Thinking about being a Truck Driver? Just DON'T...

[Tye McCandress]

Truck driving is a pain in the ASS. In fact, long after you QUIT being
a truck driver, the fact that you WERE a truck driver is still going to
cause you major headaches.

Several years ago, I needed a career change. The only other thing I'd
ever thought of doing was driving truck. Got my Class A license. (big
mistake, but it seemed like a good idea at the time)

Went out on the road for a few years. Was pulling just about every load
there is to pull, all over the United States and Canada. Racked up over
400,000 safe miles. Made decent money, but the lifestyle caused
irreversible damage to my family life, and my wife almost left me.

I stopped driving truck, as I didn't want to lose my wife. Went back to
my previous career. Thought everything was OK again...or at least I had
a good start on rebuilding my marriage.

Then several months later, I got laid off. Now I know that getting laid
off has nothing at all to do with truck driving. But, when I got laid
off, I learned that truck driving was still ruining my life, even though
I hadn't touched a truck for almost a year.

I applied for Unemployment Insurance. I was qualified to collect it.
However, the terms of the UI state that (in order to collect it) you
must be willing to accept any job which you are qualified to do. I
still had a class A license. I kept it as I would have had to pay money
to convert it, which didn't make sense. I mean, why get rid of a
license that is still good for several more years? After several weeks
of job searching (and collecting unemployment benefits) I had someone
from the DOL call me to offer me a job (wait for it) as an OTR truck
driver. I honestly would rather kill myself than ever touch a truck
again. But if I refused a job referral without a damned good excuse,
I'd lose my unemployment benefits. Luckily, just the previous day, I'd
accepted another job (a desk job). So, I no longer needed unemployment.

But then a few months later, I was laid off AGAIN. And this time, I was
in the situation where I had a choice:
1) Try to survive on no income at all.
2) Collect unemployment until someone offered me a job as a truck
driver, at which point I would lose my unemployment benefits.

Bottom line, don't ever get a Class A license. If you do, you will be
desperate to GET RID OF IT eventually. Having that commercial license
in your wallet will really fuck up your life...even if you aren't using it.

[richard]

Post by Tye McCandress
Truck driving is a pain in the ASS. In fact, long after you QUIT being
a truck driver, the fact that you WERE a truck driver is still going to
cause you major headaches.
Several years ago, I needed a career change. The only other thing I'd
ever thought of doing was driving truck. Got my Class A license. (big
mistake, but it seemed like a good idea at the time)
Went out on the road for a few years. Was pulling just about every load
there is to pull, all over the United States and Canada. Racked up over
400,000 safe miles. Made decent money, but the lifestyle caused
irreversible damage to my family life, and my wife almost left me.
I stopped driving truck, as I didn't want to lose my wife. Went back to
my previous career. Thought everything was OK again...or at least I had
a good start on rebuilding my marriage.
Then several months later, I got laid off. Now I know that getting laid
off has nothing at all to do with truck driving. But, when I got laid
off, I learned that truck driving was still ruining my life, even though
I hadn't touched a truck for almost a year.
I applied for Unemployment Insurance. I was qualified to collect it.
However, the terms of the UI state that (in order to collect it) you
must be willing to accept any job which you are qualified to do. I
still had a class A license. I kept it as I would have had to pay money
to convert it, which didn't make sense. I mean, why get rid of a
license that is still good for several more years? After several weeks
of job searching (and collecting unemployment benefits) I had someone
from the DOL call me to offer me a job (wait for it) as an OTR truck
driver. I honestly would rather kill myself than ever touch a truck
again. But if I refused a job referral without a damned good excuse,
I'd lose my unemployment benefits. Luckily, just the previous day, I'd
accepted another job (a desk job). So, I no longer needed unemployment.
But then a few months later, I was laid off AGAIN. And this time, I was
1) Try to survive on no income at all.
2) Collect unemployment until someone offered me a job as a truck
driver, at which point I would lose my unemployment benefits.
Bottom line, don't ever get a Class A license. If you do, you will be
desperate to GET RID OF IT eventually. Having that commercial license
in your wallet will really fuck up your life...even if you aren't using it.

