Is The Trucking Industry for me

Does your fiancee want to hit the road with you? Ask any company you apply with if she can ride along. Many drivers take their wife/girlfriend along and see the country.
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Here's another local job in Indy that hires new cdl grads:
Airgas:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.
• 1 year of verifiable driving experience in the past 4 years or driving school training.
• CDL school tuition reimbursement.
• Airgas offers a full benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance, Vacation, Sick, Paid Holidays, 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Reimbursement and much more!
  
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Wow you guys showed love and kindness that's great ...hey kid I bit advice you live in a great area to be home alot don't stay out long love your new wife and kids ....don't always chase the money its here slow steady wins all the the time ...good luck please keep us up to date ...

 

indy is booming with driving jobs. you should have no problem finding what you’re looking for.

 

Just because that's the way it is, doesn't mean that's the way she wants to continue to accept it.

Trucking is "h377" on relationships.

 

I loved the schedule you have at work. Third shift too. Also part of what drew me to trucking. Don’t like a daily grind.
Have you asked your fiancée if she might be interested in driving? You two as a team, will have money coming out the ying yang.
You may very well love trucking.

 

Do like some couples do; live in the truck and save lots of money. No rent, utilities, and just cook in the truck for most meals. Lots of couples on this forum are doing just that.

 

Matt, if I were your father (I'm 52) I would encourage you to get your HS diploma and then go to community college and get your AA, then transfer to a 4 year state school and get your B.A. This is not 1970s where what you are thinking of doing was viable.

Trucking is ok for guys in their 30s (provided their are on with a good ltl), 40s and up. It's essentially something you do when either you are young (and only for a few years) or a last chance career in middle age and above.

 

Why do people think it really is a lifestyle outside looking in?

It is a dangerous job that is unforgiving and has more pitfalls than rewards for those who don't or can't adapt to it.

I love to see more people be honest about it, they all claim the water is fine, just jump in -->>> the truth is the water is not fine, there are sharks in it waiting for you to bleed just enough to attack you.

Many who are solitary people don't do well here in this world, either they get burned out, are abused by the company or worst become their own enemy.

What maybe you should do in all seriousness is to take a step back, look around first to careers you can do or are interested in as a back up and then try this out.

You have to understand many of us want this to be a profession, a skills labor type of career, not a job.

Many who get into this because of money don't stick around after the sharks smell blood and take a chunk out of them. There are thousands of washouts here to tell you how bad one or another company is, but more like tens and hundreds of thousands who are never going to be here but will tell you that chasing the big bucks is nothing but a lie.

Again so you get my message, have a backup plan, don't view not being able to do this as a failure but a learning experience and don't just do it for the money, but as a profession and a career.

 

Here's a good thread for saving money on food while trucking across the nation.
Click on "Forums" then scroll down to:
Food & Cooking in the Truck | Trucker Recipe Forum