Becoming a trucker with a college degree?

You will be better off getting a job in law enforcement. Much better pay and benefits and you can have a life outside of the truck.

 

Your friends are right,it's a stupid thing to do.
Go into law enforcement.
Trucking will always be one phone call
Away if you need it.

 

there's alot of flip flopping here dude how do you know in 6 months time that you'll be thinking you want to be an astronaut ? And then in another year you'll be thinking about becoming a Dentist you've got to really think about what you'll enjoy doing in life set a goal and keep it i mean what made you want to be a detective and what made you change your mind? That's alot of money to waste on education.

 

A- wow!! Really!!
B- sit down , take a few deep breaths and relax
C-go to the nearest truck stop and spend about 8 hrs there ( talk to mechanics,check out the food and fueling operations, restrooms and showers and there cost for such items) then think about living that way for about 6-8 wks at a time for at least a year
D-if after all that , go find someone with a truck or go to a dealership and sit in one. If after 1/2 hr of staring out the window sounds fun- maybe. If not....
E- grab a 12 pound hammer, take a hit or large drink , and drop the hammer on your bare right foot. That should solve any questions you have of driving a big truck.

 

Trucking can wait. There will always be a company willing to hire anyone with a pulse and a cdl. If you don’t try to use your degree it will all have been for nothing. No law enforcement agency is going to be impressed with a trucking job on your resume if you decide it’s not for you and try to reverse course. That door will close. I waited until I was sure my degrees were useless before I started trucking. To persist in this job requires tenacity and a dose of desperation. If you abandon your education now you’ll never know if you could have made it. You could always become a commercial vehicle enforcement officer and get your trucking fix vicariously and get home to the wife every day. Border patrol is usually hiring too. Don’t sell yourself short. If you need to see a therapist about your self esteem.

 

Look , what i think we all are trying to say is - Get The Degree!! , apply for something that goes with it. Until you try , you don't know. My remark is to show a point, it is not for everyone. I know 2 people that are LEO's and they got there CDL's as part of there jobs. Try the military again, (all of them!) , try the BP, DOD,Private Security / Investigator. You have a lot of options and obviously the brains, don't quit and keep trying. Good luck

 

If you struggled at Paris Island I do not think you will be sucsesful in law enforcement or corrections. COs make $48-60k, so the income is is the same as a truck, leos make more, and have a nice pension plan usually, but also a high degree of risk.

I know a couple of guys who left trucking to get into law enforcement , then realized there is more money in trucking.

At the end of the day, its what will make you happy.

 

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