star4772 Posted January 12, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 12, 2011 Well the time has come and I am going to give up being a OTR owner operator. I will be leaving Thur. to take my lease truck back to Mn. and turn it in. I landed a dedicated run here 1 mile from the house home every night and no weekends. It will end up about 11 hours a day and $975.00 a week I think it was a good deal so I jumped on it. LESS STRESS. :dancefool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mraf Posted January 12, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 12, 2011 STRESS is a killer. Good luck on the new job. Keeper between the lines and hammer down. My father-in-law drove truck for a living the stories he could tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted January 12, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 12, 2011 Congrats!!! I did 13 years OTR and like you, I found a chance to take on a day run and actually start a normal life again. Sounds like you landed a good deal. Best of luck to ya. You didn't happen to be with ATS out of St. Cloud did ya? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star4772 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted January 12, 2011 Congrats!!! I did 13 years OTR and like you, I found a chance to take on a day run and actually start a normal life again. Sounds like you landed a good deal. Best of luck to ya. You didn't happen to be with ATS out of St. Cloud did ya? Mike No I was leased to Bay and Bay transfer out of Rosemount Mn. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon_One Posted January 12, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 12, 2011 Good for you Joe. nNow maybe we'll see ya around a bit more. You going to the M&E Sat in Flint? Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted January 12, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 12, 2011 for those of us less educated souls ... what is an OTR ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtop69gs Posted January 12, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 12, 2011 for those of us less educated souls ... what is an OTR ?? Over The Road = OTR Enjoy your OWN warm bed from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted January 12, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 12, 2011 You couldn't pay me enough to drive them things for a living. The occasional test drive can be fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star4772 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted January 12, 2011 Good for you Joe. nNow maybe we'll see ya around a bit more. You going to the M&E Sat in Flint? Larry WONT MAKE IT LARRY GOING TO TURN IN TRUCK FRIDAY IN MN. WISH I COULD BE THERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2011 Share #10 Posted January 12, 2011 Good luck with the new job, Joe. Having a dedicated run makes things easier. You know your route of travel as well as your stops every day with a regular pay check. Been driving trucks for over 35 years, both local and OTR. Local is better........Did the OTR stuff back in the 70's and early 80's when power steering was a day dream!!. A/C wasnt too big back then either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star4772 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share #11 Posted January 12, 2011 Good luck with the new job, Joe. Having a dedicated run makes things easier. You know your route of travel as well as your stops every day with a regular pay check. Been driving trucks for over 35 years, both local and OTR. Local is better........Did the OTR stuff back in the 70's and early 80's when power steering was a day dream!!. A/C wasnt too big back then either. I hear you Ruffy I started back in the Monfort days running meat and swinging beef. If you remember the Monfort lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2011 Share #12 Posted January 13, 2011 I hear you Ruffy I started back in the Monfort days running meat and swinging beef. If you remember the Monfort lane. Monfort...I remember them. Fastest trucks on the road back then. I drove part time OTR for McLean Trucking....we too had our own lane.....LOL:smile5: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star4772 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share #13 Posted January 13, 2011 Monfort...I remember them. Fastest trucks on the road back then. I drove part time OTR for McLean Trucking....we too had our own lane.....LOL:smile5: Yep they used to run 3 man teams and run E coast to W coast in 36 hours. Thats truckin down the highway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH Truck Guy Posted January 16, 2011 Share #14 Posted January 16, 2011 Joe,way to go... Sounds like a old Fil-Mor run????????????????? I think if I came off the road again,Shari would kill me..:rotfl: Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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