Trying to decide if Truck Driving is right for me...

The ideal of driving a big rig cross country to deliver freight is cool and a lifestyle that is very exciting...........unfortunately you are about to embark upon corruption on an unprecedented level. What I'm saying is once the novelty wears off and you can't pay your bills because you've been away from home for 2 to 3 weeks and it doesn't reflect it in your paycheck. Or better yet, you get a ticket because something was wrong with the company truck and they try to make you pay for it saying you didn't do a good pre-trip inspection, or you have to pay them for miles driven because maybe the exit you where suppose to get off at was closed due to an accident and you had to travel 20 miles down the road to flip flop and 20 miles back to get off on your exit to deliver and they charge you 40 miles over on your allotted miles to deliver.

 

You could get lucky and find just the right situation, but looking to start trucking for supplemental income might be setting yourself up for disappointment since you would be starting on the ground floor.

 

No , truck driving isn't for you .
The quality of the school means nothing . Only low paying , abusive training companies hire their graduates .
Forget drop and hook training companies deliver carpets or furniture (Watkins & Shepard ) or do retail deliveries like Werner to Dollar General .
The idea of freedom is a joke . You go where you are told when you are told and your life is managed by a computer that requires a macro input for your every activity . (Like entering a GOAL macro when you get out and look before backing . ) Trips away from home will be 2 or 3 weeks and yes you will often sit 2 or more days waiting for a load .

 

ThIS is just a drop in the bucket, this industry has corruption that runs deep. I'd say go back to school and don't waste your time. I'm taking my bar exam as we speak, MY NUMBER ONE AGENDA.......THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY!!!!

 

I wouldn't call most of what goes on in the trucking industry corruption- more like exploitation of those willing to be exploited. Other than the blatant scammers, shady companies, and fly by night companies I'm not sure that you will find a lot of illegal activities.

Yes the industry sucks, but it's not solely due to companies exploiting workers. It has more to do with having a neverending stream of workers who are willing to be exploited. I cringe when I hear "trucking is a lifestyle". More power to those who choose to see it that way, but that's not the way I view it. I hope you have other reasons for investing in law school than crusading against the trucking industry.

 

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