Whats everyone do for a living?

[79 Royal Sierra]

Retired Military/US Marshal and Currently Disabled Vet at the age of 34

[philo_beddoe]

Retired Military/US Marshal and Currently Disabled Vet at the age of 34

Nice, i almost went that route, starting at a gs-5. Went with dept of interior (usfws) instead, gs-7. Anyway, grateful for your service to our country.

[Flyinhillbilly]

Auto mechanic, well, I ised to be. I run an alignment shop now.

[willi2ds]

I'm a General Foreman for a company called Freeman and set up tradeshows /conventions / concerts / etc... Great job but the hours stink!! Lol.


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[travisr1988]

I was a tire and lube technician for 8 years, now I'm a compliance assistant training for the next few years to take my supervisors place at a water district at the lake...essentially I check grease and grit traps, do sampling, install, maintain, rebuild, and test backflow devices, and keep local businesses in compliance with TCEQ requirements. I like it even though grease traps smell horrible; pay is decent, benefits are awesome, gaurenteed 40 hours/week, company truck, phone, tools, paid holidays, *#* only, they pay for clothing and boots, and my boss is awesome. Currently working towards a CDL license and learning how to operate pump trucks and vactor trucks since they pay for that too. Not a job I ever thought I'd want or do, but it's actually a great job if you can stomach the smell of the grease traps (worse than sewage).

[redhot1.4]

Texas coal miner
Former construction and oil field worker
Coal guns and freedom
Thanks to our vets who serve yall are greatly appreciated
God bless

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[BiggG74]

I'm a Linehaul driver (truck driver) for an LTL company. Run from my little town of Pasco Washington to Kent Washington every night Monday through Friday. Been working here for 16 years.


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[Captkaos]

getting in on this late.  Sorry guys had a lot going on this past year.  I owned 3 houses and have finally narrowed it down to just two (one paid for - parents old house, and one not) at the end of August.  Of course I lost my storage building/shop when I sold it but I got a nice raise.  This has consumed about 9 months of my time...  Plus my day job in IT.

I work in IT doing Administrative work and we have been getting a bunch of work lately.

Hope to be on here much more now.

[Mr76gmcsierra]

Build 55 56 57 Chevy's

[FlatBlack77]

Build 55 56 57 Chevy's

thats not very specific. tease

[roundhouse]

I was a tire and lube technician for 8 years, now I'm a compliance assistant training for the next few years to take my supervisors place at a water district at the lake...essentially I check grease and grit traps, do sampling, install, maintain, rebuild, and test backflow devices, and keep local businesses in compliance with TCEQ requirements. I like it even though grease traps smell horrible; pay is decent, benefits are awesome, gaurenteed 40 hours/week, company truck, phone, tools, paid holidays, *#* only, they pay for clothing and boots, and my boss is awesome. Currently working towards a CDL license and learning how to operate pump trucks and vactor trucks since they pay for that too. Not a job I ever thought I'd want or do, but it's actually a great job if you can stomach the smell of the grease traps (worse than sewage).

I've cleaned a couple of of smaller retrofit grease traps

Uggh. They sure do stink
I used a respirator for painting cars or something so I didn't have to smell it




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[roundhouse]

Okay...I am not much of a sharer on Social Media, but with all of you guys sharing, I'll bite...

I am a Project Engineer with Kenworth Truck Company.  Can't believe I have been with them for 18 years now, directly out of college.

I have spent most of my career in New Product Development and in the Outer Body group, so I have been responsible for Hoods and Headlamps as well as several projects in the Cab Structures group.  I have had the privilege of developing the Kenworth T660, North America's first HID headlamp in a Class-8 truck, T700, T680 Aero Advantage, 76" Mid-roof Sleeper and 40" Sleeper.

That's awesome
Question :

I know paccar and all the manufacturers try to get the aerodynamics as slippery as possible
But since all the newer trucks are plastic and get heavily damaged by even hitting a deer , all the independents and owner operators Install bull bars ,
Has anyone done any testing to see how much adding a bull bar ruins the aerodynamics  ?

I was a owner op for several years
Never owned any KWs
Wanted em, just couldn't afford em

I owned a couple of international COEs with the set back steer axle and a couple of the big Ford LTL -9000s , mostly because although the fords had the same engine Trans and axles as all the other trucks , cat, Cummins , Eaton fuller ,
The big fords had no resale value and used , they were less than half price of a Pete or KW with the same running gear
Hated the freightshakers BTW, all plastic inside and out , very cheaply made .


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[m3talc0re]

Getting in on this one late, too. I'm a material handler/forklift operator at Nitto. The pay in this company sucks, though, and I'm looking for a similar job at a few other companies in the next week or so...

[kielyjw]

Retired and disabled now at 62. I spent 32 years working for the State of Michigan. Started out as a carpenter and finished as the maintenance director for 2 prisons in Detroit. I'm a newbie to the forum but rebuilt my first tractor motor at age 12.

[eowen]

32 years of automotive engineering.