Pros and cons of being a truck driver.....agree or nah
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Hosea, Feb 9, 2021.
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I probably still would have convinced myself that a new trucking career was what I wanted, and romanticized it even if I had read this post first.
This month would have marked my one year with Cypress Truck Lines had I not mentioned a minor surgery from 13 years ago. But once I recommitted to kitchen remodeling, things got back on track, and I had a good year despite the COVID.
It’s probably better that I keep that romantic vision of trucking, build my models, and not actually do it, instead of, figuratively, meeting my childhood idol who turns out to be a mega-dewsh.650cat425 and tommymonza Thank this. -
The government hacks think it is and thus the blanket regulations. -
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I fear the Police and DOT more than I fear Antifa and BLM.
Even with all the other cons you have listed, truck driving is still the best job I've ever had. I've worked harder for less money before I got behind the wheel.
I'm going nowhere.dwells40, PacoTaco, Moosetek13 and 1 other person Thank this. -
For now anyway, truck driving still seems to be one of the most tolerable forms of employment I could stomach. Pay off all your bills, keep your expenses low, and learn to live on the cheap if you want to do something simple(some low ed/low experience work like security guard, or late night fast-food where there's only 1-2 people working) and doesn't entail a whole lot of responsibility. That's my plan anyway if I ever have to jump from this line of work.
As far as the danger of the job goes, weather and bad health seem to be the only immediate culprits. Never had any issue with any of the politically-charged rioters(from either side) when out on the job. But of course I swore off the news a long time ago and only read some "straight to the point" articles when I run across them. Televised news got pointless and sensationalized when journalists got replaced with busty, pretty faces reading off of a teleprompter.
Anywho, we all just got to find ways to make this job tolerable for as long as it takes to find a viable, escape plan. Better to do it slowly and day by day as opposed to slipping up in an irrecoverable way and experiencing an abrupt end to your bread-maker and being left high and dry and scrambling.Redtwin, 650cat425 and Flat Earth Trucker Thank this. -
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