Profile For ROVERROD

LOL!!! being from Carmel, CA and only having lived in Tokyo, SanFrancisco, NYC and Los Angeles, I've never heard of noodling catfish. After looking it up, I can easily say, well, I never! I'll stick with the fish counter at Ralph's.

Were you "trained" by some small mom-n-pop company in Oklahoma? I have lived in Oklahoma for a few years and know how mickey-mouse things can be down there. The place seems like such an underdeveloped nation. I would have launched a driving career with a national mega carrier and perhaps receive a comprehensive level of training. Oklahoma is called the Sooner State for a reason. The sooner one gets out of there, the better. I have moved to the mid-west recently and things are not quite as mickey-mouse here.

Hehe, I had to laugh at the Oklahoma reference. I have lived in Tulsa, Ponca City and Skiatook in Oklahoma. Oklahoma is heavily populated with red neck, aggressive type people in my experience. The Sooner I DON’T go back, the better, lol. Of course, I wouldn’t want to be guilty of stereotyping.

They Noodle for catfish in Oklahoma. If you don’t know what “noodling” is, look it up. It just might be more dangerous than truck driving.

You haven’t even got in the door somewhere but your asking to literally put your life into a stangers hands.

With all the big truck wrecks we see out here, your better than I am to be willing to take that risk.

I teamed with my wife for a year, and besides her there are only 2 other people in this world I would put that much trust in.

Think seriously about what your asking for, before you do it.

I hear you and absolutely am not going to get into a truck with just anyone. If I can work it out to drive solo that is my fist choice; I'm hitting obstacles being that I'm in CA. The few carriers I'm interested aren't bringing on solo drivers.

My suggestion... find the right company for you then find a team.mate their. What is the point of finding someone then finding out that only one of you is accepted to a company?

The trouble I'm encountering is that Prime and XPO are not even looking for drivers from CA without being a team. I'm looking at a few for solo, however the pay is quite low. I recognize that the fist year will be challenging pay with most carriers; I'm trying to layout a path to get me where I'd like to be in a few years.

I'm just curious... why do you want to start your trucking career as a team driver?

I'd prefer solo however the few recruiters that I've spoken with are not accepting solo drivers out of CA.

I'm looking for a male, non-smoker interested in team driving for 12-24 months. I'm considering several larger carries offering sponsored CDL training but open to suggestions; if you are interested in team driving I'd like to talk with you.

Ideally I'd like to drive with someone that is looking to ride hard; 3-4 weeks out minimum. I'm located in Los Angeles so I expect it would be ideal if we were within a few hundred miles of one another for home-time but I also know of some successful teams that live on opposite sides of the country.

I'm 57yrs; non-smoker; easy going; hard working guy. I've worked construction to executive level throughout my career and used to earning 6-figures. My dad and uncles were long-haul truckers; I'm now in a position to where I'm ready to start driving. Hit me up if interested in team driving.