Teaming with Spouse

Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 01-20-2008, 01:54 PM
Rookie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: georgia
Posts: 2
Default Teaming with Spouse

Hello Everyone! New member here,but have been lurking for a couple yrs.Really like the site!!My question is..My wife and are considering doing this in the straight truck> Ihave 8 yrs exp.in t.t. but she has none.She thinks she would like that type truck instead of 18 wheeler type?What company would you suggest for this and what do any of you think of doing this with your spouse.A little bout us,we.vebeen married almost 3 yrs,and really do get along really well,we are each others best friend.I'm 50 yrs old she's 48,and we need to get a income boost somehow,in todays economy there just isn't much choices for a person to choose from without a college degree or having some real special skills.Ok enogh bout us for now,What bout giving us some pointers on this and ur opion...Thanx
 
  #2  
Old 01-20-2008, 03:50 PM
Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 122
Default

You may be better off asking your question at expeditersonline.com

BOL
 
__________________
If you can't explain to a 5 year old what you're doing, than you don't know what you're doing.
  #3  
Old 01-20-2008, 03:52 PM
GMAN's Avatar
Administrator
Site Admin
Board Icon
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 17,097
Default

If you want to go with a straight truck then expedited is about the only way to go. You will need one with a sleeper. Landstar/Gemini, Tri-State, Panther, FedEx are a few. I don't know their hiring requirements. Some people have converted a tractor to an expediter truck.
 
  #4  
Old 01-20-2008, 04:08 PM
Rookie
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: SW Iowa
Posts: 6
Default

Another company to look at might be Con-Way Now. They run teams of straight trucks hauling expedited freight. Don't know how many runs they have, and they are 48 state, don't know if you want 48, regional or local. Good luck.
 
  #5  
Old 01-20-2008, 04:36 PM
GMAN's Avatar
Administrator
Site Admin
Board Icon
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 17,097
Default

A truck can become a very small space with another person, even when you are married. Some can deal well with the closeness, others can't.
 
  #6  
Old 01-21-2008, 06:14 PM
Board Regular
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: I94 Exit 69
Posts: 358
Default Re: Teaming with Spouse

My wife and I were great friends. Working together... a 25,000 square feet warehouse wasn't big enough!

Originally Posted by drgracer46
Hello Everyone! New member here,but have been lurking for a couple yrs.Really like the site!!My question is..My wife and are considering doing this in the straight truck> Ihave 8 yrs exp.in t.t. but she has none.She thinks she would like that type truck instead of 18 wheeler type?What company would you suggest for this and what do any of you think of doing this with your spouse.A little bout us,we.vebeen married almost 3 yrs,and really do get along really well,we are each others best friend.I'm 50 yrs old she's 48,and we need to get a income boost somehow,in todays economy there just isn't much choices for a person to choose from without a college degree or having some real special skills.Ok enogh bout us for now,What bout giving us some pointers on this and ur opion...Thanx
 
__________________
"He knew who I was, at that time, because I had a reputation as a writer. I knew he was part of the Bush dynasty. But he was nothing, he offered nothing, and he promised nothing. He had no humor. He was insignificant in every way and consequently I didn't pay much attention to him. But when he passed out in my bathtub, then I noticed him. I'd been in another room, talking to the bright people. I had to have him taken away." -on meeting George W Bush at Thompson's Super Bowl party in Houston in 1974

Buy the ticket. Take the ride.




Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT. The time now is 02:27 PM.

Top