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". . . but I have MILES TO GO before I sleep, miles to go before I sleep." Robert Frost
Half Way Thru The Week
Made it up to Massachusetts without incident (well, other than forgetting my luggage!) wrapped up the funeral services for Mom and have returned to Maryland for her memorial mass at our local church for her friends and parishioners.
No luck getting to see a doctor about my feet so will have to put that off til I get back to Chatt next week.
Meanwhile have put in paperwork to apply for another trucking job, one that is run out of Chattanooga with regular service to Iowa at a daily rate of pay, not by the mile.
This could get dicey as I am approaching my one year anniversary at Schneider meaning I can collect a weeks vacation pay, but also I may go out on worker's comp while my feets heal. It would be nice if I could put two and two together, get 3 paid weeks off, and then jump ship.
The steady pay would be nice, the regular trips to the midwest that WON'T include Chicago will be great, the winter weather could be rough at times, but that's probably less than I would encounter running north with Schneider on a regular basis. Its also a foot in the door for working that company's dedicated fleet for Pilgrim's Pride chicken in Chattanooga which would give me regional work in the southeast and the possibility of being home several nights a week (the plant is in Chattanooga and most distribution runs are in central Georgia which would mean out in the morning and back by the evening with probably one or two days a week with an overnight run to south Ga or eastern Carolinas etc.
The fact that this job with K&B Transportation is a tough gig to get into means turnover with drivers is low and that indicates the job is better than most. With Mom gone, I really don't have the need for running up to PA other than once or twice for holidays in New England (July and December). We'll see, but I'd feel better if these damn toes would simply heal up and not be a possible issue for my hiring process.
Well, family is all back from Massachusetts as my sis just rolled into the driveway, time to chat about tomorrow's plans (packing Hershey's kisses to be set on tables for the reception after Mom's mass as we did up in Pittsfield, LOL!)
No luck getting to see a doctor about my feet so will have to put that off til I get back to Chatt next week.
Meanwhile have put in paperwork to apply for another trucking job, one that is run out of Chattanooga with regular service to Iowa at a daily rate of pay, not by the mile.
This could get dicey as I am approaching my one year anniversary at Schneider meaning I can collect a weeks vacation pay, but also I may go out on worker's comp while my feets heal. It would be nice if I could put two and two together, get 3 paid weeks off, and then jump ship.
The steady pay would be nice, the regular trips to the midwest that WON'T include Chicago will be great, the winter weather could be rough at times, but that's probably less than I would encounter running north with Schneider on a regular basis. Its also a foot in the door for working that company's dedicated fleet for Pilgrim's Pride chicken in Chattanooga which would give me regional work in the southeast and the possibility of being home several nights a week (the plant is in Chattanooga and most distribution runs are in central Georgia which would mean out in the morning and back by the evening with probably one or two days a week with an overnight run to south Ga or eastern Carolinas etc.
The fact that this job with K&B Transportation is a tough gig to get into means turnover with drivers is low and that indicates the job is better than most. With Mom gone, I really don't have the need for running up to PA other than once or twice for holidays in New England (July and December). We'll see, but I'd feel better if these damn toes would simply heal up and not be a possible issue for my hiring process.
Well, family is all back from Massachusetts as my sis just rolled into the driveway, time to chat about tomorrow's plans (packing Hershey's kisses to be set on tables for the reception after Mom's mass as we did up in Pittsfield, LOL!)
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