Big Truck Repair Woes
GetAlong was home for a brief visit this weekend. He was barely here long enough to get a load of laundry done and try to find the short in the big truck’s electrical system. Seems it won’t quit running when he turns the key OFF. Again.
The last time GetAlong was home the big truck was in the shop. It went in for an A/C repair and came out with a brake job to boot. To the tune of $1800. “Ch-ching” for Larry, the independent mechanic. It still needs a clutch repair and will soon need new tires. And it’s just shy of 3 years old and 300,000 miles driven.
But it’s his, to do with as he pleases or sees fit. He doesn’t have to answer to a dispatcher. He books his owns loads and comes home when he can or needs to for one reason or another. He makes his own decisions, good or bad, profitable or not so much.
All in all, I think he’s happy with the decision he made to go out on the road. It’s something he’s always wanted to do but I wouldn’t have any part of it until 5 years ago. A couple of not-so-good driving jobs and two trucks later, he’s still “just going down the road, holding this steering wheel”.
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