. and drive for WERNER at the moment. Shifting from engineering to truck driving has been an eye opener. My sweetheart could not deal with me being on the road for 3 weeks and home for 2 days, so I am running Pony Express for WERNER.

I love the banter here between drivers and the useful info on other companies. Actively seeking a local run or a dedicated run with another carrier (too many reasons to discuss here though - LOL).

Only been at this since Feb 2003. So any advise that I give should be weighed against my experience. I am glad to see that there are several long time drivers out there willing to advise us.

well.. since i've posted already on several other forums... i guess i should introduce myself here.....my name is steve, i'm 47 years young and i guess you could call me a newbie now that i start with CRST on monday. after 25 years in architecture.......i've come to the conclussion that it's not what i really want to do anymore....i have 3 kids, 2 step-kids, and 2 grandsons.......it's just me and my wife .....the kids are grown and doing their own things....save the youngest who lives with his mother and is headed to college playing baseball.

my wife is a third year law student, i have a BS in computer information systems and am working on my Master's....who knows maybe down the road i'll teach at some junior college or highschool........or maybe just open up a baitshop in the florida panhandle you just never know....

seriously.....the long term plan will be to go full time artist after 5 or 6 years on the road.... i'm into fly fishing.. watercolor landscapes and egg tempera wildlife.

3 years ago....after one of those speed bumps in life.....i came to the realization that what i once held in such high esteem....(the job, climbing that career ladder, success......whatever you call it) really wasn't that important.........now i've parred it down to three simply philosophies...

1. don't sweat the small stuff.....
2. everything's small stuff if it don't do you in.
3. live every day as if it was your last.......you just never know.

see you down the road.....be safe......keep all things in perspective.......and should we have the pleasure of meeting.....lets do coffee..........

Yes let's do coffee

Hi everyone. My name is Dave and I'm 37, married, one son, one step son, 3 dogs, 3 cats, from the southside of chicago, house painter most of my life and thinking about a career change. I like Chicago sports...except the Blackhawks, they dont even try to put out a good team, good beer, playing guitar to name a few things. I'm still not 100% sure I"m going to change professions but driving a truck is something I have thought about often, and not just recently but for at least 20 yrs. I do know I want something different.
I'm trying to read as much as possible, learn what I can before making the leap. Anyway, thanks to those responcable for this site. There seems to be quality people here running things as well as visiting.
dave
Oh i forgot, I dont use little smiley faces in my posts.

:shock: will be so upset.

:D :) :sad: :o :? 8) :lol:

Good to have ya, though!