I hate this...Mind games! Argh!

Well even though you maybe in that truck by yourself .... There's always someone " looking" over your shoulder!! Trust me... But good luck! It's enjoyable for the most part! I miss the road a lot sometimes..

 

With all respect, I am not meaning to be rude, but you seem to have an unrealistic fantasy of trucking. You are going to be "touring" truck stops and loading docks, you will not see anything that you can not see from your tuck on the highway. With all the electronics and tracking in the trucks there will be in effect many people "looking" over your shoulder. You will meet some good people and a lot of not so good people. As far as money it depends on what your idea of decent money is, how much do you need? Don't count on making more then $30,000 your first year and work your way up from there. I'm not telling you not to do it, but just giving you some things to think about.

 

When you're starting out (typically first year, or even two) if your "this way" or "that way" on your idea of truck driving, were a gas gauge...

then the needle would most likely swing from the 1/2 mark to 1/4 tank, related to your expectations.

And I'm probably being too optimistic.

 

Well I toured Las Vegas on my 28th bday.... Dm said we could spend the day there! Went from truckstop to mall to deliver to kirklands got to shop there a little and about 30 minutes in there, we get a call saying " we need you guys in Las Angelas ASAP"! Yeaaaa happy bday!! Lol

 

You only live once! As I've said before, when you're old and gray and sitting in the rocking chair, try not to have too many regrets looking over your life. We all will have some, but try to limit them. My family thinks I'm strange, just bought a home in Nevada 10 minutes from the strip, bought some condos in the Orient, one to live in when there, the rest to rent. I've lived in Florida, California, Tennessee, now Nevada. Oldest child is 48, youngest child is 7 & 5 more in between, newest wife is 30 years younger than me. Served in the Navy, got merchant seaman document, just one jump & risk after another. I did my part to uphold the finest traditions of the U.S. Navy, which is when in a foreign port, get stewed, screwed & tattooed. Just go for it, some day it won't matter anyway because life is running out one day at a time. Every day you live is one day less you have to live. In your last hours on this planet, try to leave with a mischievous look in your eyes.

 

Las Vegas isn't near as wild as Murray, KY is it?

 

Don't be so hard on yourself. We've all been through the same thing to some degree. One of the best things about trucking is that as soon as you get your first year in, it is pretty easy to switch companies (so it's not like you're trapped). Just keep low expectations because for most, being in the truck 24/7 with a trainer or co-driver is the hardest part. Just push through that and you will make it.

 

Murray wild??? Lol!!! Haa!! College campus! A lot of weed....
but they do have some wild 4 wheeling trails!! U been there??