I am also new to the forum. my husband just started this new career and my daughter and I trying to go on. try keeping an 8 year old calm who has never been away from her daddy.
This is normal mam... all of us drivers ( male ) or Female have to go through this... when starting the OTR - Driving Career.
The hardest part will be Luap's first 1-3 Years... Thats where he'll gain the road EXP most local companies require.. in order to get him HOME and into a local position...
I'll not candy coat it... It's ROUGH...
He'll HATE it... for the first 2 through 38 MONTHS... It's going to play hell on his family life, but * you * must keep pushing him and inspiring him... Trust me... HE'LL Wanna QUIT! Just assure him everything's going to be allright, and that You'll stand behind him... on this Decision...
I know its a hard one...
WE ALL DO!
As for YOU? Again... We've got a bunch of awesome ladies HERE on our forum * HERE* for you to ( CALL ) and even talk to openly on the forum...
and THEY alone will also help you in this ( new ) venture...
YOU must know this,
The path that LUAP just took for his family is one in whith is an HONOR for ( him ). He's chosen IT and ( IT ) will be hard on him... both mentaly and emotionally...
Welcome to the FAMILY Mrs ( LUAPsWife )...
Thats what it is....
The trucking Industry for all that choose to enter into it is that of a FAMILY oriented business.. It is a FAMILY thing...
No matter how hard LUAP will tRy to seporate YOU, and the Family from the bitterness of the industry? It will slowly bring the whole family into it...
Again... It's a FAMILY thing....
Not sure , why... but it is...
ask anyone here... and they'll tell yah...
ALL THE BEST.. honey.... Dont worry... Just DIG DEEP... HOLD on... and Keep your * DRIVER * Focused ....
We're all sure ... He'll be just fine....
10-4?
He's spoken to us all BEFORE He even made this choice...
We're well aware... And We think he'll be ( OK )...
It's up to YOU now to keep him on TARGET... and DONT LET the Industry get the best of * YOUR * Driver... because it will TRY, and IT CAN....
OK?
All the best,
Matt
Ps,
Im a little new to this also... The 14 Years in the industry has taken it's TOLL on me and my Family also... ( Just HANG ) in there....