New to trucking

Whether you stick with trucking or not, I would encourage you to complete your education. Things can and do happen to people which can shorten your career in this industry. It will help to keep a door open for you. Later in life you will likely regret not completing your degree. Many people will take classes on the internet while on the road. You will have some down time every now and then. You may as well make good use of it.

 

I'll give you the advice a truck driver gave me on one of my first trips OTR. We were driving up the WV turnpike, before it was completed and were in the 2 land section still, and talking on the CB. He told me to, "always drive where you feel comfortable". "Don't let other drivers out there talk crap and force you to drive faster than you want, or longer than you want".

I stuck to those wise words for 19 years, and they did fine by me.

 

You and me are pretty similar...haha...I'm a music major too...but I basically got my CDL as a summer job during college. I ended up working for a local elevator that would have someone ride with me when I had my permit and they would provide a truck for the test...I got paid to get my CDL...no truckers school or anything...

I've ended up to love driving truck, but I'm still in school. Next summer I'm thinking about finding a different company to work for to maybe get some longer hauls. The longest haul I've had at this job was about 150 miles...average is under 100...that just amounts to many trips a day...

Anyway, I think it's awesome that there's another 21 year old trucker who's also a music major!

 

It's good to have options, but sometimes folks won't "give it there all" when they know they have such a parachute.

Welcome to the forum!

 

Hi,
I am a longtime reader of the forum..nice to meet you.

 

Hey Ya'll,
I'm finishing CDL School next week. Looking at a flatbed regional company, but I've been told FBs are difficult to drive. The company I'm looking at has Macks and are automatics. Not sure if I should do this or go with US Xpress. I have a friend finishing up with his trainer and about to join his wife driving. He's loving life in the truck and being OTR. Need some comments from Y'all.

 

Im NOT trying to bust anyone's bubble, but is "Y'all" in the english dictionary ?

 

Best of luck