wizzard-100
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Well in month it will be a year since Black Monday. Based on my own personal experience, it's been a hell of a ride since then. I went to local place close to home for a short time. Got tired of hand unloads and went to another for a whole 3 days, Not for me. Thanks but no thanks. If it wasn't for the color of the truck I could have sworn it was the same one I drove for Old Dominion 15 years ago. So I go to another outfit close to home. It's a small place, equipment is great, so is the owner. I'm home every day but, I'm also slamming into the 14 hr. rule every day. At .32 cents a mile the pay ain't all that good.
Now I get a call from another carrier and I'm thinking wow, good place to drive. Spent 6 months there and the only thing I drove was a fork lift. The wife tells me that I am becoming an ogre but she understands why. I fill out an application for Saia. They call me and we talk.
Been with them since Feb. I actually get to do what I've been trained to do for the last 30 years, yup you guessed it, drive The wife tells me that I am no longer an ogre, and that I am much easier to live with. It's NOT JEVIC, and it will never be like it, but I am now calling it home.
I do miss Jevic and all the friends I made. For me, it was a hell of a good place to work. I'll always have the memories and the friends I made to think about. I still miss the place but I think I've been able to put it behind me now and I am now able to make a new home for myself.
We aren't there anymore but, We are still the "Best of the Best" and I'll never change my opinion on that. So on May 19th I plan on opening a beer, I'll lift it in a toast to all of us, and I'll say "thanks for the memories". Then I'll drink it.
Later
Al K. J2
Now I get a call from another carrier and I'm thinking wow, good place to drive. Spent 6 months there and the only thing I drove was a fork lift. The wife tells me that I am becoming an ogre but she understands why. I fill out an application for Saia. They call me and we talk.
Been with them since Feb. I actually get to do what I've been trained to do for the last 30 years, yup you guessed it, drive The wife tells me that I am no longer an ogre, and that I am much easier to live with. It's NOT JEVIC, and it will never be like it, but I am now calling it home.
I do miss Jevic and all the friends I made. For me, it was a hell of a good place to work. I'll always have the memories and the friends I made to think about. I still miss the place but I think I've been able to put it behind me now and I am now able to make a new home for myself.
We aren't there anymore but, We are still the "Best of the Best" and I'll never change my opinion on that. So on May 19th I plan on opening a beer, I'll lift it in a toast to all of us, and I'll say "thanks for the memories". Then I'll drink it.
Later
Al K. J2