Are you embarassed to be a truck driver

If you only knew how many times i have thoight about getting (quitting) out of trucking, let,s see every birthday i,ve missed every holiday.,like this one i,m in texas family at reunion in missippi, every winter. every summer ,every birth every funeral every wedding graduation and the list goes on, and why do i stay, I look around at family amd friends and i listen to the crap they are going thru at the office,at school,at the plant and i compare that to what i go thru and what i make and i say to myself heck shakNbak you got it easy..LOL

 

EMBARASSED? You have GOT to be kidding.
1. In my working life I have been a flat roofer,welder, printing press operator and worked my way up in a sawmill to pay-loader op/truck driver. With all these jobs I made high 20's low 30's..Even adjusted to present day it would not amount to..

2. I am going to make around $62,000 this year as a company driver,not too shabby for a 10th grade drop-out. I do have 1yr of College at Mankato State (G.I. Bill) but really..I don't remember much of that.

3. Three years ago I decided to "live" in the Truck and..well..the money in the bank is nothing short of amazing.

4. What % do not make it a year? 70-80% ? Should tell one something right there.

If anything I would never admit to people I were a broker..

 

I was a loan officer for a couple of years ... now that was embarassing.

 

i am never embarassed to be a truck driver
I am embarassed by others that call themselves truck drivers

and put us all in a negative light


YES YOU WITH THE CELL PHONE AND NO BLUE TOOTH YES YOU

 

Ive never been more proud of what i do than when i decided to drive truck. I take great pride in what i do.

 

I drove up to 3 years ago and recently got back into it. During the the last 3 years ran my own business. I was a business development manager making 70k + back in the 90s. But I gotta tell ya, I am happiest moving 45,000 lbs of materials / products 1000 miles across the country! It's the independence, change of scenary, responsiblity, low stress (for me), job security, good pay. I'm on track to make a good salary in just my first year back.

I respect a driver that can consistently move freight safely and efficienty with all the challenges that face them.

THE ONLY THING REALLY MATTERS IS: HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF, AND THAT YOU LIKE WHAT YOU DO!!!!

 

gee bumpy been lookin for a trucker who knows how to handle his business

 

Nope...not embarrassed at all. I'm 40 years old and just got my CDL last month. I've just retired after 20 years in the Air Force, but I've never been as proud as the day I earned my CDL!!! EMBARRASSED? I never thought of this being an issue....I think maybe you should find something else to do for a living and impress the girls with. Good luck hot shot!

 

Are you really trying to imply I cant text while eating a big Mac, while fiddling with my GPS on the nj turnpike?

 

I'm getting into trucking because it's the "family business". My family business is IT work...but recently that market is drying up. The other family business is trucking so I want to give it a shot. I would be more embarrassed to have a house foreclosed than to tell someone I am a trucker.