It has been quite a while since I've posted anything here. A lot has happened. And not all is good.
I am back driving for the courier service again. The dispatcher I had in the summer was great! My runs were constant and the money was good. So good in fact my husband decided to make the move to come off the road and join the business. He is now home, off the road, and drives for the company I work through. He also drives the tractor-trailer and box trucks when they need an extra driver or if someone calls in sick. We made the plunge and purchased a newer van for me because the car I was using (a Taurus SHO) started having electrical problems in the engine so I retired it. Maybe someday we can fix it. So, we buy this van (a Mazda 5) which I totally HATE! But, it carries more than my car and fuel economy is better. My husband has this other van, more of a cargo style van that is a rent-to-own deal. We didn't want to invest in a vehicle if this wasn't going to work out financially for him. As it turns out, he has only used the vehicle maybe 3 days since coming on board over a month ago.
Anyway....as I mentioned, this dispatcher really ran me great and because of his great work they promoted him to terminal manager. Good for him, bad for me. The NEW dispatcher does not run me the same way. I will give him time before I make any decisions on staying or not. After all, I'm in the business of making money and now that my husband has also made this move we are sort of panicing if whether the money is going to be there. We'll see after the 1st of the year to see if work picks up. If not, the possibility of going back over the road may be our only alternative. Right now we are struggling to keep the mortgage paid.
Until next time.....be safe!
