Truck driver survey for my research class

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01cblue, that was hilarious!!

 

1) How old were you when you knew you wanted to be a truck driver?
I never wanted to be a truck driver. Well wait, I should take that back. I wanted to be a truck driver when I was a kid, say ages 7 to about 11. Then I got over it. When I actually became a driver, it had nothing to do with childhood aspirations. It was purely supply and demand driven. I was coming from a a career field (airplane pilot) where there were far more job applicants, than there were jobs. And I was looking for a field where the ratio of jobs to job applicants was better and one which had relatively low barriers to entry (i.e. not a lot of expensive training required, at least as compared to professional flying). Trucking was the first thing I found that did all that.


2) What made you want to be a truck driver?
See above.


3) Have you always been in trucking or did you work other jobs before? If so, what jobs?
See above.

4) How did you get your cdl?
Took out a loan and did a 6-week CDL program at a local trucking school.

5) What's the best/your favorite part about being a truck driver?
Its an easy job for the money.

6) What's th e best truck stop chain?
Dunno. I've always run local so I don't spend a lot of time at truck stops.


7) What state has the best/most accomodating truck stops?
See #6.


8 ) What's the most exciting state to drive through?
They're all the same to me but I run local.


9) What's the most BORING state to drive through?
See #8.


10) What truck stop/fast food restaurant has the best coffee?
Dunno. I don't drink coffee ever.


11) What do you snack on while driving?
Varies. Lately its been pizza flavored Combos.


12) What's your favorite fast food place to stop for food at?
I usually pack a lunch from home.


13) How do you exercise on the road?
I don't.


14) What do you do to keep up your energy on the road? (I get tired just driving the 2.5 hours home from school on weekends!)
No idea what you're asking here.


15) What do you like to listen to (if anything) while driving?
Podcasts, audiobooks, Sirius Radio, Pandora & my own mp3 library.


16) What do you do in your downtime?
I run local, mon-fri w/weekends off. I do the same things in my downtime as pretty much everyone else who works a 5 day/week job.


17) What is your biggest cost on the road? Food, tolls, etc
Company pays fuel & tolls. I pack a lunch. So my out of pocket costs are more or less zero usually.


18 ) What is your primary method of keeping in touch with friends/family on the road? Phone, texting, Skype, etc
Phone if at all.


19) What is the hardest part about being a truck driver?
The first 2 years.


20) Do you like driving at night or during the day better?
No preference.


21) How long are you usually out for at a time?
14 hours.


22) What do you wish you had known before becoming a truck driver?
The true value of having a masters degree in a marketable discipline.


23) Do you drive solo or team? Which do you like better?
Solo (except when I'm training a new hire). I've driven team, I prefer solo.


24) How many miles have you driven in your career?
No idea. I'm paid by the hour so I don't really keep track of miles.


25) And finally....what's your favorite place you've ever delivered to?
No favorite place I can think of. Its just a job to me I guess.

 

1) How old were you when you knew you wanted to be a truck driver
I was 23, and knew I wanted to be a truck driver 2 weeks before I went to CDL school.

2) What made you want to be a truck driver?
I was jobless and sick of making minimum wage, and I wanted to see the country.

3) Have you always been in trucking or did you work other jobs before? If so, what jobs?
Retail, KFC

4) How did you get your cdl?
Went to CDL school

5) What's the best/your favorite part about being a truck driver?
Getting to see the country

6) What's th e best truck stop chain?
Petro, they have the most parking spots, for the most part.

7) What state has the best/most accomodating truck stops?
Anywhere rural, midwest. Cheaper land = more parking.

8 ) What's the most exciting state to drive through?
Arizona is gorgeous, east TN too.

9) What's the most BORING state to drive through?
Have to say Kansas, but haven't been to Nebraska. Wyoming would be up there too, along I80.

10) What truck stop/fast food restaurant has the best coffee?
I don't drink coffee but rarely.

11) What do you snack on while driving?
I rarely snack on anything while driving

12) What's your favorite fast food place to stop for food at?
Subway, once in a while a dollar burger from MCDs

13) How do you exercise on the road?
No comment.

14) What do you do to keep up your energy on the road? (I get tired just driving the 2.5 hours home from school on weekends!)
Not drink caffeine, get enough sleep.


15) What do you like to listen to (if anything) while driving?
Sirius/XM - 70's, 80's, Classic Rock, and of course the ballgame.

16) What do you do in your downtime?
Get on this forum and check Facebook.

17) What is your biggest cost on the road? Food, tolls, etc.
For me it's food and smokes. I know, I really should quit, but then I'd starve.


18 ) What is your primary method of keeping in touch with friends/family on the road? Phone, texting, Skype, etc
Phone, Facebook

19) What is the hardest part about being a truck driver?
Being alert and driving with safety in mind all of the time - especially when in heavy traffic and/or large cities. Also driving down 2 lane roads with no shoulder and crappy contour - like parts of US70 in AR.


20) Do you like driving at night or during the day better?
Daytime, but night has it's points also, less traffic.

21) How long are you usually out for at a time?
1-3weeks

22) What do you wish you had known before becoming a truck driver?
I don't know - I knew absolutely nothing about this industry when I went to CDL school.

23) Do you drive solo or team? Which do you like better?
I've done both - would rather not drive team again unless I made at least $1,500 a week.

24) How many miles have you driven in your career?
I'm guessing about 250k??

25) And finally....what's your favorite place you've ever delivered to?
The load that gets me home.

 

ROFLMFAO. Thats all i can say that was good o1cblue

 

So why not try it for yourself?

 

that's what I was thinking .......

 

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