Coping with the loneliness

I've been driving for 2 years for Covenant. You will not feel lonely for the first 6 months. If you are new driver, will have to go through the excrutiating 6 month mandatory teaming. And you will really wish you were alone (unless you find the ideal partner, which is very rare).

In my opinion OTR trucking is for people who enjoy solitude.

For those that have family, and young children, it is a real sacrifice.

I had one partner, I saw him crying several times, missing his family, his kids. A few times, I would drop him close to his home (whenever possible) so he could spend a few hrs with his family. But he would always come back to the truck even more sad and depressed than before... After seeing his young children crying when he was leaving....

You may find driving local more suitable for you (if solitude really upsets you).

All the best.

 

I miss my family when I'm gone but when I am driving, it give's me time to think about my plan's and how I am going execute them. Other than that, loud music to jam out to. My moto alway's was and still is, "if it's to loud, your too old!" No offense to anyone. When I'm not pumping out some kick ### tune's from the CD player or working on my own stuff with my guitar and mixer in the truck during free time, I just lay back and enjoy the peace and quiet from my ol' lady #####in' and kid's screamin'.

It never has bothered me being out alone but if it does you, I guess it's a mind over matter thing. Give it a little while, the home sickness will eventually go away. Truckin' ain't easy and loneliness is just a part of the package. It'll make you or it'll break you and most who don't have it in their blood don't make it or can't hack it.

A couple of guy's on this site said that about me when I started out, but with a strong mind, positive attitude and deep love for driving truck proved them wrong.

With a dream in mind and now set to getting married and 3 kid's, no tear's are shed when I leave because they know I love what I do and I do it well and they also know that it's my sacrafice to them so they can have the thing's they need and want. Breaking done feeling sad and/or crying will only bring you one step closer to ending your career because it will cloud your mind. When your mind start's clouding, you start making mistake's and if they continue, the mistake's can start turning into really bad one's. So keeping a clear, cool, calm, collected and under control mind free of doubt and a positive attitude and you will make it far with your career.

 

I find ENTERTAINING talk radio to be helpful, none of that serious doom and gloom crap. and just keeping in contact with family through text messages mostly, you wouldnt think it helps but it does.