Just curious

In my case it was easy!! Got too old to run up and down mountains setting chockers anymore. glad I did tho, too lazy to work and too scared to steal!!

 

I started out as a construction driver went up the ladder became a boss. Made money, lost money. Got busted back down to a crew driver then back to Ten wheelers , lowboy. Bought my own dump then another, now I'm making the transition to OTR flatbed.
Yeah I forgot mention two years of college too, so I'm only half-way smart.

 

I decided to change careers to trucking after spending 14 years in IT Banking side of things, troubleshooting networks, and client workstations and user issues, would be on the phone most of the day telling people how to fix there problems. I worked in a square 6x6 box cubicle, could not see outside and stared at a computer monitor all day long with a phone stuck in my ear everyday for 14 years!

My wife and I are just sick of office jobs and ready for a change. I have suggested looking into Truck Driving before about 3 years ago because I was sick of office work, yes you could say at least I got to come home every night and sleep in my own bed, but that creates a problem, I have to get up in my on bed and go back to the office job! You see where I'm going with this, as of 3-3-08 wife and I are going to Trans Union Truck Driving School in Tacoma, Wa and will start our new careers as Team drivers we have a pre-hire letter from Interstate Distributor Company here in Tacoma we should be finished with the school by 3-28-08.

They say people change careers now days about every 7 years, not sure about trucking from the sounds of things Truckers change jobs about every 6 months to 1 year until they find that special place. We are going to give it our best and time and will see where the Trucking live leads us, we are hoping we will like it, but you never know until you give it a good shot, go through some growing pains and see what happens.

I know it will be a huge life style change for both of us, but the working conditions comparitivly will be the same sitting in a box, but at least I will be able to see outside and that will make me happy.

Good Luck to everyone and the selected Company you have chosen for your new adventures.

Rdman

 

i was in the printing buisness also celtic. for 18 years. i was sick of it. the smell the chemicals the ######## everything. got fired from my last printing job (only time fired from printing job in 18 years) because i told the supervisor (who was only printing for 5 years) that he was making a bad call on a certain job. oh well glad its over period. so now i go to orientation this monday in idaho. i am happy im out of that buisness. i like be a loner. i know im smart. and i know ill do well.

 

I was a Parts Manager in a Diesel Shop and my wife was a CSR with the local cable company. My wife actually suggested we look into Team Trucking which we had discussed years before but the kids were too young. She was tired of her job and we were not making the money we wanted too.

We switched for more money, the ability to travel and see new places and a job we could do together. So far we have no regrets.

 

In MICHIGAN Your either a Truck Driver Or Unemployed, Or On Unemployment.....I Choose it for a Career Choice, and when I started out I had one bad accident, But Once you have Diesel fuel in your veins you'll want to get back up on that horse and ride again... I have No Regrets, except not seeing my young son grow up, but He has a roof over his head and food on the table...

Best of Luck