I think what you're missing is, the unemployment people don't do the
hiring. All they can do is SUGGEST a possible job. Sure, play their game.
Give the prospective employer a call and tell them you're not interested in
the job.

Unemployment is based on your previous job. If you don't have the
qualified time, then they look at your previous employer before that. Who
is not required to pay a dime if you left voluntarily.

Let's say I work as a truck driver for 10 years. Then go flip burgers for 8
months and get laid off. As far as my qualifying job prospects goes, it is
for flipping burgers first, trucking second. You are under no obligation to
take a job just because they found one for you. You can always say you
didn't like the equipment the company had. Or they wanted you on the road
for too long of a period and you're not willing to do that again. They
can't cut your benefits for refusal.

Hell, when I was off work, I took unemployment and the great state of
wisconsin paid me 8 bucks an hour for sitting on my ass at home every day.
Not once did they offer a job. I found one on my own.

[Tye McCandress]

Post by richard
I think what you're missing is, the unemployment people don't do the
hiring. All they can do is SUGGEST a possible job. Sure, play their game.
Give the prospective employer a call and tell them you're not interested in
the job.

Must vary by state.

Post by richard
Unemployment is based on your previous job. If you don't have the
qualified time, then they look at your previous employer before that. Who
is not required to pay a dime if you left voluntarily.
Let's say I work as a truck driver for 10 years. Then go flip burgers for 8
months and get laid off. As far as my qualifying job prospects goes, it is
for flipping burgers first, trucking second. You are under no obligation to
take a job just because they found one for you. You can always say you
didn't like the equipment the company had. Or they wanted you on the road
for too long of a period and you're not willing to do that again. They
can't cut your benefits for refusal.

In NY they do. If you refuse a job for which you are qualified, they will cut your UI benefits.

[Evan Platt]

On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:15:51 +0800, Tye McCandress

Post by Tye McCandress
In NY they do. If you refuse a job for which you are qualified, they will cut your UI benefits.

They can and do in California.

[Driver]

In article

Post by Tye McCandress

Post by richard
I think what you're missing is, the unemployment people don't do the
hiring. All they can do is SUGGEST a possible job. Sure, play their game.
Give the prospective employer a call and tell them you're not interested in
the job.

Must vary by state.

Post by richard
Unemployment is based on your previous job. If you don't have the
qualified time, then they look at your previous employer before that. Who
is not required to pay a dime if you left voluntarily.
Let's say I work as a truck driver for 10 years. Then go flip burgers for 8
months and get laid off. As far as my qualifying job prospects goes, it is
for flipping burgers first, trucking second. You are under no obligation to
take a job just because they found one for you. You can always say you
didn't like the equipment the company had. Or they wanted you on the road
for too long of a period and you're not willing to do that again. They
can't cut your benefits for refusal.

In NY they do. If you refuse a job for which you are qualified, they will cut your UI benefits.

First clue, never, ever pay attention to "richard."

Here is what you need to do, I have used it
successfully.
Get yourself an inexpensive mp3 player, like a Sansa.
I've
had one for several years and it has saved my hiney
more than
once. Mine will record more than 4 hours of
continuous digital
recording, and can be uploaded directly to your
computer.
You didn't say what company you worked for, but I'd
guess
it was one of the ones that uses qualcomm. You know
they'd
rather talk to you on your cell phone than that
qualcomm.
You know why right? Because qualcomm is documented,
though
limited in how long recordings have to be retained.
You have to
outsmart the criminals. Which is what all trucking
companies
are. They are aided and abetted in their crimes by
both state
and federal DOT. They know exactly what's going on,
andif they
want to they can hang you at any time. So you do know
that right?
Or are you going to tell me that you ran legal? I'll
wait till
you reply to tell you how to cover your ass, and never
go back to
truck driving again, regardless of what unemployment
laws say.
These fuckers need to be put away, along with the
gubmint that
sanctions their criminality. And, it's rather easy to
do.
Think!

