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Topic: Hey, I'm Unemployed! Woo-Hoo!
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Tim Reed
Better Projection Pays
Posts: 5246
From: Northampton, PA
Registered: Sep 1999
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posted 05-19-2005 09:25 PM
Paul, sounds like a vacation is in order!
Guys, if anyone's looking for work, you can probably get a job with my outfit. Trucking is thin for the first few weeks (while you're being trained on-the-job), but then you're set and you can make some good dough. There's a lot of opportunities for different situations, based on your needs/preferences.
US Xpress Enterprises, Driver Recruiting
No CDL? No problem. The company even has their own school, which they can finance.
Better yet, Bruce, you might look into what I did when I was drawing unemployment. I signed up for federal job-retraining funds, which paid for my truck driving school. Only thing I had to buy was my actual CDL (license) from the state of PA (about $70, as I recall). I can't remember the name of the program I was on, but I had to jump through a lot of hoops to get it. Ask your unemployment case worker. They should have information on current programs. Good luck!
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Tim Reed
Better Projection Pays
Posts: 5246
From: Northampton, PA
Registered: Sep 1999
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posted 06-03-2005 02:52 AM
Rach'... got it! Thanks, hon'. Wrote ya back.
Good luck, Paul! Let us know how that works out. My kids love those guys.
Bruce, it's not bad, especially if you're the type who can run a projection booth all alone for hours. You do get used to it, because your truck is your home away from home. You have your amenities and can get really comfortable. I'm a little spoiled because I run a dedicated, but when I was OTR and had a layover (first of all, my company pays you for that time), I always rested in my sleeper and watched TV, listened to the XM radio, or read books. Most truck stops also have big game and TV rooms you can hang out in. There's also plenty of other drivers in the same situation who are always willing to talk, if you just want a little human interaction. You can also listen to (or participate in) "Radio Rambo" fights on the CB that truckers often get into. It can be tremendously entertaining before it gets old. Whores also stop by your truck in some areas of the country, and bums, if you look at them. But, on layovers, I often found myself wanting more time to read. The time does fly.
I've always been a tremendously patient driver, so maybe that helps me cope with the idiots. You always have to anticipate what 4-wheelers are gonna do. Most of the time, if you think they might pull a stupid move, they will. They have absolutely no concept when they cut in front of you and hit their brakes, or pass you on the right, just how lucky they were that a driver who anticipated their selfish, foolish move was at the wheel this time. I've seen plenty out here who weren't so lucky, as I'm sure you have. Just a couple weeks ago on I-91 in CT, during afternoon rush, some guy who had stopped his car on the shoulder decided to cut straight back out into traffic that was travelling at 70mph. He didn't even get up to speed and merge back in, he just turned into the lane and hit the accelerator. I guess he expected the truck would stop for him -- if he even looked in his mirror and saw it, that is. Of course, all the lanes were packed so the truck had nowhere else to go but over this guy. There was nothing left of the car. I rolled up on this about 5 minutes after it happened. Well, it was the last stupid move that guy will ever make.
Speaking of getting the bird... that really hasn't happened to me all that much, and I DRIVE THROUGH NEW YORK CITY twice a day! (I'm convinced people in NY/NJ are really a lot nicer than they would have you believe. I think they just wear their "reputation" as a badge.) The only times I can remember getting flipped off are, oddly, once in NC and twice in MA. Naturally, these are people who just can't wait to get around a big truck (so we can all meet again at the next light). You've just gotta ignore 'em, can't let it get to you.
Good luck, Bruce. If you consider going that route and have any questions about USX, don't hesitate to let me know. I've got the info.
BTW, who's your friend drive for?
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