In our second blog in this series we talk about Bob going to truck driving school, and going to work for a major carrier.  Linda then joins him in the truck as a rider till she can go to school.  Plan starts falling apart and we decide it is time to go back home and reevaluate our decision and we start a lawn care business. 

Part 1 How and Why we decided to leave our "secure" jobs with benefits to become truck drivers.
Part 3 How we stumble and why we did not give up
Part 4 Buying our first Freightliner and we are off to orientation
 

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Linda Caffee

Bob and Linda started their driver careers after their children left home for college in 2000. Bob started as a driver for a large motor carrier with Linda as a rider. They decided to enter the Expedite industry as team drivers in 2005 and purchased their first Freightliner. Both, Bob and Linda have had their Class A licenses since the early 80's starting out driving in the oil field and hauling grain as fill in drivers where Bob worked as a diesel mechanic. Linda worked at the local country courthouse in data processing.

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Craig when we left the first time we did question ourselves a lot and becoming recluses we had no one to advise us. When we bought our truck we had all ready formed a pretty good network and where prepared mentally and financially to make a success of our business.

October 19, 2016 7:37:50 AM

Great story. Did you ever wonder if you made the right move in leaving your secure supervisor jobs? I know the terrified feeling well, how did you both overcome that?

October 18, 2016 8:38:56 AM

Thank You Stephen it has been an adventure for sure.

October 18, 2016 6:58:27 AM

Great part 2! Waiting on part 3! Thanks.

October 18, 2016 6:44:44 AM