Here I come USA ~

[In_The_Wind]

No time to chat but I wanted to let my friends know that I'll be escorting a Super Load this week.

Thanks for your vibes. I know they helped.

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[MissHoneychurch]

1. Good luck at the trip

I'll be thinking of you

[In_The_Wind]

24. It's getting better everyday.

I'm truly happy out here.

[cwydro]

2. Keep us posted!

[In_The_Wind]

23. I will.

It may take a few days to be online again but I'll be back as often as possible.

[Droopy]

3. That's very cool. Being a trucker,

I've often wondered how you get into the escort biz, how well it pays, and if there are any benefits. I'm thinking that you guys are independent contractors seeing as how you have to use your own vehicles. That kind of work would be more desireable to me, but I need health insurance and because I have a pre-existing condition I can't get private health care insurers to cover the cost of the treatment. Truck it up, Joani, and be safe out there.

[In_The_Wind]

22. I wish you good luck Tobin S.

You'll figure out your niche in life!

[Callalily]

4. Hey Joanie! Nice to

finally see you here again!

Glad the escort biz is going well for you. Although a lot of work, I bet you have some interesting stories.

[In_The_Wind]

21. I'll be sharing tales from the road ...

when they aren't boring.

We'll be outta here tomorrow morning, heading west then southwest.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. Stay safe! Best of Luck with the new career -

[In_The_Wind]

20. ~

here's to keeping it real

[merh]

6. Safe travels and enjoy

the scenery - you are the lucky one, the rest of the world is in such a hurry and you don't have to be.

[In_The_Wind]

19. No. I'm not in any hurry.

and it's a darned good thing too ~ cause sometimes that 90 tons I'm escorting goes 25 to 30 mph uphill

[Wapsie B]

7. Happy Trails!

Congrats on the job!

[In_The_Wind]

18. It's been good so far.

I like working for myself.
I've already met one trucker who I'll never work with but I think most of 'em will be gentlemen.

[In_The_Wind]

8. Joanikick with an update ~>

It is slow going ~but~ it's great to be out here on the road.

We cannot travel on the weekends ... I am stuck in western Pennsylvania until Tuesday morning.
The WIFI signal isn't strong enough in my room so I'll be spending my computer time in the lobby.


If photobucket doesn't fight with me ... pictures of my fisrt Super Load will be added later today.

[Tobin S.]

9. I'm happy things are going well for you

Hey, if you cruise by Dayton, Ohio on I-70, stick your head and arm out the window and holler howdy at me. BTW, I'm Droopy. I recently decided not to be anymore.

[In_The_Wind]

10. Hi ~> to the DUer formerly known as Droopy!

I like Tobin S. better than Droopy.

I don't know where I'll be going when the Super Load is over but I'm sure I'll be in Ohio sometime.

You ask a number of questions the other day that I'm sorry I didn't have the time to answer before I left home. I'll be happy to give you as much information as I can.
Yes, I am an independent contractor. Thus far I haven't earned enough to cover the cost of equipping my Jeep but by the end of this trip I expect the startup cost to be covered.
One very important thing to remember when starting any business ... you must have enough capital to keep the business going until the checks start rolling in.
My first escort was paid on the same day I did the job ~ Thank you Benson Steel!
My next 3 escorts were for a local builder's supply company ... on the 28th of this month the account will be 30 days past due. I don't think I'll need to turn it over to a collection agent but I will fight for the money I have earned!
I won't get paid for this trip until the load is delivered and the broker is paid. I may not see that check for another 2 to 4 weeks.
There is a freight broker in Florida that pays ( sometimes less per mile ) but sooner. It only makes sense for me to sign on with them. I'll need to contact my insurance carrier to add that company to my $1,000,000 liability coverage ( some states require $2,000,000 ~ looks like I'll be upping my coverage).
Bottom line ~ I like the driver I'm with now. I'm willing to wait for the money if it comes down to escorting a load with Jeff over a driver I haven't met yet. That is the good thing about being an independent contractor.

[Tobin S.]

11. Thanks for the info, Joani

And I wish you luck both in your travels and with getting those checks to start rolling in.

[Haole Girl]

15. Droopy! It IS you!

I thought someone was just stealing your writing style.

[struggle4progress]

13. Washington? Zelienople? Mars? Sandy Lake?

I used to know people out that way

You probably don't want to tell anybody you know

[struggle4progress]

12. Drive carefully!

[In_The_Wind]

14. I always try to do just that.

My job is to protect the public not the load I'm escorting.

Sometimes drivers are thinking about dinner plans instead of what is moving down the road infront of them.

Hopefully my flashing lights will get their attention before they drive too closely to a load weighing 90 tons.

[Haole Girl]

16. Be safe out there!

Hope it's a great trip.

[In_The_Wind]

17. The only thing that's scared me so far was two truckers.

Shame on them!
There is no reason to tailgate or switch lanes with less than a car's distance between bumpers as you pull in and out of traffic!