Profile For Shari W.

Hey there,

So I grew up with a dad who was a driver, I did time as a dispatcher, and even worked in a truck stop for a while. Then I married my best friend who had, along the line of me knowing him, finished time in the Air Force and moved on to being a truck driver. This is a profession he loves dearly.

Remember that he is not perfect and neither are you. Try not to worry too much. Talk often when you can, bluetooth headsets (The Blueparrot is a good one) and video chats are great life lines. Know that you will take on a lot, and while he will never really understand how hard your job is from your side. You will not understand his either unless you live it first hand, and that is okay. Remeber to thank eachother, and try your best to enjoy the time you do get together. Work as a team, which evetually will become how you function.

Allow both yourself and him to be tired. This life is tiresome. Trucker wives and other halves are strong and truckers themselves are too. There is very little the two of you won't handle when push comes to shove if you keep love at the center.

You are gonna miss him. He will miss you, you will find ways to make it cope. I cover a teddy in his cologne when he leaves and he takes one covered in my perfume :)

K & B Transportation

So, My name is Shari and I am a trucker's wife. Also yes I did take the picture in this post, that is my husbands truck. I also grew up around trucking. My dad got his CDL through MS Carriers when I was a young kid, and I used to go out on the truck with him sometimes because I love traveling in the big rigs!

This is now something me and my 3 year old son share, and though I knew how hard a life it was being apart from a trucker, I ended up falling for my best friend, whose life dream was to get that CDL of his own, and turn those big ol diesel wheels.

Why I am here though is to share about his company. See, I know many men and women alike who struggle to find a company they enjoy driving for, that pay them well, and there are even fewer companies that treat their drivers like more than a number on the side of a tractor trailer.

You are more than the load you drive and the truck you sleep in, and my husband's company damn well acts like it, and they take good care of our family too. They have never let him be late for hometime in the year and a half he has been with them, and even gave him extra time off for our wedding without a second thought. They worked with us during a time where I was in the ICU because of Lupus and Kidney disease as well. His dispatcher and even the recruiters know me and our son by name. I am even on the truck with him as we speak (my sister has our son for a visit with his cousins).

If you want to work for a company that ACTUALLY cares about their drivers, here you are. K&B Transportation. They are based out of Dakota City, Nebraska. (Also listed as South Sioux City) The pay is .45 cpm to start, but on weeks that you are available for dispatch from Monday to Monday you are guaranteed a minimum of 2500 miles a week at a flat rate of $1125. My husband rarely needs this because he so often goes over 2500 miles. They have things like insurance after 60 days, paid vacation at a year, as well as a pay raise at six months and a year. Detention and layover pay, as well as safety bonuses every 6 months.

The equipment is mostly freightliners with some western stars, internationals, and a few volvos. The trucks are 2012 or newer, they have APU's and refrigerators inside. The trailers in fleet are 2011 and newer with most being newer model. Each truck gets a new mattress upon issuance to a new driver.

They offer both a Midwest and National fleet, Midwest is 2 weeks minimum, and National is 3 weeks minimum. Hometime is 1 day for each week, so Midwest is two days min. And National is 3.

Typically you need a year of experience to apply but with a referral from a current driver they will consider applications from drivers with 6-7 months OTR experience and a clean record (accidents are the big stick point). They have also been running a $900 sign on bonus with referral, which, if they still are, is paid part on the first check and part on the second. You are paid weekly. You can find most of this information here on trucking truth and see that it is just what I say.

If anyone has ANY questions at all, please feel free to ask and I am happy to provide answers as is he.

We couldn't ask for a better place for him to be. I have seen first hand that the stability and attitude at this company can make a difference in families. After helping other drivers start on with them I just felt I had to share this, especially since early on it is so hard to get a good job (prior to a year of experience)

Happy hunting everyone and we look forward to any questions!