Best advice for adventure?

You've got nothing to lose. Live in the truck and build

 

Good or bad everyday is a adventure out here. It's never the same and never boring. But that's just my opinion.

 

It's worth noting that this is a job, not a sightseeing tour. Most fun places aren't especially well set up for trucks to park there, and there are constraints on your available time that often prevent you from getting away from the truck to have fun.

It's more doable if you own your truck, but only if you own it outright. If you have payments to make, it gets hard to take time off for fun...

Honestly, though, if you're well-heeled enough to buy a truck, outright, you might just do better to get yourself a travel trailer and a good pickup truck, and to hell with hauling freight... who needs it? Just do the travelling, and enjoy the lifestyle without the constraints and headaches.

Either way; I'm former IT, and I miss it terribly - never wanted to get out, and very passionate about the work. Let me know what job you're leaving - I'll fill the spot you're leaving... You can have my dedicated postal run, in exchange, if you like... I find driving just as soul-crushing as you find IT...

 

I say go for it. Like most things, it is what you make of it. I had a lot of fun when I was OTR and saw people, places, and things I never would have otherwise. Is it perfect and is every day flawless? No, but nothing in life is. You're 28, with nothing holding you back. Give it a try and if you end up not liking it you'll always have your CDL to fall back on. You only get to live life once and if this is something that is that important to you, then go ahead and do it.

 

Britton Transport is a decent flatbed company that runs 48 states and Canada.
This company hires new cdl grads.
@MrEd is the flatbed trainer at Britton. I tagged him, so he will probably get contact your thread and help get you started on this new adventure.

 

Run the northern tier and especially the northwest, during a full winter and you'll get about all the adventure you'll want.

 

im the first one to knock the trucking industry, its mostly the regulation nonsense, but it is what u make of it, the trick to getting out and having time to do things is to do longer runs where u have more time of your own to plan around instead if picking up and delivering and dealing with customers everyday, if your gonna do that might as well get a regional or local job, but if u want to get out an see more a company that does longer runs is where to start

 

there are plenty of drivers who do the touristy stuff out here, theyre usually retired or not living paycheck to paycheck, you wont hear them say "im out here to make money not have a good time!" lol whether ur an IT guy or a trucker "how u do anything is how u do everything".

 

I've had many opportunities to see some cool sights around the country. Probably more if I put more effort.

Don't listen to the dinosaurs On here that say you will only see truck stops. It does take effort however and some cash to check some cool places out.

Sometimes you get a load that leaves you in Las Vegasfor, a couple days. Or maybe in Colorado go snowboarding.