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DrafterX Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Mar 9 2011, 3:55 PM EST
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Cooper 3-09-11.jpg
daveincincy Offline
#2 Posted: Wed, Mar 9 2011, 4:58 PM EST
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Is that him? He PM'd me a couple weeks ago and was in town, but I couldn't meet up with him.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#3 Posted: Wed, Mar 9 2011, 6:05 PM EST
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daveincincy wrote:
Is that him? He PM'd me a couple weeks ago and was in town, but I couldn't meet up with him.


Good possibility that it is. ATS only has something like five tri-drive Peterbilts, I know his is red, not sure what colors the others are and last time I spoke to him he mentioned that he was pulling a 15-axle trailer and he was headed south to Texas.
grmcooper Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, Mar 9 2011, 8:07 PM EST
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Trailer truckin.
fishinguitarman Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, Mar 9 2011, 8:10 PM EST
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grmcooper wrote:
Trailer truckin.





DUDE! YOU OR NOT?
grmcooper Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, Mar 9 2011, 8:24 PM EST
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I think that was cigarsmoker.
mikey1597 Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, Mar 9 2011, 8:32 PM EST
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What the heck you haul on that thing?
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#8 Posted: Wed, Mar 9 2011, 9:27 PM EST
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mikey1597 wrote:
What the heck you haul on that thing?



If it fits, it ships!!!!! Whistle
grmcooper Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, Mar 9 2011, 10:23 PM EST
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#7 whatever I want.
DrafterX Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, Mar 10 2011, 9:08 AM EST
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ya, that was him.... took the pic off the balcony from my office...
daveincincy Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, Mar 10 2011, 10:23 AM EST
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If I had met up with Cooper at the TA truckstop when he was in town, I don't think I would have had a problem picking out his truck from the sea of others (like he thought I would). Liar
Stinkdyr Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, Mar 10 2011, 11:07 AM EST
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he's been from Tuscon to Tucumcari...

Dancing


grmcooper Offline
#13 Posted: Thu, Mar 10 2011, 12:40 PM EST
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Dave that trailer wouldn't fit in a truckstop.
CigarSmoker Offline
#14 Posted: Thu, Mar 10 2011, 2:11 PM EST
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grmcooper wrote:
I think that was cigarsmoker.


Nope not me I have a wife & kids that I like to watch grow up and be hands on with (especially my wife). I give you OTR guys credit jamming gears and living in your trucks for 300+ days a year isn't what I call enjoyable. I started driving so I could make great money and have a fun life, not so I could make great money and send it home so my family could have a great life while I sleep in a truck. I love driving and even now I bring home $650 a week working three days part-time, and I sleep in my bed every night.
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#15 Posted: Thu, Mar 10 2011, 2:23 PM EST
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Good for you.
CigarSmoker Offline
#16 Posted: Thu, Mar 10 2011, 2:33 PM EST
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grmcooper wrote:
Good for you.


Thanks! I can say this driving has providing me with a fun life, and it's sad that more young people are not interested in driving.
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#17 Posted: Thu, Mar 10 2011, 3:04 PM EST
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CigarSmoker wrote:
Nope not me I have a wife & kids that I like to watch grow up and be hands on with (especially my wife). I give you OTR guys credit jamming gears and living in your trucks for 300+ days a year isn't what I call enjoyable. I started driving so I could make great money and have a fun life, not so I could make great money and send it home so my family could have a great life while I sleep in a truck. I love driving and even now I bring home $650 a week working three days part-time, and I sleep in my bed every night.



Cooper does what he has to do to provide for a family that he loves. He puts his family's happiness and well-being ahead of his own because he loves them more than he loves himself. He's a good husband and a good father - few "men" are man enough to put themselves and their own happiness anywhere but head of the line. A lot of people are praying every day that Mike will be able to find comparable pay at a job that will allow him to be at home with his family, where he WANTS to be.
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#18 Posted: Thu, Mar 10 2011, 3:21 PM EST
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DaQueenBeez wrote:
Cooper does what he has to do to provide for a family that he loves. He puts his family's happiness and well-being ahead of his own because he loves them more than he loves himself. He's a good husband and a good father - few "men" are man enough to put themselves and their own happiness anywhere but head of the line. A lot of people are praying every day that Mike will be able to find comparable pay at a job that will allow him to be at home with his family, where he WANTS to be.


