I think I want to be a TRUCK DRIVER!?!?

do you think the weather for us isn't hot/humid when the A/C breaks down...??

you're going to hate other truck drivers as well, especially the senior drivers that take your run away from you due to your being on the bottom of the "totem pole"

not all truck drivers are like that either, but don't think for a minute one won't cut your throat for a higher paying run........

i don't "eat out" any more. but i DO deal with driver thru people, as a lot of my "eating out" consists of waiting behind some dummy that orders a 10 course meal, when they should have gone inside for his order. the "drive thru" should be for 2 items or less, you know, "express"........

you will hate the 4 wheelers even more........you wanna see "retarded" in multiples of thousands....??

this is what most "frustrated" people say when they can no longer "deal" with thier jobs. they think its simple to drive a truck...........man, have you got it all wrong..........

be prepared for a shocking experience.............
you won't make that much your first year, maybe not even by your 5th year.......
you won't be home daily, you won't be seeing your kids, or wife much either.

stay where you are. every blasted time someone "cries" about thier present job, they think that getting into trucking will "be the cure" to all that ail's them..........well it ain't.....

 

Clap..clap..clap as in standing ovation prodriver. Nicely blunt and to the point...really gotta wonder when some are excited about becoming a driver!?! Not like there was excitement about becoming a professional driver.

 

OMG you sound like me! We pegged 120 on the line last job I had.

Spend some serious time on here reading. I read every thread in the first three topics. It really helped. Don't get to concerned with the negative stuff. Just think about every dishwasher who called in sick on a Saturday morning with some inane whining. Or the shock on your staffs faces when......"What, I have to work New Years?? this sucks I quit!". You will see the similarities.

Last year was the first time in 15 I was not in a kitchen. I took a job sucking other peoples poo through a hose onto a truck. I absolutely loved it. No staff! I have no staff to worry about........

Took a bit to get used to 13 gears, but alone with no one to baby sit was the greatest thing ever. (even with the poo)

 

I sold for US Foods briefly. Part of the training was riding with a driver for the day.

Seems they were tired of listening to all their salesmen ***** and moan about drivers making more, (more then the majority of sales people).

Out @ 4:30 a.m. and humping groceries out of the trailer for a day and all the whining stopped.

 

It ain't pretty but somebody has to do it....

The things you think you might like about driving are the very things I love about the job. Sure, there are blazing idiots to deal with everywhere, regardless of one's profession (or lack thereof), but on a good day the truck will take you into the solitaire zone long enough to make it all worthwhile. There are challenging people, and situations to be dealt with, constantly, but the little bit of individualism and independence help me overcome most of the hassles.

Family life? Forget it. Even the local drivers get little of that. Working 14 and off 10 don't leave much time for a real active family life.

No way under the sun I could do a food service job. I hear your pain. Good luck.

 

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I am just a truckers wife, but I'll tell you this if you are married and have kids then really really think about it. My hubby is just startting and he left yesterday this is the first time we have not been together in over 5 years and we have a 3years old and a 1 year old and they both wont there daddy. If you are not married and have NO kids then more power to you. But that is from me and like I said I am just a TRUCKERS WIFE

 

Well, you obviously know by now that you will still have to put up with people with negative attitudes.

I'm sure you know that it would be very hard, if not impossible, to get a local driving job without truck driving experience. You most likely will need to get an over the road job for at least a year before finding something locally. And that is something your wife has to be in agreement with 100%.

I wouldn't worry about having to deal with the people that we deal with on the road. If you can deal with the customers you have now without killing them, it will be a piece of cake for you. The only two things worse than dealing with stupid people are, dealing with stupid hungry people, and dealing with stupid people's money. You do both now!

Look hard for something that will put you in a position that you will be able to be home often (especially for your kid's sake) and i'll bet you will enjoy the job.