Holy crap I'm nervous

[Tobin S.]

In about an hour I'm going to leave the security of my company driver position by calling my boss and giving him my 2 weeks notice. Then I will start the process of being a business man again as well as a trucker and will start looking for a truck to buy. I've got a few in mind, but I haven't talked to any sales people yet.

I bet some of you who have been following my threads about this are thinking that I'm crazy. Well, it just so happens that my CB handle is Madman. :)

But, yeah, I still have a house payment and a car payment. My health care and tax bills will go up and I'll have a tractor-trailer payment as well as all of the associated bills that go with that. So I do have something to lose if I fail. Did I mention I was nervous?

[MissHoneychurch]

1. I wish you the best of luck Tobin

:hug:

But I know you are making the right decision for yourself and I admire your courage.

Will you try to buy that nice blue truck?

[Tobin S.]

2. I will if I can manage the logistics, if not there are a couple of similar trucks

that are closer to home. The one you are talking about is in Grand Rapids, Michigan- I think about 300 miles from here. It's a really good deal, but I'll only have a week of free time between jobs so I will have to make sure I can pull that off. I can't go up there now. The only time I could do it is on a Sunday and they are closed then.

But I will get something nice even if it's not exactly the deal I'm looking for.

[Tobin S.]

3. I did it!

Took damn near 20 minutes to dial the boss' phone number, but I did it.

Holy Mary Mother of God!!! What have I done!!! :scared:

[MissHoneychurch]

4. How did he take it?

What you have done? Taking your life in your hands. :thumbsup:

[Tobin S.]

6. He took it well seeing as how I'm giving two weeks notice

Said since I was leaving in good standing the door would be open if I wanted to come back and there was a need for a driver. I told a couple of drivers about my plans last Friday so he may have heard about it before now, but he said he didn't know I was thinking about leaving.

[MissHoneychurch]

12. That is good

to know you have a chance working for him again in case your dream doesn't work out. Which I hope it does work out. :hug:

[zabet]

5. You can do it.

I have been reading your posts and commend you for making such a major life-change.....many people don't have the courage to do so due to fear of failure. I do not think you are crazy in the least....you really seem like you know what you want to do in life at this point and with the attitude you have, I feel assured it will be a successful change for you. Not that it will be necessarily easy but, is anything worthwhile ever easy?

Best of luck to you. When I was a child, it was my dream to be a long distance trucker (not a common goal for a little girl)....I just thought then it would be too cool to hit the open roads with my cat as a partner. :rofl:

[Tobin S.]

8. Lots of drivers have a cat or a dog :)

Dogs are more common, though. Although there are more women in trucking now days, some male drivers still give them a hard time. Things are changing, but it's going to take a while before those good ol' boy attitudes give way.

[zabet]

13. That 'good ol' boy mentality'

effects a lot of jobs that for years have been considered 'a man's job'. As an industrial mechanic (1 female out of over 200 men on one job), I learned real quick about how tough it is for women in some jobs. A woman has to work twice as hard, do twice as much, be twice as good....to get half the respect that a man in the same position gets. I will say that through the years, I did see some change in this but, I live in the South and, well, Southerners tend to hold onto their stupidity longer than most. :hi:

[mix]

7. Good Luck Madman!

That's a great dream to chase!

[Tobin S.]

10. Thanks, mix. Here's some music for both of us.

I know how you like music threads.

Tom Petty "Running Down a Dream"

http://www.bellefontainetrucksales.com/T-2529-07T600.htm

[raccoon]

9. Best of luck to you, Tobin! nt

[Tobin S.]

11. Thanks! I'm going to need it.

:thumbsup:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. Tobin,

please rethink this. There is a reason you are nervous. Listen to your gut.

[Tobin S.]

16. The reason I'm nervous is that I just quit my job and I'm about to go out and spend 50k!

It's hard to be confident in those circumstances. :)

I've done my research and I've run the numbers. I should see a big raise if everthing works out alright, and I think it will. The only thing I'm worried about as far as who I'm leasing to goes is if they are telling the truth. Sometimes trucking recruiiters lie. Ain't nothing I can do about that, though.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

18. yes

I know all about it. Been there done that with the trucking. Good luck to you.

[noamnety]

15. Enjoy!

I gave up a secure job in 2002 to do something more fulfilling. I felt like I was jumping off a cliff blindfolded at the time.

I definitely had a few of those "what have I done" panicky moments along the way, but I have NEVER regretted it. It's great that you still have the safety net too of leaving that job on good terms without burning bridges.

[Tobin S.]

17. Thanks!

I'm glad things are working out for you. :thumbsup:

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. Good luck! The news said there's need for drivers, so hopefully things will work out quickly for you

[auntAgonist]

20. You're on your way! You've thought it out, no need to

reconsider. I'd be worried about it if you WEREN'T nervous!

You'll be fine and you will succeed.

Gryphon and I wish you the very best of luck.

Safe truckin'

aA
kesha

[xchrom]

21. Good Luck! nt

[Call Me Wesley]

22. Good luck, Tobin!

Don't be nervous, be eager! ;)

You'll do just fine! :hi:

[Ikonoklast]

23. "Your transformation is complete, my young apprentice."

Seduced by the Dark Side, you are.




And now, to celebrate your new endeavour...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcQWvWD9YR0

[Tobin S.]

24. Haha! Thanks for the tuneage.

I just got back from test driving a truck. Needed a little work but I think I can negotiate that in with the price. 2007 International 9400i. Damn thing about rattled me apart in low idle. I don't know if that's common for Internationals or not. It has an ISX Cummins. In sounded alright once you bumped the idle up and also out on the road.

[Ikonoklast]

25. Binders ride like they are, well...built by a company that builds harvesting equipment.

My 9400 is an Eagle, but only has a 208" wheelbase, 51" bunk, due to weight considerations.

Rides like an unsprung haywagon.

Still partial to 'em, though.

I think I saw those blue Binders in the Truck Paper, if they are the ones I think, looked like they were in nice shape...I think some even had APU's.

Best of luck, Driver.