Profile For Stevo Reno

Was the same @ CRST, they had a wall with picture plaques for million+ mile drivers, might'a been 30 of those..A few of them had been there 15-25 years.....My friend and mentor drove for 'em 10 years, got his million + before he retired @ 70. He only retired when his 30 something year old son died in his sleep in Oregon of natural causes. He took off to go be there, and decided it was time to quit driving, and handle his son's business affairs

And seeing all the billboards out there for lawyers that handle accidents with big rigs !! There's always been accident "scammers" looking for easy pay days from fake accidents.....

Back in 1979-80, my co-worker/boss @ a plating company, got involved with that type of crash scam group. He drove a '72 Pinto hahaha, be in a certain spot, a certain time and purposely get rear ended. He had his wife, small daughter, a preggo sis in law. They all got paid, he used his proceeds to make a down payment, and buy a house! Lucky his Pinto didn't explode from impact *SMH*

He asked me if I wanted to make easy money doing the same crap, he could "hook me up" Of course I refused, duhhh told him it'd be my luck, I'd probably get disabled, paralyzed or worse dead....NO THANKS AMIGO

I have to admit I was a bad boy my last 4 month driving with Legends. Like my mentor at crst had mentioned, they blocked off the sensor in the front bumper. It stopped the auto braking for BS reasons. Only turned on a dash light, which I could hit steering wheel button and turn it off. Never heard anything from my DM or dispatch about it (if they even got some message bout it) Every restart the light would come on of course, click and "Off"

I kept driving my usual safe ways as before with it active. When I was finishing up with them I removed the aluminum plate and rag I'd made & covered it up with no harm, no foul. Yeah I know it probably was wrong, but was better than ghost images applying the brakes at the wrong & dangerous moments on the road..... NOT promoting others to do the same, and not bragging about it lol

Learned along time ago, ya "gotta be smarter, than what you're working with"

Shane..............That'd probably what I would do, save the expense of a car you're not using enough to justify the cost. My mentor and friend drove 10 years with my 1st company. He didn't keep a car for that reason, he said why waste the money. He would Uber when ever he wanted to do something away from work. But they drove 3-4 months usually stacking cash on a dedicated route. Taking home time/off when ever they'd decide to. He just recently retired @ 70 and is loving it hahaha.

Stacking cash is a lot easier without all the other obligations @ home. I lived off grid, bought cheap 5th wheel, parked at buddies 2.5 acre yard in a back corner out of sight. Gave him a couple $100 a month to help him out a bit. I had prior sold off all my vehicles, 3 cars, my custom dropped Silverado, and my custom vw bug, and a 69 vw bus I had & custom honda cruiser. NO more DMV fee's and insurance. BEST thing ever dumping all the material crap we collect in life hahaha...Just have a shed and my 45 years of tools in the back now. Never will get what all my tools are worth($75,000 maybe lol ) hell $10k would be hard, or I'd fly home n sell all that off too!

Good luck and Best wishes pursuing a truck driving career !

At my 1st company they had parking at our main terminal, where I left my car. So when we ever came back there, I had my car to drive home and back. 2nd & the last place I drove for, I just took my tractor home, or with a trailer on my way out, and just parked outside on the road(rural area)and actually just slept in the truck rather than my 5th wheel in the back yard hahaha. Truck had better creature comforts than my schitbox trailer (heat & or ac) in (So Cali)

That company I didn't really need "hometime" since I usually took the I-40, I-10 east, and could stop by home. Take my 10 or my 34 breaks, and 3-4 days off a month, it all worked out good for me.

Lol Kelly, my new residence is IN the Philippines, BUT I am a Cali native, born and raised, and drove OTR 3 years, before retiring early and moving away.....

Yes you are in a sucky state, and a citizen that can't get any of the goodies they gave the illegals there....I have empathy for your situation, but like I posted it will take time when, and IF, hubby gets driving before you could ride along. Again the Insurance companies are stringent on hiring drivers, much more so, with how bad trucking and freight has gotten.

That's why it's stressed here, go with company training rather than private, then you're guaranteed a job after. Private schools are just more like puppy mills. Fill the seats, take your money, and turn ya loose to fend for yourself in a job search....

Old School wrote a book on trucking, maybe read that as well for some great info/insight on trucking. the ladies also have extensive experience....

Anyway, I wish you 2 good luck in your search, and moving forward in your endeavors

Sue em for copy right infringement hahaha that does bite though !!

Well, the I-80 east/west is notorious for bad winds and snow thru Wyoming especially !! most big carriers should send messages over qual-com to shut down if bad weather. if not you have to decide when to shut it down and park it. I hated getting stuck up north during winter, but that's trucking.

Was more than once during snow,bad roads, cross winds we shut down and parked for days on end... Until things got better to drive safely...NO Load is worth your life, you are the captain of your ship. Light loads especially, are easy in high winds, to put you on your side in a ditch. I-80 is the worst, from Iowa to Utah, Wyoming has the strongest cross winds blowing across the road. We parked at a TA once for a week. Seen a few times, 7-8 trucks in the ditch, Fed-Ex doubles, etc and passenger cars/trucks

Another time in Dallas parked for 10 days at a Love's in 2021 bad storm crippled the area...Sucks is it costs you money parked someplace, but better than flipped over from being macho/dumb. It won't take you long to figure out when you're comfortable in bad weather and know when to park. Don't push your luck, safety is #1 out there, just communicate with dispatch when things are bad , or getting bad...

1 thing that popped out at me, reading this list of "needs", was the "Immediate need to allow a passenger & pet".......That is NEVER gunna happen, since hubby hasn't even proven himself in the field of trucking.... And the insurance companies are who really hire drivers, not the company itself. They won't be willing to accept 2 "liabilities" out of the gate. Besides with the state of truck driving the past couple years has been in the toilet. So many companies have closed their doors and flooded the market with 10's of 1000's of VERY experienced drivers, who are seeking jobs.

Kearsey, I remember when you first came to T.T. so many years ago. I applaud you're success and all trucking has brought you!! You've earned EVERY bit of what you gained, thru all your trials and tribulations. You were like a sponge on the forums asking questions and wanting to learn as much as you could. NOW, look at you "WOW" like they say "You've come a LONNNG way Baby!!"

And I can't remember anytime you were like, "whoa is me, poor me, blah blah"

I'd like to commend you on just how much you have grown, even dealing with your past personal things, that you never let get you down! You are 1 tough cookie, among other, female drivers. Surely you will reach many more Million Mile years !!

You go girl!!