I drove Truck for my Father till his death,Then became a Courier, until I ran into a Roberts Express Driver, went out bought a van, and here I am, getting ready to buy a Sprinter and get back at it.
After being solo since the begenning of time,and being off the road since the first of the year I'm getting remarried shortly and my soon to be new wife is coming out on the road we will be running team by the end of the year.
I've lost almost 60 pounds since Christmas 09,my goal is to get back to 200 pounds, I cut out all suger, and I eat no more than 25 carbs a day, and walk a mile 3-4 times a day and cut portions in half, eat 3 meals a day nothing more.
If I was starting over today I would be in a van, if you can make a van work and make money, then when time comes to replace the van, you cal look at moving up to a truck.and by the way I've always been in a van.
I got my first one at 18 and my mom cried, I got my 11th one last year and my mom cried. I'll get some pics of them when I can, and I can cover all of them but the 5 on my forearms.
Few years back, The carrier I was with had a customer that had their own van that ran between plants, Their van was down and I filled in, got $80.00 bucks a pop I did 9 that day and drove 18 loaded miles for the day
Very rare to find a expediter who spent his carreer with one carrier, I only know of 1, myself I've been with 5 and 1 of those carriers I was leased to 3 times in 6 years
200 miles to the wrong town,I never knew there was 2 Troy Ohio's I assumed the load was going to The Troy near my home, but it went to the Troy near Dayton live and learn,bought a GPS.