[Tye McCandress]

Post by Driver
Here is what you need to do, I have used it
successfully.
Get yourself an inexpensive mp3 player, like a Sansa.
I've
had one for several years and it has saved my hiney
more than
once. Mine will record more than 4 hours of
continuous digital
recording, and can be uploaded directly to your
computer.
You didn't say what company you worked for, but I'd
guess
it was one of the ones that uses qualcomm. You know
they'd
rather talk to you on your cell phone than that
qualcomm.
You know why right? Because qualcomm is documented,
though
limited in how long recordings have to be retained.
You have to
outsmart the criminals. Which is what all trucking
companies
are. They are aided and abetted in their crimes by
both state
and federal DOT. They know exactly what's going on,
andif they
want to they can hang you at any time. So you do know
that right?
Or are you going to tell me that you ran legal? I'll
wait till
you reply to tell you how to cover your ass, and never
go back to
truck driving again, regardless of what unemployment
laws say.
These fuckers need to be put away, along with the
gubmint that
sanctions their criminality. And, it's rather easy to
do.
Think!

Oh I think I know what you are getting at. Not a day went by that I
didn't have to get creative with the log book to keep from getting
ummmmm, fired. That's one of many reasons I decided to never touch a
truck again. To me, the issue of running "legal" or not is not about
log books and laws...it is about safety and common sense. I never drove
in an unsafe manner, but if I had done everything my employers had
expected me to do, I would have been driving on little or NO sleep many
days. And I agree with your sentiment that the trucking companies are
criminal organizations. SO glad I'm not associated anymore.

[a***@gmail.com]

If you like yourself your family, and respect yourself ,don’t like being abused, never Ever become a truck driver , one of my biggest mistakes in my life , but I quite and even changed my driver license from A to C

[realitytrucker]

I didn’t have a choice.
My state decided that every Class A driver had to submit a copy of valid medical card to them.
As I was between jobs and my previous one had just expired they decided to change my license from Claas A to C (regular driver license).

[Evan Platt]

Post by richard
I think what you're missing is, the unemployment people don't do the
hiring. All they can do is SUGGEST a possible job. Sure, play their game.
Give the prospective employer a call and tell them you're not interested in
the job.

Which can then totally screw your chances at getting unemployment
benefits.

Post by richard
Unemployment is based on your previous job. If you don't have the
qualified time, then they look at your previous employer before that. Who
is not required to pay a dime if you left voluntarily.

Ummm duh?

Post by richard
Let's say I work as a truck driver for 10 years. Then go flip burgers for 8
months and get laid off. As far as my qualifying job prospects goes, it is
for flipping burgers first, trucking second. You are under no obligation to
take a job just because they found one for you. You can always say you
didn't like the equipment the company had. Or they wanted you on the road
for too long of a period and you're not willing to do that again. They
can't cut your benefits for refusal.

Uhh yes they can, at least in California.

Post by richard
Hell, when I was off work, I took unemployment and the great state of
wisconsin paid me 8 bucks an hour for sitting on my ass at home every day.

Hmm.. I could have sworn you said something to the effect of "I've
never taken a handout from the government."

Post by richard
Not once did they offer a job. I found one on my own.

No comment needed there.

[J***@forteinc.com]

On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:03:53 -0700, Evan Platt

Post by Evan Platt

Post by richard
I think what you're missing is, the unemployment people don't do the
hiring. All they can do is SUGGEST a possible job. Sure, play their game.
Give the prospective employer a call and tell them you're not interested in
the job.

Which can then totally screw your chances at getting unemployment
benefits.

Post by richard
Unemployment is based on your previous job. If you don't have the
qualified time, then they look at your previous employer before that. Who
is not required to pay a dime if you left voluntarily.

Ummm duh?

Post by richard
Let's say I work as a truck driver for 10 years. Then go flip burgers for 8
months and get laid off. As far as my qualifying job prospects goes, it is
for flipping burgers first, trucking second. You are under no obligation to
take a job just because they found one for you. You can always say you
didn't like the equipment the company had. Or they wanted you on the road
for too long of a period and you're not willing to do that again. They
can't cut your benefits for refusal.

