New Career ... From the beginning.

Mark
glad that parking the truck is one less headache for you!

 

Thank you Markus your story it is truly inspirational and I am glad to see that you are willing to take on such an undertaking at this stage in your life.

The sacrifices all truckers have to make are Hugh, true it is harder on a young man with a young family. Lord knows a younger wife and new mother really needs and wants to have her husband home; so that, creates a very stressful situation for the younger drive trying to provide for his family. Likewise, there are many challenges that come from being "older" and lets be honest we don't bounce out of a cab like a twenty or even thirty year-old.

I will be 50 in a couple of months and hopefully I will begin my new career with FFE from the very bottom in their driver training school. So I really do appreciate your example of an "older" man willing to start a new and difficult career, a career change which is physically demanding and will test your ability to Handel extremely stressful situations and do so from the very bottom, that my brother is encouraging. So once again thank you for your example and please keep us posted on your success.

 

Thank you Markus!

 

That's all well and good. For the most part, I agree with you.

I would like to add that sometimes I read posts from the " vets" that are downright insulting. They talk to rookies like they are children. It's as if some folks in these forums resent the rookies. I think it's appropriate to stand up for yourself in such cases. It's not a matter of pride but a matter of self respect.

I like to remind those folks that even though we are new to trucking, we are NOT new to life. In many cases, we are actually MORE experienced in life than YOU are.

It's a big world out there. Trucking is but an itsy, bitsy small part of it. To those ego maniacs and folks with a chip on their shoulders towards newbies....

I remind thee...thou art but a "big" fish, in a very small bowl, so get over yourselves.

But..I digress

their have also been many sincere, mature, and respectful " vets" posting here too....and to thee, I give my gratitude.

 

Good points both of you. And true when you are starting in a new career and you are not a kid

Boogers- this from you, '' I would like to add that sometimes I read posts from the " vets" that are downright insulting. They talk to rookies like they are children. It's as if some folks in these forums resent the rookies''


You are right that some posters here are pretty much insulting and mean. I think that these people would be that way no matter where or when or if you met them. Some of the more experienced drivers are very JADED in this industry. When you have seen some of the changes in the last 10-20 years and how much things have changed...yes things change all the time ....but the regulations are so different now. My S.O. is a 17 year vet of driving and he would be one of the ones you may say is ''insulting.'' He would say he is telling you the truth -you just don't want to hear the truth. I think that some where in the middle is the truth. We know there is no rainbow in any job we do and we also know that it can't be that bad alllll the time either.

And driving or logistics is not a ''small'' part-actually it is 15-20% of ALL the jobs in this country. I think that alot of drivers just feel very unapprechiated by their companies, the supplier, the DOT, the LEO's etc etc. And it's not an easy ''life'' it really is a lifestyle.

I hope when you see a poster who is insulting you just ignore them.
If it is really an insulting post ie they are attacking you personally then let the moderators know! (report button) really! There are some trolls on here that do just that.

I hope you get some good information from this forum cuz it really can be a wealth of information.

 

We do our best trying to keep this a friendly informative forum. With all the traffic, it's hard to keep up with all the posts. That's why we have the REPORT button. Make us aware if someone is bothering you. Trolling jerks will be dealt with accordingly.

You can also go into your User CP in the top left corner and put a person on your ignore list. Then you won't see their post.