Comments By Navypoppop

Dan H.,

Thanks for the personal reply. I drove for 44 years before I retired and most of those years were local or regional. I wanted to be home as much as possible for my family. The little things like taking care of a home, quality time with the ones you love were very precious to me.

I found that working for one of the large LTL freight carriers will provide a good income with plenty of benefits. I worked for Conway Freight before they became XPO and my son is working for Estes.

I believe that the pay for any freight carrier should be near $25-28 per hour and 70-75c per mile for linehaul. I am probably off on the pay as I don't follow them too much.

If you desire to be on the road you will find it hard to land a good job because of the economic times we are in. All in all I feel that you can expect to make a good living either local or OTR.

As long as you and your wife are on the same path with the choices you make it will be a great life. After my 44 years of driving my wife and I are full time Rvers as my avatar shows our rig and I have been retired for 12 years and enjoying the good life. Good luck.

Dan H,

You should really consider the company training route to obtaining your CDL. This way you will have a guaranteed job to start out with and you will only need to stay a year to pay off the training.

If you obtain your CDL from a local school you will find it very difficult to find a job in this difficult economic times. Companies are being more cautious and selective in the hiring of anyone outside of their training control.

You have purchased a home and are planning to start a family soon. With your wife wanting to be a stay at home Mom, are you prepared to be away from her for extended periods of time? A local job is not always available and the pay may be less than you expect. Good luck.

Bill M.,

Like you have found out, this Petro is safe, has a lot of parking but it does fill up on most days. I used to live about 10 miles from there and used this Petro quite often.

I enjoyed it a lot better when it was first built and was called Bordentown Junction. Also if someone has taken the reserved spot you paid for do go inside either the store or fuel island counter and they will remove the non payer. Good luck.

Old School,

Sounds like you spent your time at the 595 Truck Stop in Davie, Fl. It is about the only place with any chance of being able to find parking in or near Miami. I here that the restaurant is OK but high priced for what you get.

Up here in Winter Haven, FL. isn't much better. A Loves in Lake Wales and Davenport, Pilots in Haines City and Bartow. You were as close to me as you have ever been and I still hope to get that Meet and Greet someday. Be safe and take care.

Very interesting!

Hi Scott,

Glad to hear that you are doing well at the new job. It makes a big difference when the management makes the working conditions for its employees comfortable and enjoyable. Good luck and thanks for keeping us in the loop.

Good luck Big Scott. I didn't see that one coming after all your positive comments on CFI over the years. I'll keep in touch with you. It sounds interesting and don't be a stranger here on TT.

NaeNae had every right to feel uneasy and her privacy being invaded. She didn't ask for any help and the guy just should have asked if she needed any before just proceeding.

I definitely am old school when it comes chivalry and respect for women. I was raised to say M'am, open doors, pull out chairs and put women on pedestals. I have raised my son to do the same.

I would not have touched the landing gear without being asked for assistance. It seems like some people are too sensitive when help is offered and someday when help is needed they might not find someone to help.

Where do you begin as most cities are a pain in the azz. Here are some of the cities that I have driven in.

1- Philadelphia, Pa.- Large city, tight streets, rush hour. 2- New York, NY- Heavy traffic, crazy drivers, tolls! 3- Chicago, Il.- Traffic and low underpass clearances. 4- Atlanta, Ga.- Just trying to get around the city on I-285 is next to impossible. 5- Boston, Ma.- Like most NE cities very tight streets, low bridge clearances, traffic. 6- Nashville, Tn.- Highway nightmare with I-65, I-40 and I-24 cluster and always under construction. 7- Los Angeles, Ca.- What can be said about the never ending traffic congestion.

Sorry to be so lengthy but I'm sure there are so many more but I'll let someone else have at it.