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At 4:30 AM the lone officer recorded my speed as 65 in a 45 construction zone... Not worth fighting it, I was speeding pure and simple. I did ask for traffic classes, but these are not offered for professional licenses, but it was still worth a shot to ask.

I hear ya, with how bad I felt getting the ticket, there is no way that I am going to chance another citation. I got lax, and I got burned... Now just dealing with it and hoping for the best.

So a quick update... since my last post, the company I currently work for was bought out by another company. In my past, the last time a company bought us out, they cleared house, and put us on the road of discovery (read as looking for a new job). As it turns out, it was a good thing; since...

Canada! California!! and New York City!!! If you get any where close to Huntsville, AL, send us a message... would love to meet uop with you again... The Cabelas here in Huntsville has a dump... The Crafty's taught us that... who knew(?) Safe journey to you Carrie my friend!

My wife said the same thing... use this time to pay all of our bills off, and then hit the road. We wish you all the best, sounds like your research is finally paying off. I took a small side job with my company last week; they flew me to EL Paso, TX where I grabbed a rental car to Las...

Good luck you two, as I understand you should be in orientation today!! Go Get `Em!

I have owned my CDL now for 25-years... I found out early on that it was cheaper to keep it. Hazmat may be a chore, unless I can get my current company to use and pay for it.

My wife and I sat down yesterday and talked it out. Yes, we wanted to hit the road and reconnect (empty nesters), and travel. We also wanted to make money while traveling, so we had to talk ourselves down, as we had devoted nearly every waking moment since the Expo to officially get into...

My wife said the same thing; and my mother said that I am now going to get paid almost what I am worth. :tonguewink: Either way, it was a %35 bump in pay, to the tune of $19G a year, my largest raise in over 18-years of faithful service.

A significant chain of events has unfolded... 1-day after turning in my notice, my company counter offered with a number that boggles the mind. It looks as though our journey will end here. Not looking a gift horse in the mouth, I accepted their offer and I will be staying put. ...any need an...

That is awesome, you two are probably just as stoked as you are nervous!

My notice went in today, and Beth's goes in next week... Did I mention we bought a portable toilet? :toilet: Yep, it's about to get real!

At 5 and-a-half weeks to orientation, here is where we are at in the process: As I edited in the above posting, we will not be filling out our application until the 2nd week in September. The reason is, the FedEx app is only good for 30-days, and we are more than 30-days from our expected...

I know right... wife just called and she said I look "dorky" on the new license :tonguewink: Tonight we shoulder up and fill out the application for FedEx CC Edit: Too early to fill out application, based on our timeline to enter the industry.

So, we are still waiting for our licenses to show in the mail... two weeks today since we tested out for our endorsements. Beth did get a physical done, since she was due in November anyway. Still much to do before we go to orientation.

Question for all of you expediter veterans; as a contractor, being in business for yourself, and getting paid on a 1099, do we need to set up an LLC or get a business license? I was watching a live stream from a guy that calls himself the "Truckers Coach" (real name James Poat), and he says...

There probably are optional parking sites, but non within our control. Since we have the acreage, we felt it best to upgrade what we have for peace of mind... This will definitely help with truck washing, as well as up & downloading items we need on the road etc.

Seems we are dreaming up ways to spend money... Beth is having the local county commision come out and look at our driveway to see about extending it so that we can pull the truck in for hometime... hopefully the county will give us a good price for the work. The only reason we need to extend...

We will be a month behind you for orientation at our current pace.

Getting our finances in order has allowed us to begin the final steps for entering the industry; What with going to the Expo alone costing us a little over a $400 (tax deductible) for 3-packed days of information research, we are finding that we are glad we had some cash squirreled away for the...