What does praying have to do with finding a trucking job? If you want a trucking job all you have to do is call a terminal manager and apply. In Springfield, MO I could have a full time trucking job paying me $55,000 - $75,000 a year in less then a week and I would be home every night, and around these parts that is good money. In all my years driving I've learned a few things and one thing is for sure, if an OTR driving wants to be home he can be home. A lot of guys like to whine & complain and tell people they want to be home but in reality they don't want to deal with their family so they stay gone. You might be able to convince a non driver that you can't find a job, but a driver knows that there are always jobs if you have a clean record and good work ethic. Also if a local job pays less then an OTR job then you cut back on expenses, because spending time with your kids is way more important then jamming gears.
DrafterX Offline
#19 Posted: Thu, Mar 10 2011, 3:25 PM EST
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and what company in Springfield would that be..??
CigarSmoker Offline
#20 Posted: Thu, Mar 10 2011, 3:35 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
and what company in Springfield would that be..??


Yeah I don't think I will be giving that out to random people on an internet forum. I will say this Dayton, Estes, Overnight, ABF, UPS, FedEx, YRC, Dohrn & Old Dominion & many others all run around the area and most start day peddlers at $22-$28 an hour. So considering $26 straight time for 40 and time & a half for 10 every week you rake in around $74,000 a year. The last full time peddler job I did I worked from 4am to 4pm and it was fantastic and the money was even better!
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#21 Posted: Fri, Mar 11 2011, 12:34 PM EST
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.....well then.

now I feel like I have been to Tonapah too!

Applause
Whistlebritches Offline
#22 Posted: Fri, Mar 11 2011, 12:40 PM EST
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CigarSmoker wrote:
What does praying have to do with finding a trucking job? If you want a trucking job all you have to do is call a terminal manager and apply. In Springfield, MO I could have a full time trucking job paying me $55,000 - $75,000 a year in less then a week and I would be home every night, and around these parts that is good money. In all my years driving I've learned a few things and one thing is for sure, if an OTR driving wants to be home he can be home. A lot of guys like to whine & complain and tell people they want to be home but in reality they don't want to deal with their family so they stay gone. You might be able to convince a non driver that you can't find a job, but a driver knows that there are always jobs if you have a clean record and good work ethic. Also if a local job pays less then an OTR job then you cut back on expenses, because spending time with your kids is way more important then jamming gears.



CigarSmoker wrote:
Yeah I don't think I will be giving that out to random people on an internet forum. I will say this Dayton, Estes, Overnight, ABF, UPS, FedEx, YRC, Dohrn & Old Dominion & many others all run around the area and most start day peddlers at $22-$28 an hour. So considering $26 straight time for 40 and time & a half for 10 every week you rake in around $74,000 a year. The last full time peddler job I did I worked from 4am to 4pm and it was fantastic and the money was even better!



Spoken like a true industry expert right there..............In the biz we call them DISPATCHERS/RECRUITERS.BTW which are you???I'm leaning towards you being a dispatcher............the whole bullsh*t lines you use point me in that direction.

Those companies cigarsmoker refuses to mention on an internet forum are those class outfits located in and around Springfield.........like SWIFT,PRIME,STEVENS and so many other loser outfits that hire only non-driving candidates for THEIR driving school.These truly are the pride of Americas trucking force.......any of them will have you thru their school in 3 weeks(where you'll learn how to back up)and out on the road endangering the entire travelling public with your very own 53 ft dry van/reefer in no time at all.Most of these jobs start at somewhere in the .29-.33 CPM range...............our wonderful gubment subsidizes .25 CPM of all new graduates for 1 year.So in reality the wonderful trucking companies cigarsmoker speaks of endanger yours and my families life.....and it only cost them .04 to .09 cpm.WHAT A DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


CS.....I suggest you go blow your smoke up someone elses keister.