Uhh yes they can, at least in California.

Post by richard
Hell, when I was off work, I took unemployment and the great state of
wisconsin paid me 8 bucks an hour for sitting on my ass at home every day.

Hmm.. I could have sworn you said something to the effect of "I've
never taken a handout from the government."

Post by richard
Not once did they offer a job. I found one on my own.

No comment needed there.

Yet another reason the pedophile was known by the moniker
"Bullisshit". He lies so often he is unable to keep track of his
previous lies and invariably winds up falling into traps of his own
making. Liar, born loser, self-admitted chronic liar, pedophile.
What a resume.

[realitytrucker]

Post by richard
I think what you're missing is, the unemployment people don't do the
hiring. All they can do is SUGGEST a possible job. Sure, play their game.
Give the prospective employer a call and tell them you're not interested in
the job.
Let's say I work as a truck driver for 10 years. Then go flip burgers for 8
months and get laid off. As far as my qualifying job prospects goes, it is
for flipping burgers first, trucking second. You are under no obligation to
take a job just because they found one for you. You can always say you
didn't like the equipment the company had. Or they wanted you on the road
for too long of a period and you're not willing to do that again. They
can't cut your benefits for refusal.

Doesn't work that way, wonder boy . If you refuse a job you are
qualified and licensed to perform they can and will cut your
unemployment compensation. I've seen that happen in a few different
states I have lived.in.

[Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick]

Truck driving is a pain in the ASS. In fact, long after you QUIT being a
truck driver, the fact that you WERE a truck driver is still going to
cause you major headaches.
Several years ago, I needed a career change. The only other thing I'd
ever thought of doing was driving truck. Got my Class A license. (big
mistake, but it seemed like a good idea at the time)
Went out on the road for a few years. Was pulling just about every load
there is to pull, all over the United States and Canada. Racked up over
400,000 safe miles. Made decent money, but the lifestyle caused
irreversible damage to my family life, and my wife almost left me.
I stopped driving truck, as I didn't want to lose my wife. Went back to
my previous career. Thought everything was OK again...or at least I had a
good start on rebuilding my marriage.
Then several months later, I got laid off. Now I know that getting laid
off has nothing at all to do with truck driving. But, when I got laid
off, I learned that truck driving was still ruining my life, even though I
hadn't touched a truck for almost a year.
I applied for Unemployment Insurance. I was qualified to collect it.
However, the terms of the UI state that (in order to collect it) you must
be willing to accept any job which you are qualified to do. I still had a
class A license. I kept it as I would have had to pay money to convert
it, which didn't make sense. I mean, why get rid of a license that is
still good for several more years? After several weeks of job searching
(and collecting unemployment benefits) I had someone from the DOL call me
to offer me a job (wait for it) as an OTR truck driver. I honestly would
rather kill myself than ever touch a truck again. But if I refused a job
referral without a damned good excuse, I'd lose my unemployment benefits.
Luckily, just the previous day, I'd accepted another job (a desk job).
So, I no longer needed unemployment.
But then a few months later, I was laid off AGAIN. And this time, I was
1) Try to survive on no income at all.
2) Collect unemployment until someone offered me a job as a truck driver,
at which point I would lose my unemployment benefits.
Bottom line, don't ever get a Class A license. If you do, you will be
desperate to GET RID OF IT eventually.

I've had mine since 1979.

Having that commercial license in your wallet will really fuck up your
life...even if you aren't using it.

You're either a troll, or not too bright.

Sorry your weak ass marriage couldn't stand the road, but many do.

Next time someone tries to "force" you to drive a truck (if that ever
happened), just blow your physical.

Further more, if you'd rather kill yourself than ever touch a truck again,
just convert your license.

Maybe it made sense to keep it the first time, but certainly not the
second.

No wonder you're unemployed all the time.

