If you were to start all over you would:::

If I was a single man I would probably live in a truck for about 5 years with no bills except cell and wifi. I would own nothing, but what would fit in the truck. I would go to a hotel every now and then to get out of the truck and save everything I made and bank it, Then I would back up and re-group to see what is next.

 

Well, if I couldn't be born rich, then I'd find me an ugly rich woman and marry her!

OK seriously, I really wish I had started trucking when I first got out of school. I sort of wanted to do it, but got caught up in a lot of other things. Didn't get into it until after another career plus a few other jobs.

But I can't help but think that if I had gotten into it young enough, (and had been smart enough) that I could have owned a pretty fair trucking company by this time in my life. . .

It just comes under the heading of "coulda-shoulda-woulda". . .

 

..I Woulda'..Hung-out at the Airport, instead of the Truckstop..??..!

 

I wish I had started 10 years ago instead of going back to college and obtaining a (worthless) degree. I probably could've retired by now.

 

Well, if I could start all over, I wouldn't do anything different..I love being a trucker, it is in my blood, I have been fortunate to work with some great people, and despite what others say, I have made some really nice money in the process. I guess if I could change one thing, I would have gone OTR sooner than 5 years ago, (I drove locally for 6 years prior to that)..Good luck!!

 

That's a pretty good one Notarps. I think if I had to do it all over.. I'd be a LOT more promiscuous.

 

I would have worked harder to hold on to the last of our trucks we had to turn in. The last truck we had was actually my fathers and when I went to turn it in I was offered the opertunity to buy it for like $15k it was a 5 year old 379 pete calander truck with only 250k on it. I still don't know why I turned it down other then being own on the industry all together at that time.

Oh and then there is a girl....... Isn't there always a girl?

 

MM, amazing how many men can say "then I met ...." and the rest is history! As to the original point, I also would have gotten into this a lot sooner, probably in my twenties. Would have saved a lot of headaches. Although I would have missed a lot of those college parties, wait, thats what caused most of the problems!lol As was stated already, would've, should've, could've!