It's finally over! Cleaned out my truck and moving on.

I would recommend the full 4 years. Nice to have options. I quit working on trucks after my first year and just about went back to a truck shop before deciding to head off to the ag world.

First year you could probably challenge. It's just basic stuff and if you're already in a service truck you're clearly beyond that stuff.

 

I watched a video compilation the other day that kind of caught my attention. It showed truck drivers in various settings on the side of the road in a rest stop after returning to the yard just randomly different scenarios and they just looked into the camera and said that’s it. I’m done just like that. Can’t do this anymore. And that was it they never looked back. Some of them had been out there a year. Some of them were lifers. It was interesting to watch. There’s been a few times over the years. I felt like that, but I never would follow through and I have a plan to complete for myself. But I think it could happen to any of us. For some of them it was a death in the family, for others It was their sixth or seventh Hometime ignored by their dispatcher, for some. It was just the day-to-day grind. They just had enough didn’t see any reason to it anymore.

And to the original poster you do you. Only you know what’s best for yourself and it sounds like you made a solid decision. Don’t regret it, don’t second-guess it just keep moving forward.

 

I had calls from a truck dealer, an oilfield hauling outfit and an ag dealer when I made my last job switch. The truck dealer would have been the last one I'd have picked. At least with a heavy haul/oilfield company you know the drivers are a cut above the average.

I honestly did not mind working on man lifts. Most of the time I was the guy they sent for those because of my OCD. They helped me get over my fear of heights. Took a 135 Genie to full extension a few times lol.

Gensets were gravy work, you hardly ever get dirty.