The same old question

Skydiving is adventurous, trucking, eh not so much. There is a great deal of routine in trucking just like anything else, but the view from the office window changes minute to minute, and on some days is quite spectacular.

 

you do get to see then country....but routine abounds. day in day out, sit in the same chair and look at the same white and yellow lines....not just like anything else. you wake up and there you are, at work. spend the vast majority of your time in a little metal box on wheels. dont get me wrong, i like driving, but if your looking to get away from routine, you will be jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

 

You don't have anything to lose; try it !

 

I think if your looking for adventure join the military's Special Forces or become a mercenary.

 

I beg to differ.

1. Showers
Each major chain has similar showers to one another, but they are each different from the competition.
TA showers give you 2 large towels and a real cloth floor mat. They also have the best shower heads.
Pilot/Flying J only give you 1 towel, and most often a paper floor mat.
Love's are most similar to Pilot and Flying J, but generally a bit of a step down.
Mom-n-pops are another story altogther. Never know what you'll get, or how clean they will be.
Probably the best shower rooms are the Little America's. They each have a nice large bathtub as well. Well worth the $10.

2. Docks
They vary even more than showers.
Some have about 2 feet between trailers, some more like 10.
Some are not designed for a 53' trailer and a sleeper cab, more like a 30' with a day cab.
Some, like the one I delivered to last week in Laredo, require that you blind-side it in.
Some go down into a tunnel.
One dock I experienced had, literally, 1 inch clearance on each side to clear the mirrors. (I very slightly scraped one mirror housing as I was pulling out)

3. Fuel lanes
They vary as well.
Some are straight, some are angled.
Some have room to pull up, some don't.
Some are so tight (like the Pilot in Roanoke) you'll be lucky to get in or out without scraping something.


You may have days that are much like the previous week, but nothing stays the same in the overall scheme of things for very long.

 

Get paid to travel the world as a merchant seaman. Entry level jobs with sealiftcommand.
French Foreign Legion is a 5 year hitch.

 

####!! Now I remember what I was gonna do at the ripe ol age of 21 after my 3yr stint in the military. No-not the F.F. Legion-but Merchant Marines. That would HAVE to be a GREAT time. ####!!

 

You get paid to travel. Whats not to like?