[Lucy Lurker]

In article <6b-dnYQl2KFqGT3WnZ2dnUVZ_v-
***@supernews.com>
"Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick"

Post by Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick

Truck driving is a pain in the ASS. In fact, long after you QUIT being a
truck driver, the fact that you WERE a truck driver is still going to
cause you major headaches.
Several years ago, I needed a career change. The only other thing I'd
ever thought of doing was driving truck. Got my Class A license. (big
mistake, but it seemed like a good idea at the time)
Went out on the road for a few years. Was pulling just about every load
there is to pull, all over the United States and Canada. Racked up over
400,000 safe miles. Made decent money, but the lifestyle caused
irreversible damage to my family life, and my wife almost left me.
I stopped driving truck, as I didn't want to lose my wife. Went back to
my previous career. Thought everything was OK again...or at least I had a
good start on rebuilding my marriage.
Then several months later, I got laid off. Now I know that getting laid
off has nothing at all to do with truck driving. But, when I got laid
off, I learned that truck driving was still ruining my life, even though I
hadn't touched a truck for almost a year.
I applied for Unemployment Insurance. I was qualified to collect it.
However, the terms of the UI state that (in order to collect it) you must
be willing to accept any job which you are qualified to do. I still had a
class A license. I kept it as I would have had to pay money to convert
it, which didn't make sense. I mean, why get rid of a license that is
still good for several more years? After several weeks of job searching
(and collecting unemployment benefits) I had someone from the DOL call me
to offer me a job (wait for it) as an OTR truck driver. I honestly would
rather kill myself than ever touch a truck again. But if I refused a job
referral without a damned good excuse, I'd lose my unemployment benefits.
Luckily, just the previous day, I'd accepted another job (a desk job).
So, I no longer needed unemployment.
But then a few months later, I was laid off AGAIN. And this time, I was
1) Try to survive on no income at all.
2) Collect unemployment until someone offered me a job as a truck driver,
at which point I would lose my unemployment benefits.
Bottom line, don't ever get a Class A license. If you do, you will be
desperate to GET RID OF IT eventually.

I've had mine since 1979.

Having that commercial license in your wallet will really fuck up your
life...even if you aren't using it.

You're either a troll, or not too bright.
Sorry your weak ass marriage couldn't stand the road, but many do.
Next time someone tries to "force" you to drive a truck (if that ever
happened), just blow your physical.
Further more, if you'd rather kill yourself than ever touch a truck again,
just convert your license.
Maybe it made sense to keep it the first time, but certainly not the
second.
No wonder you're unemployed all the time.
--
--
Popeye
"If one does as God does enough times, one
will become as God is." -Dr. Hannibal Lector.
www.finalprotectivefire.com
http://picasaweb.google.com/Popeye8762

You cannot fail to prove what a dimwitted
excuse for a human being you really are can
you? If you had the brain of a peacock, you'd
be even more dangerous than you aleady are.

Lucy

[Rocky]

Post by Lucy Lurker
In article <6b-dnYQl2KFqGT3WnZ2dnUVZ_v-
"Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick"

Post by Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick
Popeye

You cannot fail to prove what a dimwitted
excuse for a human being you really are can
you? If you had the brain of a peacock, you'd
be even more dangerous than you aleady are.
Lucy

Talking about a dimwitted excuse I haven't seen ~Tony~ post very much after
he made the following dimwitted remark:

"I am charging you with bluffing, because I know damn well that I have
four aces in my hand, and the knowledge that you could not possibly
trump my four aces, but you want to hold on to your cards for dear life,
despite all. "

http://groups.google.com/group/misc.transport.trucking/msg/1b234ce6ef320640

And then ~Tony~'s "four aces" gets beat when he finds out "Rocky is holding
a Straight Flush in spades King high."
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.transport.trucking/msg/bf8eadb0de7a3a36

BTW the Idiot ~Tony~ is almost as big a Idiot as the bullshit/trollshit
eating Chris.
http://MTT.JusticeGoneWild.com

Rocky

[tscottme]

Truck driving is a pain in the ASS. In fact, long after you QUIT being a
truck driver, the fact that you WERE a truck driver is still going to
cause you major headaches.

