Big Poppa Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Just want to post up a huge thank you to Phil in the most public way I can think of. Phil took me on board his truck, taught me to drive truck and all the ins and outs of the industry,and was overwhelmingly helpful and giving all through the process of Julie and I starting our own trucking company. Thank you Phil for being an awesome friend and mentor. Words can't express how thankful we are to you. I only hope that I could return even a fraction of the friendship and selflessness that you offered to us. Phil is good. Hugs brother. As it turns out, we didn't make the company work, but that has zero to do with Phil. We got started on the wrong foot, and were somewhat doomed from the start as our reserve capital got wasted in the first month as we couldn't run after we first bought the truck. Without any reserve capital, we were constantly behind the 8 ball, living and trying to exist paycheck to paycheck, and it finally just caught up to us. We tried, just couldn't get past the initial down slide. Moving on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old yeller Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Sorry to hear this didn't work out for you. It is really hard to compete against the giants like Swift or Knight just to name a few. Are you thinking of heading back to Arizona? Oh yeah, Phil is a good guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadC Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 how did you get out of the truck payment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Poppa Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 Sold the semi. That truck payment or the ram? Still have the ram, still trying to sell it. Maybe with this new job I just picked up I can afford to keep it until it sells vs the repo man giving me a visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCMSH Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Cue Merle Haggard: Merle Haggard - Movin' On: https://youtu.be/rINMr6_ZbCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51tj Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Phil is GOOD, and better success to ya BP and Julie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest badbobs95 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Sorry to hear this Chris but at least you tried! My biggest problem when I was self employed was the nut-case I had to answer to, me! Best of luck in whatever you decide to do. You'll be just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1EvilC5 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I give Chris big credit for learning as quick he did, and taking the big jump into buying his own truck and trailer so quick. Very unfortunate that it did not work out and handled his situation to the best of his ability. Best of luck to you Chris. And thanks to everyone else for the kind words. Phil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Hope the new course of life goes better for you. Phil is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCMSH Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 All praise be Phil.......Phil be with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvl4evr Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Sorry to hear this didn't work out for you Chris. Best wishes in your new adventure! Phil is good peeps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccaneer Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Sorry to hear this Chris and I know you gave it a good go. I hope all goes well for you and Julie in your future endeavor. Are you planning on staying in the east coast area? Let us know how things go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Sorry to hear this. :-( Trucking is a tough business. Hope things get on track for you soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Poppa Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 Ya. We're staying in SC. this is where Julie's daughter is. I also happen to love it here. Always hated the desert. I have a job with another trucking company, local routes, that I will be starting at as soon as my pee test results come back in. All will be well. We gave it a go, and only barely missed the mark. The company was making enough money to sustain just fine, but the owners had too many bills, and spent too much time apart to be happy. Is what it is. We'll just keep moving forward in life, together. Can't ask for much more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Sorry to hear about teh gig, but at least you guys are still together, which is far more important! Good luck with your next pursuits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastC3 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Best of luck going forward Chris .... I know you'll pull through in fine fashion .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Somehow I missed this thread ... Sorry to hear it didn't work out for you Chris. Must have had a shitty teacher. P.S. Phil is good !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mikey Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Please don't give up your dream of being your own boss. This country needs more people like you to keep it going. Good Luck on your next endeavor, whatever it may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadC Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 ...... This country needs more people like you to keep it going........................ nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope,nope, one chris/BigPoppa is enough. trust me. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Poppa Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Don't hate the playah.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 In all the world, there is ONLY ONE BIG POPPA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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