4-Wheeler thinking of becoming a driver

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Well sir, First off if you want to do it, go for it. But dont think its all easy. Alot of people get into trucking because they think, whats so hard about driving? Its good you like to travel, but when your trucking its not just a road trip, you have places to be, and people to please. When you do get home you sleep the first day, and wash up, and pack up the second, that truck will be your life! WHen your not driving it, you will be dreaming about it, lol, not to be all gloom but it isnt easy, you have to be content with the lifestyle, its why so many drivers swap jobs so often, their not happy with the job. Just check out some of the adds from trucking co. trying to recruit drivers and see what it says about home time.(Its in bigger letters than the pay!) But I say go for it, who knows, You might just love it!

 

Hello Elliott,
Start reading! You will find all kinds of advice here to hopefully make an informed decision. Good Luck!!
P.S. I am still reading!!

 

id say do it but then again im alittle bias right now... i got no kids no gf no wife... its great... and the power of the internet makes it 1000x better if you catch my drift....

 

look there is alot to trucking.i love be a truck driver but thats just who i am. its for everyone.if you are willing to go out and learn how to do it there is alot of us willing to teach.my handle is tex and i am a 6 and a half year rookie you never learn it all.have fun and good luck

 

Look into expediting . You're in a prime area for it and they don't require the experience the big OTR carriers do and you're treated a lot better . Several members here got hire by an expedite fleet owner as soon as they got out of school .

 

Well, you may be one of the un-lucky ones and it's just in your blood. In which case you'll love it and there is no turning back. I have a culinary degree and a business degree, but I'm driving a truck.

But seriously, think about a few things, like being alone for hours maybe days with only the CB for company, being away from your family for days or weeks, sometimes good sometimes bad food, dispatches want you to one thing, DOT another and shippers/receivers another. Looooong work days then sitting for days waiting for something. Commonly referred to as hurry up and wait!

I have lost 2 god marriages driving a truck.

If you can get past that, or you can't think of doing anything else well you might have the fever, in which case I don't believe even shock therapy will help, go for it!

Don't get me wrong, I've been doing it over 27 years now and I still love it. But it's a lot rougher then people think, my sister said, oh how hard can it be? She rode with me one time and said, WOW, I'll never say that again!
And I've seen what most people only read about. And quite a few things I can't explain!

So, just be careful and think about what you could lose because once you've caught the bug, there is NO turning back!