<snip>

And the most common newbie question in trucking is "I know I shouldn't work
for ABC Trucking because they have a bad reputation, I know OTR will severly
test the liits of my marriage, I know I will be in bad traffic and dependent
on bad disptachers all day, but what do you guys think of becoming a truck
driver?"

There is no job that is suited to most people. There is no company suited
to most people. There is no job in which being the lowest on the totem pole
when the economy stops is a good place to be.

Trucking, unlike nuclear engineering to take an example, attracts a
disproportionate number of people that have made bad choices like dropping
out of school or flitting from job to job and won't stop and carefully
analyze things before they make the next decision. None of those things are
required to be a truck driver but if those are part of your background or
personality it's still possible to get hired and experience the wonders of
the open road.

Everyone making bad decisions has an excuse and usually paints themself into
some sort of logical corner that they think means they have to make the one
wrong choice in the one most wrong way and yet they think the bad outcome is
due to "the system" or the country as a whole.

Trucking is a good job to allow a responsible person to turn their life
around, but only if they fit the job and if they avoid the temptations in
the industry. It really doesn't matter if drivers, or ex-drivers, make the
same mistakes as others before them. What matters is the series of
decisions and actions YOU make and the outcome YOU volunteer to receive.

[Rocky]

Post by tscottme
<snip>
And the most common newbie question in trucking is "I know I shouldn't work
for ABC Trucking because they have a bad reputation, I know OTR will severly
test the liits of my marriage, I know I will be in bad traffic and dependent
on bad disptachers all day, but what do you guys think of becoming a truck
driver?"

God Scott not that crap again.

And why didn't you just hijack his thread as you did to me when I posted
about getting my CDL?
http://Scott.on.JusticeGoneWild.com

Rocky

[Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick]

Post by Rocky
And why didn't you just hijack his thread as you did to me when I posted
about getting my CDL?

You don't have a CDL.

[J***@forteinc.com]

Post by tscottme

Post by tscottme
<snip>
And the most common newbie question in trucking is "I know I shouldn't

work

Post by tscottme
for ABC Trucking because they have a bad reputation, I know OTR will

severly

Post by tscottme
test the liits of my marriage, I know I will be in bad traffic and

dependent

Post by tscottme
on bad disptachers all day, but what do you guys think of becoming a truck
driver?"

God Scott not that crap again.
And why didn't you just hijack his thread as you did to me when I posted
about getting my CDL?
http://Scott.on.JusticeGoneWild.com
Rocky

Why don't you just butt the FUCK OUT YOU ASSHOLE??? You stupid
snivelling cocksucking born loser- NOBODY asked your worthless fucking
opinion on this subject but you had to barge in anyway. I guess you
haven't gotten enough internet attention in the past few weeks. Why
don't you fuck right off? Next we'll see Rocktard the Loser hijacking
THIS thread with whining about his lost love (whatever the fuck the
whore's name was), her vindictive mother, the corrupt judge, etc.
beyond belief.
Just FUCK RIGHT OFF, you Asshole. Scott made a completely timely,
to-the-point, cogent post in response to a question. SO FUCK OFF,
WITTEKIND. Everyone is sick to death of your constant BULLSHIT.

[bbelly]

Post by J***@forteinc.com
Why don't you just butt the FUCK OUT YOU ASSHOLE??? You stupid
snivelling cocksucking born loser- NOBODY asked your worthless fucking
opinion on this subject but you had to barge in anyway. I guess you
haven't gotten enough internet attention in the past few weeks. Why
don't you fuck right off? Next we'll see Rocktard the Loser hijacking
THIS thread with whining about his lost love
(whatever the fuck the whore's name was)
her vindictive mother, the corrupt judge, etc.,

While I agree with what you say, I would stop short of belittling the
VICTIMS of Rock-tards obsessive compulsive disorder

Post by J***@forteinc.com
beyond belief.
Just FUCK RIGHT OFF, you Asshole. Scott made a completely timely,
to-the-point, cogent post in response to a question. SO FUCK OFF,
WITTEKIND. Everyone is sick to death of your constant BULLSHIT.

