Tough Road Ahead!!!!

So I'm sitting at a shipper in Woodstock,IL as I'm typing this waiting to be loaded and then heading down to lorado,Tx. My phone rings wayyyyy too early, it's my girlfriend. Now it's already been a tough week as her father passed away and I couldn't get home for the funeral, she is crying and that breaks my heart, she then tells me I'm going to be a father!!!!!! I'm so happy, I was going to pop the question soon anyways and this seals the deal, but it also might be the nail in the coffin of my OTR career. I have to talk to her and do some soul searching but we don't need the money, so once my six months is done I'm going to look for something more local or with better home time.

Congrats sir!!! What a week for you!

Just a suggestion. Look into Gordon trucking. They have a dedicated that I'm pretty sure hires out of NV. You'll be driving NV, AZ, NM, and CA and home every weekend. They require 6 months experience minumum.

So just a suggestion. I have many friends working there and I hear good things about the company.

But congrats!

Thank you sir, I will look into then but more then likely we will be moving to one of her houses in either Kentucky or Florida, she makes more money in a year then I would make in 4, I enjoy driving but I'm not in love with it, I will finish my contact and weigh my options.

Sorry to hear about the death but also happy to hear about the baby on the way.

My prays and best wishes for both of you for your future.

Keep it safe out here, the life you save might be your own. Joe S.

Thanks Joe, it's not easy being so far away when she needs me the most but on the bright side I'm putting away what I'm making to buy her the not so big not so shiny ring that she deserves for putting up with me.

That's the thing Aces, if your heart isn't in this career field then you will be miserable and because of the added stresses of family, four wheelers, and then the fact that you don't love being out here living in a small space. I mean your attention might wonder for a second. That's all it takes. Hell with your girl being preggers and you becoming a father. Even the most experienced guy that absolutely lives an breathes this career and loves every minute of the truck shaking and loves everything about trucking. Becoming a dad is HUGE. Just stay focused while you are out there jammin those gears bro and finish that contract and be with your girl. And being born and raised mostly in Florida and raised in Tampa and Ocala. You will probably love this state, beaches, the Boar are open season no need for tags or permits for them as long as your equipment is legal. I mean if your a hunter the wild life is as diverse as the state. Just freight wise. good coming in, crappy going out, atleast for Flatbeds. Ive had to dead head from Tampa (visiting my mom) up to SC not sure about van freight though. Good luck in what ever you choose but be careful in the mean time. We don't need to lose any more drivers. A driver that is respectful as you've shown in your post you are a rarity out here bro. Keep safe and keep truckin in the mean time.

Thanks Grunt, I lived in Clearwater for ten years and another five in port Charlotte, for me it's all about the gulf. I tell her to wait till I call her to tell me what's going on at home, she knows how important it is to keep calm and keep truckin safely. Six months doesn't seem like a long time now but I may buy out my contract so I don't have to worry about it.