Help Get Trucking Off My Mind!
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Well I wish I could help but I don't know if there is actually a cure for this,see I drove otr for about a year then started a family myself and while local driving is not my cup of tea I got into the custom cabinet industry and I make as well if not better than a company driving with 8 hour days off every weekend and home at night,a job a lot of people would kill for right,the works ok,but I long for those big rigs and starting my day in one state endings it 3 or 4 states away (unless you drive Ohio speed limit used to be 55when I drove).I catch myself looking at those big trucks going up and down the interstate all the time but with that being said sometimes you have to sacrifice for your kids,my youngest is 13,so that's 5 more years and then I have every intention of getting back out there,so hang in there and don't stop dreaming but my advice would be to let the family grow don't put them on the back burner
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Not a chance, Joe.
I worked for a large party rental company in Hollywood. Big: Academy Awards, Madonna + Sean Penn's wedding. Big stuff. I left there in 1990. Don't you think I'd jump out of my truck and go if they ever called me?
It gets on your blood, and stays there.
I had the itch, and a good job, insurance & benifits, family with young children. The itch won.
I miss my daughter & wife, but I knew deep inside that if I didn't come out here and do this...I (without a doubt) would have regretted it until the end of my days.
You have to think of other things.....
Jamie Lee Curtis .... in True Lies Sandra Bullock .... in Miss Congeniality
Oops, you're married. Might be a little dated for you tooo... LOL
You have to think of other things.....
Jamie Lee Curtis .... in True Lies Sandra Bullock .... in Miss Congeniality
In True Lies, there's Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the nuclear explosion that's just a two second interruption in the action. Think about that!
Sorry Joe, you've got the "highway fever." There is no known cure. 
You can also try a blood transfusion and bone marrow transplant. They may have to be done at the same time since it is in your blood.
You have to think of other things.....
Jamie Lee Curtis .... in True Lies Sandra Bullock .... in Miss Congeniality
In True Lies, there's Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the nuclear explosion that's just a two second interruption in the action. Think about that!
There was?
Hi all!
I'm not new to the site as I have been browsing it for a long time but just recently decided to register and post. I need some help getting trucking off my mind. I know that sounds weird but its driving me crazy. I currently have a job I love but trucking has always been this passion I have kinda had on the side. My dad and all of my wife's family drive trucks so its something I have always been around and hear about constantly. I love trucks and have had some time driving (not licensed though just in parking lots and stuff). For a while I actually thought about starting a career in that field but realized quickly that its not the right time. You see I am in my late 20's, married and two children (ages 5 and 9) and being away from them drove me bananas! I know I know. I have read the threads about people with young children should wait about driving until they grow up which is solid advice but its something I want so bad that it physically hurts! Bottom line, its not an option for me at the moment no matter how bad I want it due to I would miss out on so much of my kids but I need help getting it off my mind. I can't stop wanting to drive! And to make matters worse, I work at a DC (Yep see trucks all day long). Anyone with advice???
Advice? Yeah, do the job for month, that'll get your head straight. Don't get me wrong, I like the work, but the people who dispatch loads and run these companies, they don't know and they don't care.
I don't care what anyone says, this job is not for the weak.
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Hi all!
I'm not new to the site as I have been browsing it for a long time but just recently decided to register and post. I need some help getting trucking off my mind. I know that sounds weird but its driving me crazy. I currently have a job I love but trucking has always been this passion I have kinda had on the side. My dad and all of my wife's family drive trucks so its something I have always been around and hear about constantly. I love trucks and have had some time driving (not licensed though just in parking lots and stuff). For a while I actually thought about starting a career in that field but realized quickly that its not the right time. You see I am in my late 20's, married and two children (ages 5 and 9) and being away from them drove me bananas! I know I know. I have read the threads about people with young children should wait about driving until they grow up which is solid advice but its something I want so bad that it physically hurts! Bottom line, its not an option for me at the moment no matter how bad I want it due to I would miss out on so much of my kids but I need help getting it off my mind. I can't stop wanting to drive! And to make matters worse, I work at a DC (Yep see trucks all day long). Anyone with advice???