Why don't you get the respect you deserve!

Because it is next to impossible to organize as a group and demand better.

For me it was always knowing I was doing an honest job and earning my pay.

They never really bothered me. I expect them to be uninformed about the characteristics of a truck.

I don't see it as that dangerous. The inside job that I left trucking for is what almost killed me due to high stress. (and which is why I am probably going back out on the road)

Most care more than what people think, although there are some that don't. I just did my job as I saw fit, and as long as I had a good dispatcher looking out for me, all was good. ( I mainly worked for smaller companies (30-40 trucks) where we all knew each other.

It is become a "me first" world, they wouldn't listen, LOL

for many of the reasons above

Knowing I am supporting my family and knowing I am earning an honest living is enough thanks for me.

Thanks

 

Sportsoutlaw hit that nail right on the head; if you need a job where you are constantly being praised for doing your job, then trucking isn't for you. I get immense satisfaction from a job well done, wether my company realizes it or not, wether the general public realizes it or not, is not my concern.
But, all the same, thank you Mama, for the thanks and prayer!

 

I don't haul freight, but I do deliver the trucks that haul the freight as well as fix the highways, electrical repairs, put out fires, and even transport the sick and injured to hospitals. I don't like being away from my family, especially my son, but I know I am doing a noble and needed job, and I am happy knowing that alone. I don't need the respect of others that don't fathom what I'm doing. I know there are many out there that do and I love getting paid to go all over the United States and see things that most people would never see except on TV or in a book. That's what keeps me on the road doing what I do. I make enough money to satisfy my and my son's needs. That's all I need. Thanks for caring.

 

im not trying to make anyone mad here but truckers themselves are somewhat to blame,remember we are in the public eye and we already have a bad rep anyway so when someone is seen on our roads driving like an a hole,and acting like an idiot it just further ingrains an already bad image to the public and the true professionals suffer from the stupidity if the idiots behind the wheel of there rigs.there are more and more drivers on the roads today with more and more traffic and other problems to deal with,as a whole truckers are smarter,and more professional than the public realises,its just the bad drivers that people seem to remember and that reflects on all of us