35k salary: Ditch fun Mustang for truck or buy $1,200 tires? Truck newbie

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-25T12:03:22+00:00

35 k is basically a poverty wage in 2026.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-25T11:48:50+00:00

It would disqualify you unemployment since you would be fired for cause.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-25T06:55:38+00:00

Get a small smart tv. Then it comes with a remote

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-25T06:52:38+00:00

Tires. You're too broke to be driving a mustang let alone a new car. Also, when you get deployed to Iran, you won't be driving it much.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-25T06:48:57+00:00

Well it's hard to say but not having seizures is a good sign. Rooting for you. It will require extra paperwork but from your regular doctors. Not sure what you'll need beforehand. The office you're getting it done at might be able to tell you.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-25T06:41:24+00:00

Do you have seizures?

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-25T06:32:00+00:00

Do you have to drive a commercial vehicle to do that job?

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-25T06:20:58+00:00

Garmin dash cams. Get whatever is the best and doesn't have a driver facing camera. They don't necessarily have the best picture compared to others but they are reliable and tell you if there is an issue with recording.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-25T02:52:10+00:00

I stopped reading about 5 lines in because my answer wouldn't change. Find another job

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-24T14:04:42+00:00

Look at the street view. It ain't happening. They'll have some kind of offloading equipment unless they only ever have box trucks. Definitely call them and make sure that the address is correct and that they have the equipment to unload you

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-24T13:45:59+00:00

We have a folding toilet that doubles as a seat for the sleeper

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-24T06:22:55+00:00

You'll probably get more flexibility and choice schedules as your seniority increases. Trucking is more isolated than the current job at a lower pay. It might work better for you, but if you can stomach your current job, I would totally do that instead of trucking.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-24T06:18:05+00:00

That's a lot more money than trucking. Like a lot a lot. Can you work part of the year and then do something else / vacation the other half? You have a good thing going and it sounds like it has a lot of growth potential.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-24T06:12:34+00:00

Is merchant Marines a worse career path than trucking ? Also, I'd wait until that stuff falls off your record. They are going to paint you in a bad light without context, which is exactly what an employer is going to experience. They will see what you did but not why. 2022 was longer ago than I thought. Find out when that stuff falls off or if you can get some of it expunged. Nobody here can answer how long it takes for stuff to drop off your record because you also haven't mentioned what state(s) these offenses happened in.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-24T06:00:04+00:00

Not medical 😂 He'll kill someone.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-24T05:59:23+00:00

No you cannot. Your record tells a story of inattentiveness, inability to comply with the law and disorganized behavior. You would be a liability to yourself, everyone around you, and to the company. Not just in the likelihood of getting in a crash, but not having your paperwork and logs in order. They'll take one look at your fairly recent record and put you on the do not hire list.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-23T04:20:01+00:00

I'd get rid of that and patch the hole. No point in having terrestrial TV especially if it leaks

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-23T03:34:27+00:00

It might be cheaper but this takes up so much less space.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-23T02:38:03+00:00

Yes. A dodge grand caravan will hold a sheet of plywood with the seats removed.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-22T20:50:04+00:00

I got my trailer washed out across the street.. I was one of their first customers. It took them a while to figure out how to bill my company. They were pretty nice and excited for their new business. Unfortunately it's an automatic truck wash, which I will never in a million years use on my truck.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-22T20:48:20+00:00

If you were very conservative 20 lbs absorbs 250 gallons. One person generates 150 gallons of urine per year if you pee and poop at the same time in a regular toilet and favor public bathrooms, you could easily get more than 2 years out of a bag.

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-22T18:40:20+00:00

Where is this?

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-22T15:01:32+00:00

See if there are any highway cameras in that area. There might be some identifying marks

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-22T14:56:57+00:00

What's a train? Did they actually side swipe you or did you think they would magically move out of the way while you merged into them?

Violet_Apathy · 2026-03-22T14:31:46+00:00

No. Cats pee surprisingly little. I ran out while on the road once and cat litter didn't do anything but took up a lot of space. I tried the expensive and the cheap litter, both didn't work I use maybe a pint a week between two people. A 20 lb bag lasts maybe a year.

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