Wondering if I should pursue trucking

I remember feeling the same way. It is intimidating walking up to those things for the first time and climbing behind the wheel and controlling them. They are so big!

But, once you get behind the wheel and drive them for a few hours, they feel smaller. When you are behind the wheel, they do not feel as big.

 

To me going to a terminal would just be asking for some wanna be hot shot big wig to get nit picky or try to micro manage me. Thats why I like OTR over local or regional, less contact with office types. The only contact I have with with office types is when they tell me "Pick here, drop here" or if I initiate contact for some reason.

Truck stops are for Fuel, Shower, sleep, and occasionally food. I do prefer sleeping in rest areas in some locations. I avoid sleeping in any inner city areas other than the occasional shipper or receiver. Your more likely to find me sleeping at a livestock auction yard than an inner city truck stop.

I love the Rockies... Born and raise there... Lived there all my life, dont imagine I'll ever leave.

Yeah I occasionally have time to sight see... But I rarely do, because if I have extra time I take advantage of it to catch up on sleep.

Snow and ice to me is not a big deal, but I grew up with it, learned to drive in it, been stuck in it, worked cattle in it, walked in it up to my thighs for distances I care not to remember. I prefer to drive at night, especially during winter, for many reasons... Not least of which is that most of the type of drivers that truly scare me usually don't drive at night or in bad weather. And if I do make a bad mistake I've got a better chance of killing myself than killing someone else, because there is little to no traffic.

Trucking isnt a job... Some say its a life style... I say Trucking is infectious, once its in your blood you'll never did yourself of it. If you catch the trucking bug you will never feel right doing anything else... That I promise.

 

You might enjoy "Yellowstone" the series on Prime. If you enjoyed Longmire, there's a good chance you will like this.

It's about a ranch in Montana the size of Rhode Island. He fights for his older way of life, and against modernization like big banks, modernization, etc. I really enjoyed it.

Kevin Costner stars. He seems to do Western films well, if not much else. It's worth the $$. I recommend. There's also an Indian reservation nearby which adds to the complexity of the situation, which I enjoyed. Indians are really cool.

 

only one way to find out...........................