[Rocky]

Scott

WARNING.

Once Scott starts giving you shit then other IDIOTS will follow his
lead. If you look at this thread you can see my point has been proven
already because other Idiots have shown their stuff.

http://MTT.JusticeGoneWild.com

Rocky

[Lucy Longfeet]

In article <d514a514-9104-45cc-ba78-

Post by Rocky

Scott

WARNING.
Once Scott starts giving you shit then other IDIOTS will follow his
lead. If you look at this thread you can see my point has been proven
already because other Idiots have shown their stuff.
http://MTT.JusticeGoneWild.com
Rocky

You are most certainly a man who confounds the ignorant
and hate filled masses. Single handedly. Amazing.

Lucy

[JerryD(upstateNY)]

Lucy Longfeet" wrote in message ......You are most certainly a man who
confounds the ignorant
and hate filled masses. Single handedly. Amazing.


Have you noticed that those " ignorant and hate filled masses", only hate
HIM ????
--
JerryD(upstateNY)

Post by Rocky
WARNING.
Once Scott starts giving you shit then other IDIOTS will follow his
lead. If you look at this thread you can see my point has been proven
already because other Idiots have shown their stuff.
http://MTT.AssholeGoneWild.com
Rocky

[Daisy Duke]

Post by tscottme

Truck driving is a pain in the ASS. In fact, long after you QUIT being a
truck driver, the fact that you WERE a truck driver is still going to
cause you major headaches.

<snip>
And the most common newbie question in trucking is "I know I shouldn't work
for ABC Trucking because they have a bad reputation, I know OTR will severly
test the liits of my marriage, I know I will be in bad traffic and dependent
on bad disptachers all day, but what do you guys think of becoming a truck
driver?"
There is no job that is suited to most people. There is no company suited
to most people. There is no job in which being the lowest on the totem pole
when the economy stops is a good place to be.
Trucking, unlike nuclear engineering to take an example, attracts a
disproportionate number of people that have made bad choices like dropping
out of school or flitting from job to job and won't stop and carefully
analyze things before they make the next decision. None of those things are
required to be a truck driver but if those are part of your background or
personality it's still possible to get hired and experience the wonders of
the open road.
Everyone making bad decisions has an excuse and usually paints themself into
some sort of logical corner that they think means they have to make the one
wrong choice in the one most wrong way and yet they think the bad outcome is
due to "the system" or the country as a whole.
Trucking is a good job to allow a responsible person to turn their life
around, but only if they fit the job and if they avoid the temptations in
the industry. It really doesn't matter if drivers, or ex-drivers, make the
same mistakes as others before them. What matters is the series of
decisions and actions YOU make and the outcome YOU volunteer to receive.
--
Scott
"The American "Progressives" were the first Fascists of the 20th century."
-- John Ray
http://tinyurl.com/2jhsaq

You often sound like "the preacher that was." I don't
mean
that in a bad way. It's obvious you are in managment
training.
The problem with managing is that managers forget that
they
can't manage people, they don't understand that the
only things
that can be managed are indeed "things." Therefore,
they are not
very successful at what they do themselves. Lacking
the insight
into themselves, they believe and rely on what
superiors tell them.
Even if it's Jungian satanism. Sounds logical enough.
Seems right,
but they have no clue what they are into. What they
are into is
themselves, and they don't know it. They espouse any
pop psychology
that makes the buck. They can even sound endearing
and religious about it, but it's still only self
serving. Which they themselves
do not even realize.

You are a talker. A promoter of sorts. An
evanagelist of sorts,
and you may be good at what you do. "talking to people
who you view
as less than." You gratify yourself at the expense of
others, which
you consider your inferiors but claim they are your
progeny. As if
you are doing the world a favor. You probably mean
well, but you
don't even know that you are clueless, deluded, and
misinformed.

