Is Trucking Right For Me?? With a Twist..

Slight twist because I am a woman. I'm a petite little thing, but I can drive anything. I'm not at all afraid of the trucks. I am slightly concerned about my safety. I do carry..But I am mostly concerned about whether the lifestyle that trucking creates is right for me. A little background...

I am recently divorced, NO KIDS, just my dog (110lb). I just went through the worst heartache of my life, and I think I need to just get the heck away from everything familiar to me and be GONE. And get paid at the same time?? Sure!

I have zero desire to have a personal life any time soon. And just getting in my truck (pickup truck) and driving til I run out of gas is the best therapy for me. I'm sure many of you feel the same way. I don't mind being gone for weeks at a time. I have nowhere else to be.

Driving a truck has always been in the back of my head, but when I was married, I didn't want to do it and be gone so much.

The next twist. Since the aforementioned heartache, I've gotten to be very close friends with a female cousin. She wants to do this, too. She's the one that brought it up, and she wants to go as a team. Last night, we had an hour or so conversation about the pros and cons, and how we would have to take measures not to get on each other's nerves and ruin our friendship. I know that working with a friend is difficult. I know that living with a friend is difficult. Combine those two and...well it scares the hell out of me. But she and I both have the same work ethic, we agreed that we would go into it with the same goals, same ethics, same mentality...no aggressive driving, no unnecessary risks like driving when you're too tired to just because it's your shift, etc. I don't worry about hygiene or cleanliness. I don't worry about her ability, either, as she has driven a log truck before, but does not have a cdl..it was a relative or friend's truck or something.

And then the dog. I know lots of people drive with a dog or two, but how about a huge one that has exercise needs?? And then sharing space with not just you but another human??

Please, any and all advice is welcome.

Also, pros and cons of buying my own truck. I have money set aside that was going to be a down payment on a house, but I don't need a house if I do this. I can stay where I am living now when I come home. For now. I could put a really good down payment on a nice, newer, comfortable truck. (also, where is the best place to browse trucks for sale??)

 

I am making no assumptions. Just asking questions. ??