http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/truckers-blog.html Life on the road, questions answers about trucking jobs, schools and life.Insight about how trucking impacts relationships by trucker wives with advice from drivers and other wives about how to cope. en-us trucking Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:22:39 GMT Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:22:39 GMT lifeasatrucker.com http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/im-engaged-to-a-over-the-road-truck-driver-who-i-love-so-much.html hi, I've been engaged to a over the road truck driver now for 1 year. I can't say it's easy and at times its the hardest thing in the world. But i Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:22:34 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/chicagoil-johnny.html Working for ups and need a part time trucking gig weekends and some nights through the week. Part time Chicago trucking job Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:55:37 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/j-melton.html My last company J Melton trucking is a mom and pop outfit in Indiana. Jim (the owner) and his wife are pretty easy to get along with but the pay is lousy. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:51:09 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/can-a-type-1-diabetic-possess-a-cdl-and-drive-trucks.html I am a type 1 diabetic and I was thinking about being a truck driver. Since I have diabetes can I do this Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:18:10 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/can-a-sex-offender-get-a-job-with-a-trucking-company-with-no-experience.html I'm trying to get a company to help me with training and a job, I have nothing else than the felony on my record. speeding tickets have expunged etc.. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:17:44 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/never-again.html Back when I was truckin' and drinkin a bit-I got layed over in Florence South Carolina in a small town. There was no truck stops for miles ,so I asked Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:16:11 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/how-about-an-app-on-an-apple-store-or-android-market.html I would like to see an app for the iphone where I can find drivers who are willing to do alternate driving , on my case I need to stay 2 months out 2 months Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:02:53 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/new-to-this-life-and-looking-for-some-advice.html I have reconnected with my high school sweetheart after being apart for 20 years and guess what?! He's a trucker and has been for about 12 years. Not only Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:59:13 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/how-do-i-find-jobs-with-positive-results-for-marijuana-on-my-dac-report.html i have a positive result of marijuana on my dac record and i'm looking for a job. Is it impossible to find work or am i looking in the wrong places? Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:57:10 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/the-oilfield-aint-for-just-anyone-you-have-to-know-what-you-are-getting-in-to.html Well I Have Been in the oilfield ever since I could get a job I started out as roustabout work and from there got CDL at 21 and been driving since. I Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:54:44 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/i-have-a-speeding-ticket-does-that-effect-my-cdl-or-geeting-a-contract-if-so-for-how-long-.html I received a speeding ticket while driving my car. I'm a resident in the state of Georgia. Will this affect CDL? I recently applied for employment with Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:42:20 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/misdemeanors-and-deferred-judgments-and-probation-driving.html Hello, I have 3 simple misdemeanors, 1 Serious misdemeanor and a deferred judgment that will be off my record in 1 1/2 year. I'm currently on light probation Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:40:51 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/traffic-ticket-for-failure-to-provide-operator-license.html I was stopped by a cop and asked to provide driver's license. I was shocked to find out myself it accidentally was left at home in my other jacket. The Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:38:53 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/what-can-happen-if-i-by-pass-an-open-scale-house-with-pre-pass.html I'm a newer driver and I was just wondering what will happen if I accidentally drive by an open scale house or weight station Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:04:16 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/is-there-a-difference-between-a-class-a-and-class-b-cdl-on-duty-vs-off-duty-and-the-hours-you-are-allowed-to-drive.html Want to know the allowable drive time per shift for a Class B CDL Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:03:05 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/why-does-truck-drivers-get-tickets-for-overweight-trucks-when-its-not-their-fault.html Why is it that when a trucker gets a ticket for too much weight on the truck that it's his fault and it goes on his record? He's not the one that loaded Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:02:11 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/does-a-class-b-require-a-refresher-course.html I received my CDL A a couple of years ago in NC and have gone way past my 90 day lapse to keep it active. I have recently been offered a job using a B Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:59:17 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/joanne-oh.html Been a truckers wife for a long time. Laura's Valentine Letter to her husband sums everything up. Have 4 children and 4 grandchildren Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:58:25 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/safer-transportation-inc.html 10. I was convicted of a non violent crime, and Safer Transportation hired me 2 weeks after I got released from incarceration. They even paid for my Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:56:32 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/abandonment-on-my-dac-report.html I need some advice. The company I was working for put an abandonment prematurely on my DAC report supposedly. They said if I turned the truck in which Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:54:53 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/who-drove-off-wit-all-the-loot.html Often during my travels, I have the misfortune to hear drivers complaining about an industry I love; an industry that is critical to the health of the Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:52:51 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/will-you-loss-your-cdl-licenses-in-pa-for-being-on-methadone.html I have a client that is on methadone and he has a CDL license in Pa and he works in Baltimore. Because he owns a house in Pa, MVA made him change his Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:28:08 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/will-southern-refrigerated-transport-hire-me-with-two-misdimeanor-marijuana-charges-1-was-deferred.html I have two minor pot charges. One federal (possession on national forest land) the other deferred and charges dropped. I'm not sure if fed one was even Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:45:22 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/will-crst-rehire-me-if-i-failed-a-drug-test-with-them.html Can I still seek employment with crst after I passed or completed their drug