Oh, I almost forgot. Whatever you do... beware of ... Large Marge!!!

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Awesome, Brian. Let us know when you get those lizard-skin cowboy boots and chrome naked-lady mudflaps.

The life of an OTR driver always sort of appealed to me, too...

Heh heh heh, if it was, you'd have known it by now. :biggrin: And you have to come back to post them. ;)

Congratulations on passing your exam. I have a friend I use to play golf with; that's another story. At that time he was a prison guard making around 18,000
a year. He hated his job. Went to truck driving school, after 4 years he is working for Best Buy making around 70,000, and he is home most nights.
You can probably make about as much as you want OTR. Just don't forget about Uncle Sam. He is always watching. Good luck!!!!!

Update Mar 22, 2005

Job offers are beginning to roll in. I figure another week or two and I will have my Pick of jobs. This is a welcome change from grubbing at the bottom of the barrel for whatever comes my way first for fear that there are no more behind it. I could get used to this, except that I'd rather just have the one job and be happy with it rather than having to change alla time.

I'm picking the first trucking job with an eye to not only the wallet but also the long term satisfaction.

With any luck, the next update will be in two weeks before I head off for more training with my chosen company. I should have my checklist done in a month, I hope.

Brian

Tell 'em you want a new sleeper with stereo, microwave, shower, satellite internet and hot & cold running wenches. ;)

Trade ya!

I'll think postive-job-thoughts for you if you'll do the same for me!

Best of luck with it, and take your time in decision-making!

shower? They don't come with showers. Or toilets. Or even lavatories.
a few truckers have jury-rigged water dispensers in theirs, but not in a company truck

I have to add in appliances myself. Wenches are options. ;)

Ug Brian, I have seen truck that look like they have a 2 story house on their side behind the cab , Mostly cross country moveing coumpanys .

Oh and if you get busted at a state scale in Arkansas or Tenesee , sorry dude just doing my job ;)

and if I avoid you, I'm just doing mine! ;)

Seriously, I tend to NOT get busted. I do not run unsafe trucks and I do not run overloaded. If I go with Werner, I won't even have to worry about my logbook as it's nearly ALL electronic and automated. Of course, that means I can't cheat either.

Are you a fixed scale or a roving scale? I seem to remember Arkansas as not doing fixed scales to try to keep us guessing?

Brian

Yes they do. This one has everything but the wenches. :biggrin:

Now I'm drooling, Bruce. The wenches, I'm sure, will be lining up! Thanks for setting my sights impossibly high. :thumbsup:

You can take a virtual tour of the truck I will likely be driving here.

I am much more likely to be driving one of these trucks:

That's cool, it'll give you a chance to save up the $400k for one like I showed you. :D

Are you a fixed scale or a roving scale? I seem to remember Arkansas as not doing fixed scales to try to keep us guessing?

Fixed scales ALL the way , if you roll across the I40 bridge going from Memphis TN into Arkansas , you will go thru one of our wiegh stations .

A little fun fact for you and ALL your trucker buddys , Portable scales ( typicaly a set of axel pads ) are a class 4 weighing instrument ( class 1 is SUPER accurate lab scales( reading out to something like a 1/100 of a micro gram ) , class 2 is normal lab scales ( reading out to like a 1/100 of a gram ) class 3 is typical industrial scale ( a 5000 lb scale reading out to say .5 lbs , and is leagle for trade ) a class 3L scale is truck and rail scale ( a 200,000 lb scale that reads out in 20 lb graduations and is leagle for trade ) a class 4 weighing instrument is for a ball park weight .

Those axel pads that the state troopers like to carry around are a class 4 weighing instrument , the ONLY reason they can wright a ticket off of these is because they are the STATE !!! You can NOT buy or sell across thees pieces of shit.
If you get a ticket from a set ov portable scales it MUST be noted on the ticket and you CAN question the accuracy of said scale , most judges will throw the case out if you start questioning the accuracy .

;) thanks for the image, now we'll know what trucks to avoid ;)