Update On My Truck Number

There have been a few of you that mentioned looking for me out there on the road, but I am no longer in truck #1102. They have moved me to truck #1336 now and as long as it doesn't have a major break down like my previous one did that will be my truck for now. It's a white Freightliner Cascadia and looks just like my previous one with the only difference being the number. Western Express is the company.

There have been a few of you that mentioned looking for me out there on the road, but I am no longer in truck #1102. They have moved me to truck #1336 now and as long as it doesn't have a major break down like my previous one did that will be my truck for now. It's a white Freightliner Cascadia and looks just like my previous one with the only difference being the number. Western Express is the company.

I almost went with Western Express. How do you like them so far?

Six

Flatbed or Van?

I have passed tons of vans out there. But not many flatbeds. I will have to keep looking when I get on the road.

Would love to meet up and chat a while some time.

Keep it safe out there. Joe S

Joe, I'm a flat-bedder, and there's no telling where you might find me. When they told me I'd be running the lower 48 they meant every word of it, especially that running part of it. Seriously though, I'm four months into my career and the only two states I haven't been in are Washington and Montana. But since I've lived in Lewistown Montana before, and visited Washington several times I can truly say that I've seen all of the lower 48.

Six, I love my job, but I talk to others who hate it here. You're going to find the same thing at Roehl when you get into this. Truck driving is full of people that I just like to call "characters". I'm a well read person, and I find it most entertaining to visit with some of the people I meet out here at truck stops. I sometimes can warm to them easily because I feel like I've met them before in some ****ens novel. He wrote about the social ills and issues of his day, and he exposed a lot of truths about human nature in his books. I still remember calling my wife one night and telling her that I had actually met Silas Wig at a truck stop that day. She just laughed, because she knew just exactly the type of person I was describing by referring to that ****ens character. He can do nothing but complain about everything and he's intent on getting even with everybody whom he considers has done him wrong throughout his whole life. Drivers are famous for knowing it all, and being able to expostulate all their grand knowledge in a way that comes across so negative and disheartening that one wonders after a while why they keep doing this job if it is really as demoralizing as they claim it is. After some of my encounters with these characters at the truck stops I go to bed and dream of the trucking companies as great big spiders that are slowly sucking the life out of us. Don't let the jaded attitude that is so prevalent among drivers infect you and you will probably find, just like I did, that I love this crazy lifestyle, and I love proving myself against incredible odds everyday out there on the open highways delivering the things that our fellow countrymen both need and want to make their lives better.

Six, I actually wrote out a lengthy response to your thread about choosing Roehl the other day and lost my internet connection just as I was trying to send it. I've had spotty results with truck stop internet services, so I think I'm just going to go ahead and get me a Verizon Jet Pack and end that problem. But basically I wanted you to know that Roehl is a great place to get started, they are a really solid company that works hard to keep their drivers satisfied. I also was just going to encourage you that it's not all that important which type of freight you are pulling at the beginning, especially if you don't already have a preference. I think Roehl's refrigerated division is growing pretty quickly right now and it may be a great opportunity for you to get some good solid miles in during your first year. The great thing about a company like Roehl is that they have several different divisions so if you decide flat bed or van is more to your liking they can easily move you over without you having to go through all the hassle of changing to a different company.

Old School. Before you get a VZM Jet pack. If you are on VZM, there is a way around having to pay for internet if you have a 4G phone.

Well at least for now.

You can use your phone as a teathering point or a Wifi point.

You download Foxfi and PDaNet. They are 2 apps that work together to let your phone act as a wifi point. There are instructions on YouTube. But I am not a computer person, so it was Greek to me. It cost 7.99 for unlimited internet. As long as you have a phone signal with Verizon, you can connect to wifi.

If you have a 4G phone it works the best. I don't know all the ins and outs. My son hooked mine up. But if you know anyone that is computer savvy, they can do it in a heartbeat.

I have used mine three times since my son put it on my phone. So far it works great and Verizon has not blocked it. Yet.

I hope to hit as many states as you are hitting when I get with Celadon. That is why I want to go OTR. I want to see every part of our beautiful country.

Keep it safe out there. Joe S

Old School, you've only been driving for 4 months?

Daniel, I remember you recently telling me that I needed to take that "rookie driver" status off of my profile. But, the truth is, you are not as much of a rookie as I am.

I've really enjoyed watching you and Guy tag teaming some of the new threads on the forum lately, because I just haven't had the time to jump in here much lately. You two make such a great team when responding to some of the new folks in here that I started thinking of y'all as "Pancho and Lefty".

Keep up the good work guys, I know Brett really appreciates it more than he can probably express to you. And for an Italian who expresses himself well, that's saying an awful lot.

Daniel, I remember you recently telling me that I needed to take that "rookie driver" status off of my profile. But, the truth is, you are not as much of a rookie as I am.

I've really enjoyed watching you and Guy tag teaming some of the new threads on the forum lately, because I just haven't had the time to jump in here much lately. You two make such a great team when responding to some of the new folks in here that I started thinking of y'all as "Pancho and Lefty".

Keep up the good work guys, I know Brett really appreciates it more than he can probably express to you. And for an Italian who expresses himself well, that's saying an awful lot.

Haha! Except your accomplishments far exceed mine. It's nice to have back to back loads that keep you busy but not toooo busy so you can be on TT. But these past few loads have just been taking all the breathe away from me. Haha no time for Pancho and Lefty action for a few days.