What is the hardest thing about trucking

For me, it's nothing like that. It's putting up with the ever-increasing percentage of lousy, inconsiderate, non-thinking, overall brain dead drivers we have to contend with.

And that's just the other truckers!

Be safe, and good luck.

 

seems that maybe you answered your own question here for most driver's

 

that's deffinetly not sugar coated

 

all of dem hot lizards; makes a man lose alot of sleep{sarcasm}

 

The hardest thing for me has always been some of the people you meet on the road, be it in truckstops, shippers, receivers, or wherever. I'm not much of a people person though, so I'm a little skeptical when some cat at a truckstop all of the sudden wants to be my friend.

On the flip-side, I know that if I get into trouble somewhere along the road, some other drivers will line up to help. And I would return the favor n a New York minute.

In retrospect, I think the hardest part for me is trying to find the balance of hating this occupation and loving it at the same time. Go figure.

 

It's the idea there are practically 2 trucks out on the roads and stuck in the truckstops for every available load. A few carriers are blowing and going at 99% but most are running their fleet (drivers) at 60-75% capacity, meaning a lot of angry, disappointed, hungry, poorly trained drivers out out there, being unhappy and unprofessional in a job that affects hundreds of other motorists and truckers they come in contact with every single day they try and struggle through.

 

Grocery warehouses.

 

Truck stops are the worst part of this industry. You see and hear the dumbest things and the T.S. are major rip offs. Drivers are screwing up other places to park like walmarts because of the the things they do in and to the parking lots. Truck drivers are their own worst enemy. Most are only going to drive for 3 months and then do something else so they don't care. The driver mills have ruined trucking there is nothing but gravy stained flip flop wearing slobs in those company trucks.

 

Getting back to the OPs original question....as far as the operating of the vehicle on a day-to-day basis, everyone has their own "bump in the road", or the one thing that they just can't seem to get until, one day....BINGO! It clicks!

Don't worry about being perfect. Relax, take it all in....and enjoy it as much as you can. Don't let your nerves get to you...use that nervous energy to your advantage, but don't let it control you.

And remember.....there's nothing you're going to go through that hasn't been attempted and conquered by millions before you. You'll be fine.

As long as you don't do some of the boneheaded things described above!