Looking to change career in January, 2021

Yep, I'm part of the 95%. I am thankful for the opportunity I had though. At least I won't be 80 some day and look back and say, "Man, I wished I had tried that trucking thing". Haha. I really do enjoy driving the truck. Maybe someday, they will start issuing trucks with bathrooms and showers so it doesn't matter where you shut down for the evening; you have everything you need. Some of us have issues which require having facilities available to us. Without getting into too much detail, I just wouldn't have been able to make this work for my wife and I. It was a retirement gig for us anyway. I plan to keep pursuing something in this industry. Again, please don't think you wasted your time on us; you are still a very encouraging part of this forum!

 

That's awesome! I did see a few couples in the 6 weeks I was out there. Again, I don't want to discourage anyone from this career. It's definitely got a LOT of great perks and opportunities. Everyone's circumstances are different.

 

Yeah, I noticed at alot of the truckstops; all the trash at the back of the parking spots. Hard to understand that as well. Several of the shippers / receivers wouldn't allow the use of their bathrooms and didn't even have a port-a-jon. I guess they treat us all like animals because some choose to live like animals. I've talked to some old timers who said it didn't used to be that way at all. Sad that people have lost (or never was taught) respect for themselves and others...

 

Interesting you say that. I had another guy tell me the same thing. He worked for Averitt in Knoxville. He also ran a forklift for them before trucking. Said they are a GREAT company to work for.