The time has come.  For those of you that are on my live show Monday's you know that I am going to lose the weight I have put on over the years.  About 9 years ago I got sick of being fat and lost close to 100 pounds by changing my diet and moving myself but I have slowly let myself go again and I now find myself closing in on getting all of that weight back.  UGH.  So, I now embark on losing it again.  I have a short intro video to the series and I will chronicle my path to 200 and beyond.  Each video will have the same thumbnail so if this is something that would interest you it will be easy to find and if you are not interested it will be easy to ignore.

I am already in my extreme upper 30s and this weight is a problem.  Obesity is just as bad for you as smoking so I am done with it.  Remember, it will take time.  You didn't put it on overnight and you won't take it off overnight.  Stick with it.  Ready?  Let's roll.  I have the beginnings of a webpage as well.  

See you on the road!

Although Maverick is the latest one to do it, I see this from many companies.  A large Sign-On bonus.  Companies are ramping this up as the Rona has taken a toll on drivers.  Some are not coming back and many are now looking for local or close to home jobs.  Road companies, though, are going about hiring all wrong.  These sign ons only benefit you for a year or two at the most.  Then, you in effect get a pay cut when the bonus ends.  Crazy.  They put all this effort into getting a driver and virtually no effort into keeping the drivers they already have.  In some cases a new drivers gets a higher pay rate, at least for a year, than a driver already working at a company.  This leads to increased turnover after the first year as the bonus ends.  A circle of turnover.  I think companies should end this sign on garbage immediately.  OTR companies should do some soul searching and really ask DRIVERS how to make their company better.  A good company attracts good drivers.  Never choose a company because of the bonus.  Take the bonus if they have it but don't go there because of it.  A bonus should not even factor in to what you are thinking as it will end and you should be looking for a company to stay with over the long haul.

​See you on the road!