Profile For Big Scott

I'm sorry you read all the outdated reviews. Several of those companies no longer exist. I would suggest you look at our training diaries for some current experiences. Also, you can put company names in the search bar at the top of the page and find tons of threads on those companies. As far as starting local, you may be able to get a dock to driver position at an LTL company. Check them all out for the local companies in your area.

Hopefully some others can give you some more ideas.

Good luck.

What was the test that you failed?

When they cut me off, I slow down and back off. The I shoot them with my disintegrating gun or missile launcher. Those buttons on your dash that don't do anything, just think of what they do with your imagination.

By the way, backing off also gives you room if they wreck.

She will be dearly missed.

Best of luck to you. I fuel and service freight train engines. What will you be doing with the railroad?

Do you only fuel for a certain company or how does your job work, i know this is a trucking forum but that might be interesting to read about since it is still a "driving" job.

I'm going to be a signal maintainer.

That's great.

While OTR I ended up only trusting Garmin. I found the RM electronics don't last. Since coming off the road I have been using the Hammer app on my phone. We switch between 4 trucks and it would be a pain to constantly hooking up a gps and taking it with me at the end of each shift. I like the Hammer app, I don't pay for it, you don't have to. You can define your truck, put your hazmat in it. It shows truck stops along the way. I would say try it. If you're doing line haul, you will probably learn your routes after a while. I go to the same places all the time, so I rarely need the GPS.

Best of luck to you. I fuel and service freight train engines. What will you be doing with the railroad?

I fuel freight train engines. We only haul red dyed diesel. In our straight truck we load up to 4600 gallons, in the semis we load up to 7000 gallons. We hook up our nozzle to the filler neck on the engine. We must lock the nozzle to the filler neck. Sometimes that is just above your head. The nozzle can be disconnected from the hose, that can make it easier to hook it to a tricky one. It's more mental than physical. We must be in contact with the tower or trainmaster and put up signs. These signs are the equivalent of a lockout/tag out. Then it's important not to leave anything behind. Rail yards at night are fun.

With tanker there are hoses and nozzles to lift and ladders to climb. I don't think it's that physical of a job.

I intentionally came "home" to NC to vote in person. At least I was the one to put my ballot into the machine.

The first time in my life, where I thought "May God have mercy on our soul" as I did it.

In NC they are not allowed to touch our ballots. My wife and I voted on day one of early voting.

I had purchased my home before I got into trucking. Along the way, I went from two incomes to one. My wife became disabled and can no longer work. Everything was great until the economy crashed, inflation took off and the company I was with no longer had the miles I needed. I am still digging out of the hole that that perfect storm helped create.

However, life is still good.