program/counseling Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:02 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/dearest-trucker-valentine.html My Dearest Trucker, Let me start out by saying that I love you very much. You make me smile and my heart sing. Together we share 4 children from previous Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:22:18 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/puerto-rican-and-a-trucker.html I am 39 years old and have 8 kids. I am the wife of a very handsome hunk of a trucker named Brett. I am Puerto Rican and he is a white man. lol He is Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:13:03 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/nickole-visan.html My name is Nickole and I have been married to my husband for almost 3 years now. He currently works as a Certified Massage Therapist and recently encountered Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:46:05 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/trucking-companies-suffer-from-poor-management.html I would give all of the companies I have worked for, Werner, swift, hunt, fed ex, priority a minus 7. All of the managers stunk except for one woman, Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:44:42 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/first-time-being-a-truckers-wife-advice-is-welcomed.html My Story My husband and I have been married for 6 yrs and have struggled financially along the way while raising two kids. My husband recently started Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:38:53 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/budgeting-as-a-truckers-wife.html I'm new to this website. I'm trying to find some good advice on how to budget with a trucker's income. I have searched the internet and I really need a Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:37:04 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/falsely-accused-of-hitting-a-car.html Was n Fl drop a load n went by n law house. Sat n ate n the truck a guy walk over say n i hit a car 20 min ago. I told him i heard this b 4 bull sxxt. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:44:16 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/i-was-wanting-to-know-were-i-can-go-to-get-van-driving-jobs-and-non-cdl-delivery-or-driving-jobs.html I don't want to be a truck driver but just a van driver and was wanting some info on some companies i can contact or websites to go to thank you. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:24:02 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/will-my-employer-find-out-about-my-recent-dui.html Will I still be able to work with my recent DUI Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:07:53 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/water-truck-driver-in-nd-oilfields.html 1/29/2012 North Dakota: Recently the DOT came in an enforced regulations over companies who service the oilfield via hauling water and oil. Many owner-operators Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:24:56 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/being-hired-as-a-local-driver-in-miami-florida-is-hard-to-find.html Hello I use to be an over the road driver for sixteen years and I have been looking for a local driving job in Miami Florida. I have been on six interviews Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:33:47 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/knight-transportationbased-in-phoenix-arizona.html 8. Family company. Dispatchers in different regions are competitive with each other. Company tries to be honest and fair. Not bad pay but not real good Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:33:00 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/big-nels-girl.html Well, I've been the wife of an OTR Trucker (to be more specific a bed bugger) for 20 years. OMG! Did I really just say 20 years! YES I did. I have Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:13:13 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/hardest-thing-u-will-ever-do-in-your-marriage.html You ask what its like... Ive been married to my trucker for over 5 years now.. I married him when he was a trucker, so I knew what I was getting into... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:12:00 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/how-do-i-start-off-trucking.html Hi my name is Falon, I've been thinking about seeing what i can do to get my CDL. My dad has been driving a mixer for close to twenty years and some Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:44:46 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/is-it-hard-on-family-life.html I've wanted to be a trucker since about grade 3. I keep going trucking schools and checking them out but that's as far as I get. The main reasons is Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:02:48 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/only-have-a-professional-prepare-your-taxes.html Don't be pennywise and dollar foolish!. Check with other truckers on who they have prepare their income taxes. Check the tax practitioners credentials Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:01:39 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/what-is-it-that-you-truckers-want-when-you-stop-to-refuel.html You stop in town obviously for fuel, food, shower and sexual company. If you stopped in a town that offered some kind of back/spine relief, would you pay Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:08:15 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/disabled-lady-flatbedder-missing-my-truck.html I was a solo flatbed OTR driver until I fell off the top of my load while throwing my tarp one rainy morning. Landed on the pavement badly and haven't Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:06:57 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/does-pam-transport-have-antennas-already-installed-on-the-trucks-or-does-the-driver-have-to-purchase-the-antenna.html Need to know if I have to purchase an antenna for my truck when I get it Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:55:36 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/can-i-get-a-job-with-a-bad-driving-record.html including 3 unlicensed driver tickets and one seat belt ticket and 2 driving wile suspended tickets Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:32:48 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/i-already-have-a-class-a-cdl-but-im-wanting-to-get-my-hazmat-endoresement-but-i-have-a-class-a-misdemeanor-can-i-still-get-my-hazmat.html i already have a class a CDL but i want to get hazmat endorsement but i have a class a misdemeanor can i still get my hazma Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:31:54 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/jerome-williams-chattanooga-tenn-37421.html i am 54 years old i have been on my present job for 14 years thought i was going to get laid off so i used all my vacation and went to trucking school Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:25:26 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/per-diem-tax-deductions-for-truckers-mrtaxattorneyaolcom.html Truckers should keep good records, including receipts, of all overnight traveling away from home. Even if you stay in your sleeper, you are allowed the Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:00:28 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/what-companies-will-hire-with-a-less-than-perfect-mvr.html i have a failure to control and a lot of companies use that as a 3 year offense what are the companies that don't care Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:17:53 GMT http://www.lifeasatrucker.com/what-dose-a-good-psp-record-look-like.html What would a good psp record look like Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:17:17 GMT