I've got a little over a year's experience, but Man, what a year! Plenty of dock practice (daily), and Wildkat's lessons on dock etiquette! I'd like a 7-10 state dedicated route, so I guess that's regional. I like your posts, UTurn. Thanks for weighing in. A friend and I were talking about the truth in your tag line, the other day...
I'm beginning to think the real problem is that I didn't understand, well enough, that trucking isn't a job, but a lifestyle. I don't do well with a round-the-clock "on call" existence. I need more structure, more normalcy. The change that's needed is to get my body and mind back on some sort of schedule--- I'm scared to stay awake, for fear of being called for a night run; then, when I do get to sleep, I wake up terrified that I've gone to sleep driving!!!
I know freight is slow all over, so I've got that "deer in headlights" thing going on, frozen for fear of jumping out of a proverbial frying pan and, well, you know..
Schneider, and many of the mega-carriers, seem too far gone to actually remember that there's a living, breathing human being behind that wheel. I've read, on here (the place I've gotten most of my really valuable education!), that mid-sized and smaller companies are a little more willing to remember that.
Whoa!! I should have put some sort of qualifier on that statement about my willingness to move my homestead!! :wink:
I LOVE it out here! On certain dark, indigo nights, the stars seem close enough to touch. People wave at you, for no reason, and it tickles me to pieces. You can look out across dark, rich fields, and see lovely patterns and patchworks of tiny, proud seedlings poking through...and there's still a sense of morality, here. So, while I would be willing to move, I'll now qualify that with saying that such a move would only be a state or two! Thanks for the tip, though, because someone reading this might be willing to give up this big, open sky for such a cool job!
'Pete, I PM'd ya!
Okay...Time to name names....
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