Video series made by a trucker on youtube

I've been debating about entering the trucking industry for some time now, whether its really worth it to continue college for a degree that has very limited options upon completion (History).

Anyway, cutting to the point. I found a video series by a reefer trucker named Vince (youtube handle "Journey95"), and I must say that this guy explains a lot of what goes on while trucking as far as what the job entails, shows some of the sights that he sees on his days, etc. Really awesome series that he's created - 20 episodes so far, 1 of which is a visual tour of his truck.

Here's the link to his channel, and it's a must watch for anyone considering entering:
Journey95's Tube Channel

Major thanks go to Vince for showing the world some of his duties and experiences as a driver!

 

Teaching was the route that I originally was going to go, until I started doing student observations and noticed how much i hate teenagers. There is just no way that I could make a living off dealing with the stress of teaching other people's immature kids. Heh. I then decided to look into getting a graduates diploma and take a shot at teaching at a university level, but I just don't feel like committing another 4-6 years being poor.

To answer your question about LSU - they're the second most expensive school to attend in this state right behind Tulane.

Louisiana's universities are in a bit of a pickle right now - our governor keeps jacking up the prices of tuition and cutting funding for higher education. Since 2006 my tuition and fees for SLU (Southeastern Louisiana Univ) have gone from $1800 to $2900 per semester, and the legislature has just passed a bill this week that is going to allow individual schools to start charging what they want to charge so that the state government can make even deeper cuts to the education budget. One thing i hate about living in this state is that when there is a budget shortfall, education gets slashed first while this state has one of the worst education systems in the nation. I'm running out of money available through benefits and grants, so it's time to "poop or get off the pot".

Anyway, i'm rambling. I'm 29 years old now, just have a severe case of burnout. I did military before and was making a decent living, now I'm working a job that has no future ($8/hour) and going to school for a degree that doesn't have many options. Brother in law was trained by Schneider about 5 years ago and ran tankers for them until recently when he got a dedicated route with a local company. He's made a great living with it, has told me practically everything including how i'll make dirt checks for the first year or so. I'm fully prepared for it, I'm just trying to find a way in. I've put in apps with Swift, Werner wants me to go to a 20 week course about 45 miles away, and i've contacted other private trucking schools.