Comments By RedGator (Nalee)

When I was with WEL I trained 8 women. 4 became trainers themselves to help mold and shape this new generation. When I was let go from there I joined America's Service Line. They are not a training company and require a minimum of 1 yr experience so I haven't officially trained in 7.5 years. I have mentored several members via telephone over the years. Several if them I met right here in TT. I mainly run the Midwest to the East Coast. I don't typically run north of 287 or anything NE. It's just not my thing. This is a pretty decent outfit with consistent income. There minimum is $1,400/week so if you are able and available to work the minimum would garnish you a pretty decent take home. Since I consistently make more than that I can't complain. As with anywhere and any company there is good and bad. There have been a lot of changes in recent years and well you know how us old folks are about changes 🤣 I took a 9 month break last year from trucking because I was just getting burned out. I've been back since August (I went back to ASL). I'm currently contemplating hanging up my keys permanently. I actually got reminded of TT yesterday when I saw a referral bonus on my check but I didn't remember talking to anyone. Turns out they saw me here. I was very surprised to see everyone still around! I've referred many new drivers here over the years but hadn't officially popped in. It was wild reading up on my younger self. I was so full of positivity and life back then lol Now I feel like an "old salty dog" but since Ernie already has that name taken I guess I'll stick to Red. I left Allentown and moved back to Louisiana in 2017 but currently reside in NC. I feel like so much has changes since I have been gone but some things are still the same. Are you still in NY? I never got to catch up with you or Old School which was like my mission in life in the beginning 🤭

Is there anyone still here that remembers little ol' me?

Hell yeah, of course I remember you! It's great to see you again!

It's awesome to hear you've been with one company for so long. You must love it there, eh?

Where do you run? How often do you get home? Do you train other drivers, or have you tried it?

I wasn't sure anyone would after all this time! It's like yelling into a dark tunnel and getting surprised when someone yells back🤭

Well, heck yeah, I remember you!

I'm sad to say I've been gone from this forum for a long time so I didn't see this. How did things work out for you there?

Hate to dredge up a zombie thread, but I was just wondering if you're still with WEL? I graduate CDL school this week and chose WEL as my company. I'll be at orientation a week from Wednesday.

A traveling mailbox is definitely the way to go if you don't plan on physically moving to the state of residence. The comments Listed above gave you pretty solid advice.

We are a private service line for a beef company so we haul our own loads 80% of the time. We are usually pretty steady. Every year around February and March our loads take a dip. I haven't noticed any abnormal changes.

This job is extremely stressful. Some folks have no outlet for all of that pent up aggression and Isolation doesn't make it any better. Being a short (5'1) female truck driver I have had my fair share of dynamite moments. Ive had a few men act completely crazy by doing stuff they probably would never dream of doing to other me. I used to be real quick to fight🤷‍♀️ Over the years I've calmed down plenty.

My biggest frustration besides 4 wheelers is the lack of training and what appears to be basic common sense exhibited by today's generation of "truckers". The frequency of wtf moments out here nowadays is plain crazy!

Good evening folks 😊 I honestly don't even know where to start. I know at this point I'm like a blast from the past so to speak. It's been about 7.5 years since I logged in. When I started trucking a little over 10 years ago this place was so very helpful. I met a ton of really great people in here and I actually got to met them in real life too! Over the years I have had a few people mention RedGator to me and it always surprises me that my words are still around lol For a girl that was told she wasn't going to last 3 months out here the fact that I'm still at it probably blows folks minds🤭 I'm still with my 2nd company America's Service Line out of Green Bay, WI. That's right folks 10+ yrs and 2 companies later I'm still here. I just wanted to pop in an see how everyone is doing? Is there anyone still here that remembers little ol' me?

If your going to stick with prepaid i would recommend one that runs off Verizon towers. I have Net 10 with verizon coverage. Im pretty pleased. Tmobile is pretty bad

I have a total of 8 incidents listed on my DAC some preventable some not. Generally companies report to DAC within 30 days of seperation. I was fired from my first company. My new job pays .51 cpm as opposed to the .44cpm I was making. Sometimes change is good. Also keep in mind that you can dispute or add whatever comments to your DAC. My only advice would be if you do leave. Leave the right way. With a notice. Also turn the truck in to an approved location.