Wondering About You Truckers' Previous Careers

I have done many things. Been a machinist, oil change pit monkey, car wash attendant, straight-truck driver, delivered and assembled Select Comfort beds, pr0n star, musical instrument technician, and bass player.

Bass player is the coolest profession I've ever paid taxes on. I would be doing it right now and would drop trucking in a heartbeat for the right opportunity.

 

My father-in-law was a state trooper for 30 years then bought a truck after retiring. I DONT CARE WHO YOU ARE THATS FUNNY!!! He was telling me about a DOT inspection and was showin me the violations he got wrote up for. In his words "CAN YOU BELIEVE THEY WROTE ME UP FOR THIS!!!" I smiled and asked him how it felt to be on the other side of that deal for a change. He didnt find it as funny as I did.

 

Been trucking for over 4 years now, Before that I was a Chief Steward (Food & Beverage Director/General Manager) for a cruise line.

 

Wow a lot of yall has had some exciting careers! I'm only 22 and so far all I've done is Security and Nails. Neither of which is very enjoyable. I look forward to driving.

 

Farm kid, then worked in a packing plant for a few years, then prefab factory housing as a carpenter, then copier repair tech, then for Sprint/Nextel as a cell phone tech (not sales, actual repair)for about 3 years til I was burnt out at having customers yell and spit at me and managers stabbing me in the back...now at 32 onto truck driving...so far the easiest thing I have ever done...and enjoy it so far..

 

Sailor (USN); teacher; shipping/receiving manager.

After ten years in the classroom I determined the children were getting faster, and Mr. Michael was getting slower. Must admit, however, that the wealth of patience and all-around coping skills developed as a teacher have served me quite well in many aspects of my driving career.

 

spent 15 years in the ski industry driving chairlifts,lift maint. and chair lift construction. Before that varouis jobs to survive.
been driving now sinc 03.

 

I do homemade mammograms as a side gig.

 

commercial construction project manager. Owner retired when economy crashed and still havent found a job....So i started flat-bedding. I can definitely say I like trucking...nowhere near the stress i used to deal with. Not sure i would go back to building resturaunts.....i enjoy the freedom...and my indigestion is gone, high blood pressure is gone and ive lost about 20 lbs

 

Custom Home Builder, Framing Carpenter for 20yrs. Now I grind em if I caint find em