Hi All, I've been lurking here for a couple weeks and figured it was about time to introduce myself. Name's Bob, 56 years old in a couple weeks, married to my best friend and wife for 34 years; 5 kids, 11 grandkids, 1 great grandchild and 3 dogs. Live in Buckeye Lake, Ohio. Life is good.
Spent my first 20 years out of high school in the Army, retired from it in 1991. I'd always wanted to drive trucks as a kid growing up in the coal mining area of eastern Ohio. So, that's what I pursued when I left the Army.
Only planned on doing it a year...and now it's 17 years later, still enjoy it too. The first 7 years was running nationally, 1 year we locked up the house and the wife joined me (passenger) and we just took time off wherever we happened to be...had a great time.
For the last 9 plus years I've worked for a smaller outfit here in Ohio, mainly staying in the midwest with occasional trips to the southeast and east coast, home every weekend and usually one night throughout the week. Then we come to what brought me here, the company I'm with will be shutting down in the near future and been researching various companies.
Funny that this all came about...I'd just been talking to the wife a couple weeks prior to learning I'd soon be out a job, that I was thinking of getting on with an all 48 and Canada fleet for my last 3 years.
Anywho...down to 3 companies, been accepted by all, just need to make a decision by tuesday or wednesday latest so can be scheduled for monday, 9 Mar orientations they all have.
Be talking to y'all, thanks for the information posted up and hope to meet a few of ya. My handle is "Number 7" (the pack mule from the TV show "Grizzly Adams") couple good Army buddies started calling me that one day when I had an oversized rucksack.
Be safe, Have a Great Day and Better Tomorrow