I have seen your actions. I know you judge yourself
by your intentions, but I'm sorry, others do not.
Your personality is prone
to pompousness. You lack humility. You are a pawn in a
world that needs people like you, but you make your
buck, and thats all that
matters.

Consider something a little deeper than your pea brain
thoughts Scott.
Be a man. And stop being a parrot. I say this only
because I do not want to see you suffer the bad
tidings of the ignorant and stubborn.

Daisy

[tricky]

G`day mate .Rest assured that this problem of yours is not yours alone.Every
driver that has been away from home on a permeant basis has had it. What has
happened to you has nothing to do with job selection ,but more with not
doing what you partner wants. It seems to me that you earned good money and
enjoyed the job while you drove trucks. If now you find that you need to be
home for what ever reason, don't put shit on the transport industry and all
the drivers that still run up and down the road. Some of us still do the
job and love it. My wife of 30 yrs and all my grand kids could not care less
if I drove a shit cart or a space shuttle and is away for weeks on end as
long I am a good husband and a loving granddad. I am from Australia and have
spent all my working life on the road and I am sure that in your country ,as
there is here, is a lot of people who love there job running up and down
the road and are proud to call themselves truckies, sorry I mean truckers
for all you people up top.Please don't blame the transport industry for what
you couldn't get out of it, as its not for everybody.I hope you and you wife
find happiness in life.

[t***@gmail.com]

Post by Tye McCandress
Truck driving is a pain in the ASS. In fact, long after you QUIT being
a truck driver, the fact that you WERE a truck driver is still going to
cause you major headaches.
Several years ago, I needed a career change. The only other thing I'd
ever thought of doing was driving truck. Got my Class A license. (big
mistake, but it seemed like a good idea at the time)
Went out on the road for a few years. Was pulling just about every load
there is to pull, all over the United States and Canada. Racked up over
400,000 safe miles. Made decent money, but the lifestyle caused
irreversible damage to my family life, and my wife almost left me.
I stopped driving truck, as I didn't want to lose my wife. Went back to
my previous career. Thought everything was OK again...or at least I had
a good start on rebuilding my marriage.
Then several months later, I got laid off. Now I know that getting laid
off has nothing at all to do with truck driving. But, when I got laid
off, I learned that truck driving was still ruining my life, even though
I hadn't touched a truck for almost a year.
I applied for Unemployment Insurance. I was qualified to collect it.
However, the terms of the UI state that (in order to collect it) you
must be willing to accept any job which you are qualified to do. I
still had a class A license. I kept it as I would have had to pay money
to convert it, which didn't make sense. I mean, why get rid of a
license that is still good for several more years? After several weeks
of job searching (and collecting unemployment benefits) I had someone
from the DOL call me to offer me a job (wait for it) as an OTR truck
driver. I honestly would rather kill myself than ever touch a truck
again. But if I refused a job referral without a damned good excuse,
I'd lose my unemployment benefits. Luckily, just the previous day, I'd
accepted another job (a desk job). So, I no longer needed unemployment.
But then a few months later, I was laid off AGAIN. And this time, I was
1) Try to survive on no income at all.
2) Collect unemployment until someone offered me a job as a truck
driver, at which point I would lose my unemployment benefits.
Bottom line, don't ever get a Class A license. If you do, you will be
desperate to GET RID OF IT eventually. Having that commercial license
in your wallet will really fuck up your life...even if you aren't using it.

you got it wrong. i quit trucking otr and started collecting unemployment food stamps for 200 a month, i told them, it wasn't for me, i can't have a job gone all the time any more. they didn't give a crap i didn't have a job for a while so i was allowed to get food stamps. i later on my own decided i wanted to go back into trucking but this time a local trucker and home daily, not long after that i found a trucking job local, and realized there is LOTS of local trucking jobs out there, almost as easy to get a local trucking job if i have 1 year experience as it is to get an otr job as a rookie trucker. those otr trucking jobs will hire anyone, doesn't mean any one should work there, any one on food stamps they'll hire if they get their class a and cleanish record.