Sizing up the plunge...

As someone who was in your shoes.

I'm 22. Ended up dropping out of college. Spend some time milling with jobs before finally deciding to pursue a dream in trucking.

Yes, I do love what I do. But at the same time, I was about 2 semesters from a degree. I do wish I had at least finished off my degree before doing this, that way in the event anything goes down hill down the road, I have the chance at something else to do.

Look at this way. Even if you do trucking and do great, one mess up could screw your career. Wouldn't it be nice to have a degree to fall back onto just in case?

 

The thing is, that a degree in just about anything, is better than no degree at all. There are a whole lot of companies, (I don't mean for driving,) that require a degree in something, anything, before they will even look at you now. I'm not saying it is right, I am saying it is the way it is.

I've known an awful lot of people with advanced degrees, that literally have nothing at all in the way of common sense. And yet they have been successful in their field. But don't ask them to change a flat tire, or to think a problem through that has nothing to do with their field.

But the degree is still important. You have no way of knowing what lies ahead of you. Any preparation you can make now while you are young, for later when you aren't young anymore is time well spent.

Who knows, maybe you and pops can go into the trucking business together. But get that education first!

The idea of doing the field runs while going to school is probably a good one, if you can stretch the day out enough that it doesn't interfere with your school work!

 

Stay in school, get a degree, make money in what you've studied to be. Get your feet planted before you go looking for thrills.

You want an adventure? Join the Army, or go skydiving.

 

You want adventure, Here's trucking 'Adventure',

Bumping a dock at a Walmart DC at 4am.
Stepping out of the cab into a puddle of piss at the pump.
A knock at the door at 2:30am by a 59yr old hooker.
Sitting at truckstop in January unfreezing fuel lines.
The 4th plate of microwave Cheezymac in 2 days.
The red light at the scale.
The only trailer left has flat tires...its 3am.
Your next load is a 6 drop in NYC.
The Swift driver just backed into you . . . again.
The Swift driver doesn't speak english.
Your girlfriend is 2 months pregnant, you haven't been home for 3 months.
You just signed a lease with TranAm.
Your new trainee is named Frank, Frank wears eye shadow.
The Swift truck is passing the Werner truck and are both limited to 62mph.
Tarping a lumber load in January in Wyoming.
A Stevens truck blind side backing into the space next to you at 11pm at the TA.

 

Your girlfriend is 2 months pregnant, you haven't been home for 3 months.



good one dryver

 

Yeah I would say stay in school. Course I would also say take the plunge. You gotta do what you love to do. I am a firm believer of doing what makes you the happiest. School would probably be the smarter thing to do but not if you are going toward a career in which you really don't want to do. Going to be tough to have a girl and a family if you choose trucking. If that isn't something in your near future then trucking maybe for you.

I guess either way if you don't like one or the other you could either go back to school or go back to trucking.

 

thats my dream!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Remember, it is a "short hop" from a "dream" to a "nightmare!"