Ron
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#23 Posted: Fri, Mar 11 2011, 1:20 PM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
Spoken like a true industry expert right there..............In the biz we call them DISPATCHERS/RECRUITERS.BTW which are you???I'm leaning towards you being a dispatcher............the whole bullsh*t lines you use point me in that direction.

Those companies cigarsmoker refuses to mention on an internet forum are those class outfits located in and around Springfield.........like SWIFT,PRIME,STEVENS and so many other loser outfits that hire only non-driving candidates for THEIR driving school.These truly are the pride of Americas trucking force.......any of them will have you thru their school in 3 weeks(where you'll learn how to back up)and out on the road endangering the entire travelling public with your very own 53 ft dry van/reefer in no time at all.Most of these jobs start at somewhere in the .29-.33 CPM range...............our wonderful gubment subsidizes .25 CPM of all new graduates for 1 year.So in reality the wonderful trucking companies cigarsmoker speaks of endanger yours and my families life.....and it only cost them .04 to .09 cpm.WHAT A DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


CS.....I suggest you go blow your smoke up someone elses keister.


Ron



Ron - WTF are you talking about? I didn't mention those lines for a few reasons and you pointed out one of them. I suggest you learn to read and you can do that at any local community college, and I'm sure with Obama being in office you can get a grant of some kind. I was simply pointing out a fact that an OTR driver that whines about wanting home time isn't really wanting home time because a good driver with a clean record can ALWAYS find a local job.
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#24 Posted: Fri, Mar 11 2011, 2:54 PM EST
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CigarSmoker wrote:
Ron - WTF are you talking about? I didn't mention those lines for a few reasons and you pointed out one of them. I suggest you learn to read and you can do that at any local community college, and I'm sure with Obama being in office you can get a grant of some kind. I was simply pointing out a fact that an OTR driver that whines about wanting home time isn't really wanting home time because a good driver with a clean record can ALWAYS find a local job.



Sum uf us dont wont tu be lyin tu fased c*ksukkerz.But tu eech his on Mr Despacher.You r ful of sh*t.


BTW I reed fien.......its me spillig taht needs comnuinty coledge



Ron
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#25 Posted: Fri, Mar 11 2011, 5:40 PM EST
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match box toy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#26 Posted: Fri, Mar 11 2011, 6:21 PM EST
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Funny sword fight fellers.....
grmcooper Offline
#27 Posted: Fri, May 13 2011, 3:36 PM EST
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Sweet!
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#28 Posted: Fri, May 13 2011, 4:34 PM EST
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CigarSmoker wrote:
What does praying have to do with finding a trucking job? If you want a trucking job all you have to do is call a terminal manager and apply. In Springfield, MO I could have a full time trucking job paying me $55,000 - $75,000 a year in less then a week and I would be home every night, and around these parts that is good money. In all my years driving I've learned a few things and one thing is for sure, if an OTR driving wants to be home he can be home. A lot of guys like to whine & complain and tell people they want to be home but in reality they don't want to deal with their family so they stay gone. You might be able to convince a non driver that you can't find a job, but a driver knows that there are always jobs if you have a clean record and good work ethic. Also if a local job pays less then an OTR job then you cut back on expenses, because spending time with your kids is way more important then jamming gears.



Polesmoker needs to read better, and I hear you can learn at any local community college...

Pray that Mike finds a different job paying the same... as in... not truck driving, ya polesmoker.

Brick wall horse
grmcooper Offline
#29 Posted: Fri, Nov 11 2016, 10:07 AM EST
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I always called and let drafter know when I was trucking by. LOL
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#30 Posted: Fri, Nov 11 2016, 10:14 AM EST
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#31 Posted: Fri, Nov 11 2016, 10:23 AM EST
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Rod!

I'd know you anywhere!
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#32 Posted: Fri, Nov 18 2016, 10:37 AM EST
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Riiiight
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