Trucking | Pick me up Wayne !!!

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1. frank and kay

   April 8th, 2006 at 9:23 am

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   will retire next year. kay and i are looking at truck driving for travel and income. kay is a little nervous about the school and driving. any words of wisdom? thanks. frank and kay……

2. LKM

   September 13th, 2006 at 12:22 am

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   Help!! I have trucker fever. I’ve just ended OTR team driving in March 2006 and enjoyed spring/summer tending a garden and spending time with my school-age children. I’ve always drove team since Nov 2002 and this year I did solo for 6 months and went back team. My team member is my husband/instructor since day 1. I had to try it solo just to know if I could make it on my own. He wanted to see if I could do it too. One time we even passed each other up and couldn’t stop due to delivery time on a load. All we could do was chat on the CB until we couldn’t hear each other anymore. We didn’t see each other for almost a month after that day. To be a solo driver changed my outlook on life more than ever. I suppose driving east coast in NY/NJ several times would do that. I’ve learned to go for the challenges and appreciate the good things in life. I also became more independent and had to take Team 101 again along with an attitude adjustment. Just this summer I’ve decided to keep my kids and put them in school instead of sending them back to their dad. I knew that was a major decision that would change everything. It feels like a culture shock going from the trucking world back to home life. Isn’t that what truckers prefer and I should be happy about this? I know family is so important to spend time with and it’s been a few years since I played the mom role. I remember when I was OTR and couldn’t help but think that there were other ways I could make a difference in life besides trucking. I may have reached burnout to have that train of thought. I have always known how important it was to be the one to keep an assembly line from shutting down or keep businesses going, and so on. Today, I care so much for the safety of individuals than ever before. Safety is such a big word in my vocabulary that I have a strong desire to find ways to express it in public awarness. My positive outlook is this: I don’t think trucking was just an adventure and learning experience but is just the beginning of more things to come. This is one way I’m coping with trucker fever. LKM