Its been three weeks since I crashed in a Truckstop parking lot. Still not able to drive truck but it looks like I will probably be working in dispatch come Monday. Starting pay really sucks but its a job and will let me get a taste of something other than driving for a while, at least until I can get re-certified to drive if I want to. Just came back from Doctor and have lost 7 lbs and stabilized my blood thinner levels. Now if I actually want to go back to driving I have to maintain a steady Coumidin(rat poison) level for four weeks before DOT rules allow me to drive.
My biggest question right now is do I really want to ever go back to driving? The business has done its best attempting to kill me already, do I really want to give it another shot? The decline in trucking has reached a new level, too many bad drivers, too much traffic and too many stupid rules and regulations. I am afraid that under the Obama administration things are just going to get worse, look at what he is going to allow California to get away with, even stricter EPA rules and you know the first target will be trucks not the millions of polluting cars. Poor freight, more regulation and more traffic, is this what truckers have to look forward to? Maybe it is time for a change.
Everyone stay safe out there, get out and go for walk, pass up the buffet and stay healthy, don’t end up like I did.
Don
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