[Goin Fer It]

Hey Madi,

Great to see everything is going so smoothly for you guys! Does your husband do runs by your house? It sure does make it nice. Last time my husband was in it was just for a day but even a day is nice!

You sound like things are going great for you and the children also! No more chicken pox or heat problems! Good Deal!

Goin Fer It's Wife

[madii'swife]

Originally Posted by Goin Fer It

Hey Madi,

Great to see everything is going so smoothly for you guys! Does your husband do runs by your house? It sure does make it nice. Last time my husband was in it was just for a day but even a day is nice!

You sound like things are going great for you and the children also! No more chicken pox or heat problems! Good Deal!

Goin Fer It's Wife

He has only come actually through here once, and didn't have time to stop. Once in a while he gets close enough for us to go meet him somewhere but thats rare too. I almost think its for the better in some ways for us, because the boys (2 and 3) have a really hard time with only seeing him for 12-24 hours rather than several days.

As far as the heat goes, the only heat problems now are outside! It warms up in a hurry down here Hubby was griping and the temperatures in MN because they've kept him mostly south for weeks now :lol:

[cclarke1268]

So glad to see that things are still going well for you guys.

I am out on the road with hubby now, but remember the days when I could not. It was hard, but hubby loves driving a truck and who am I to say no you can't so that. He has never told me that I could not do anything I wanted to do. I love being out here with him now, and understand why he loves it.

It is so nice for you to share all this with us, thanks!

Kim

[Jackrabbit379]

Originally Posted by madii'swife

You know, I was stuck behind a Sysco truck in traffic day before yesterday, and it finally dawned on me what your avatar is. Talk about feeling dumb :lol: :?

:lol: :lol: Here in town? If it was, it was one of our boys.

[madii'swife]

Originally Posted by Jackrabbit379

:lol: :lol: Here in town? If it was, it was one of our boys.

Sure enough, over by Petco and Target actually. Figured it had to be somebody local to here. Still thinking about that at some point...really still trying to look at all his options for coming more local or have more hometime.

[Jackrabbit379]

Yeah, there aint no tellin where he was going. We have several stops off of Kemp.

Yeah, finding good local jobs here is hard to find. Unless, it's LTL, but it's hard to get them. If I hear of anything that's worth anything, I'll let ya know.

[Goin Fer It]

Originally Posted by madii'swife

He has only come actually through here once, and didn't have time to stop. Once in a while he gets close enough for us to go meet him somewhere but thats rare too. I almost think its for the better in some ways for us, because the boys (2 and 3) have a really hard time with only seeing him for 12-24 hours rather than several days.

As far as the heat goes, the only heat problems now are outside! It warms up in a hurry down here Hubby was griping and the temperatures in MN because they've kept him mostly south for weeks now :lol:

At that age the goodbyes are difficult. My middle one turned 11 yesterday and the youngest is 7, the oldest our boy is 15. So at this time they are willing to take any time even if it is a short time with their dad.

I know when they see my husband mom is invisible :lol: It is like a heroes welcome each time dad comes home! I don't mind though!

It is already hot down there :shock: WOW!

Take Care!

GFIW

[spencerian]

Madii's wife, I have a few Q's.

Does your husbands truck come with an inverter?
I have asked my recruiter and she is less than knowledgeable about what the trucks are equipped with. Is there an APU? Do they have Opti-Idle?

How much "out of route" can he drive?

Thanks

[madii'swife]

Originally Posted by spencerian

Madii's wife, I have a few Q's.

Hey! I'll try to answer as best I can.

Does your husbands truck come with an inverter?

No, as far as we know none of TA's trucks come equipped with an inverter.

I have asked my recruiter and she is less than knowledgeable about what the trucks are equipped with. Is there an APU? Do they have Opti-Idle?

Somehow that doesn't surprise me, from what I recall the recruiters definitely could have been more knowledgable, although they at least seem honest about what they do know.

Some of the trucks have APU's. My understanding is that all of their newer trucks do. However the Lease Operators get the newer trucks as a general rule. My husband's trainer had an APU, but he does not. Most of the company drivers are driving 03-04 Freights.

To be honest, I'm not sure what Opti-Idle is...so probably not.

How much "out of route" can he drive?

Thanks

That is one I will have to ask him. He hasn't said anything about a limit, but I'm sure there is one. I should know more on this within the next several days.

[madii'swife]

Sorry it has been so long again, we've been very busy.

My husband is finishing up another round of hometime, leaves out tomorrow morning. Not for sure where he's going yet, but more than likely Amarillo or Lubbock, thats usually where he picks up. When he came in from Miami, FL he brought a load of cotton candy to Ardmore, OK. The miles have stayed strong, and they continue to stretch his hours. He's starting to really figure out how to manage them better to not run out so frequently, but still be able to run hard.

After he leaves tomorrow he will be gone for right at 4 1/2 weeks. We have a camp meeting that we wanted to attend last year but were unable to, and are planning on going this year. It's the first weekend in May, but its 4 days long itself, so he had to make a special request to take 6 days off. It will be nice to see him, but this will also be the longest he's been out, so we're hoping he comes close enough to at least see him somewhere in the middle.