Monday, December 31, 2018

Well he told them

Well he spoke with the new company this morning - CRST Malone .. confirmed he was hired for sure. She made it sound like yes so we made the jump. 
We werent going to tell the old/current company anything until Wednesday morning just to buy ourselves a little more time in the truck and save some money ... we thought we were good to go because they said they would be out of the office at noon but at 1pm they put a load on him with no phone call or anything so he had to call in and told them that he quit. 
Their only concern was that he took his advance this morning. That was it .. never asked if he delivered this morning .. never asked if he was ok .. nothing! 
They dont care about him .. nor any of their drivers as far as I am concerned. 
I honestly cant wait until he drops off the truck and is done. 

A friend of his is borrowing him $200 and that will cover his hotel from tomorrow until Saturday morning. Then the new company will get him a rental car on Saturday and he will drive to his orientation. 

I would be lying if I didnt say I was nervous because I am but I have faith that this will all work out. 

Friday, December 28, 2018

Its all about to change

Well we are on our last run we do believe. 
He just got a run leaving the house that he picks up in Tuscaloosa Alabama and delivers on Monday in Claremore Oklahoma ... the plan is to go to the yard after that and quit and turn in his truck and get ready to head to the new company. 
I would be lying if I didnt say I was a bit nervous but its got to be better than what we are currently doing. It just has to be. 
Its always nerve racking to change companies and there are some growing pains in the beginning and catching up from missed paychecks but we are going to be ok. I give it all to god and he will make sure that things are handled the way they should be. 

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Apparently NOT fired

Well he was super close the yard the last 2 days and this morning they got him another load headed for Georgia so apparently he is not fired. Which is a good thing .. we may still be without a paycheck this coming week but there will be one the following week and its easier to recover from 1 missed paycheck than several. I think at this point we will push through for as long as we can before making the leap. More than likely he will clean out the truck at Christmas. We will see. Maybe after the New Year. I guess we need to talk about it some more. 
 

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

On our way

So he left out on Monday morning. 
When he got to the truck and started it up and the Qualcomm powered up there was a load already waiting. He thinks they sent it last week some time but no one called him .. had they called him he would have left a bit earlier than Monday morning but oh well what do you do. 
I guess when he stopped to get fuel the first time there was no advance on the card so he called in. His dispatcher put $100 on it for him but it makes us wonder why there was no advance. I am trying to be positive and think that maybe it was because he wasnt under a load for so long but then the thoughts creep in of are they going to fire him. He is headed for Nebraska should be there some time this afternoon so we will see if they take him into the yard or they give him a load going somewhere else. 
It's all so up in the air right now and its frustrating to say the least!!! 

Saturday, November 24, 2018

About that Paycheck

Well we got the paycheck stub yesterday and it's right so now we have to decide are we still going to quit or try to push through until the first of the year??? 
I am almost certain there will be no paycheck next week and if they dont get him any miles when he is ready to leave on Monday then the next paycheck will be either nothing or very very little .. which that starts the downhill slide of us being behind on everything. 
This is all so frustrating and leaves us in a position of what to do..... 
Ideally we would like to stay until the first of the year .. this is such a horrible time of  year to jump companies. 
I guess ultimately the decision is his and I will just have to let it be. 

Thursday, November 22, 2018

It has been so long

It really has been so long since I blogged and I have decided I am going to "try" to get better at it. 
So much has happened this year. 
The last time I blogged hubby was just starting a new company. 
For the most part it has been going good but now lately it has tanked .. why this seems to happen with every company I dont understand. 
The problem with this one is they are blaming him and saying that he is not getting the miles because he complains about the loads and makes comments about how crappy they are so because of that the dispatchers are afraid to call him and offer him loads. I think that is absolutely ridiculous and very very unprofessional to say the least. 
As an employer ... management ... or owner of the company if you have a problem with an employee no matter what it may be you should address that problem in a professional manner. 
Someone can not change a behavior that they are not aware of. 
These circumstances have made hubby so upset that he is ready to leave the company. He hasnt really liked it to start with but we were making guaranteed money which has enabled us to catch up our bills and even buy a new car. 
But at this time we feel its best to just cut our ties and move on. It's hard to have respect for someone that obviously doesnt respect you. 

I have begun going to church again and trying to regain my relationship with god and make my spiritual journey more of a priority. 

I am still babysitting the grands. 

We have a new baby kitten in the house that we found outside under the Azalea bush. We had to bring her in because it is so cold outside right now. So we are in the adjustment phase .. getting her box trained and teaching the kids to not maul her to death. I named her Minka. 

Today is Thanksgiving. 
We will have both girls home with all the grands. 
Hubby is home. 
It will be a full house and we will all have full bellies. 
Looking forward to just spending time together as a family. 
 

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Horrible At Blogging

I don't know why I am so horrible at blogging?!?!? 
I have the desire but the follow through just is not there! 

Anyhow an update on this whole trucking life thing .... 

He is currently at a flat bed company that his friend recommended to him. 
I kept telling him to not go flat bed mainly because my concerns were his physical abilities to do it but he has proven me wrong. He is managing just fine. He takes his time. We bought him a ladder that he uses to help him out and he is getting it done. 
He is losing weight and I think feeling good about himself so that is a plus! 

We havent quite got the money part of it down yet but we are working on that. I think he will do good at this company and more importantly get a truck paid off that will be his and then he will trully be happy.... I just need to convince him to stay and stick it through. His flight tendencies most definitely over ride his fight tendencies. 
But for now this is what we are doing and we will see how it goes......

Friday, January 19, 2018

Oh The Logistics.....


Sometimes the logistics of getting a truck driver home are a freaking joke. There really is never a straight forward answer or way to go about it. 

We spend more time trying to figure out when he will come home ..  how he will get here .. can we afford the empty miles .. the extra fuel .. the time missed driving .. you name it ..sometimes that conversation is days long. Days of figuring out miles and time and does he have enough hours and how will it hit our pay at the end. It's exhausting but it's the life we choose so we deal with it. Doesn't make it any easier but it is what it is and it always seems to work out in the end somehow someway. 

This new company is trying to get Billy home to get all of his stuff so that he will feel better being in the truck. Once he has his pillow and blankets and laptop and clothes and all of his other little necessities it will be much easier for him. Well the only thing they had to offer him was to drive over 400 miles home empty and not paid so we are going to meet in the middle. I will load his stuff up and drive and meet him. We will spend a little bit of time together and maybe go out to eat somewhere and then say our goodbyes until his next home time. 

~~♥♥♥~~

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Time To Pick This Up Again

Figured it was time I pick this up again and maybe be more vigilant at it. 

He just changed companies ... Thank God!!! 
Working for  Warren Transport for the last 18 months has left us broke and barely hanging on. I am so happy we finally broke free. 
He is now with National Carriers. It's his first week out on the truck and so we will see how this goes. It is reefer which he hates and he is struggling with the truck because its not as big and as nice as his last condo(he was spoiled). But getting a paycheck is going to be more important than all of those things. 


Back here at home its chaos again. Our oldest daughter and her 2 kids have moved back home so that is both daughters and 4 grandkids back at home. Never a dull moment around here. 
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