I need some confidence

Well, first off, you won't be able to drive in other states until you are 21. That's a federal law.

There isn't anything wrong with wanting to be a trucker, and obviously you have diesel in your viens already.

Just keep up with what's happening in the industry for now, as there are going to be so many changes by time you are old enough to drive you will be amazed.

 

Let me preface this with...You Should Go To College.....
There's nothing wrong with being an educated trucker or an educated plumber (paraphrasing The Flamingo Kid)....
It's a great life and it's a not so great life.
I have the best office with a view in the world when I'm on that road and I'm also away from family...that's not so great.
Check out all of the threads, read the stories from the drivers and make up your own mind.
You're still young and you'll probably change your mind several times over before you're behind the wheel of your first car. Whatever you choose to do in life be it a driver, doctor, or a preacher.....Do it right, do it with passion...and be proud of who you are.

 

Here is a friendly piece of advice. Go to college. Get some 2-year degree in something you enjoy. It would be a good idea to have something to further your education, so IF you do try your hand in trucking, and it just dont work out for you, you have something else to stand on.

2nd. you are only 14. By the time you turn 16, your whole world outlook might have changed. This is what you need to do. Get your Dad's (and/or mom's) approval, find a friend of the family who is a truck driver, and spend a week on the roads.

Don't forget, being an OTR truck driver isnt like an extended road trip. There are daily things that put stress on your system. You really dont get to 'see' as much as you think. And if you're more interested in earning a good paycheck, you will limit your time off to go sightsee.

 

dude....do u got a spy camera in my truck?

 

I don't think they'll have robots driving the things in four years. They are still busy keeping up with all of the emission standards and other regulations.

 

Lilbit is right go ahead and get that college education first. Then after you get 21 and that deisel is still in your veins go for it. But have that college back up just in case. you never know what this world will bring you.

 

Uh...you mean I'm not a robot??????

 

well if you happen to look at the movie 2010, which was made in 1984, man should have visited Uranus by now. I use to work in the airline industry for 8 years, quit in 2003. They were worried back then, that in just a few years, airplanes will be completly flown by computer with no human in the ####pit. they still have humans at the controls.