What's it like to be a truck driver?
Some say that we are crazy to drive trucks. For me this is NOT a job it's a lifestyle. Everything I do out there revolves around the truck and the company's customers. I sleep sometimes in the middle of the day or sometimes the middle of the night. I eat when I can, but definitely not when I always want to (more like HAVE to). Things at home with my family and friends kinda just goes on without me. But I wouldn't change anything. What we do matters every single day. We may not always get the recognition that some jobs do, but we are out there away from our families and friends making things happen.
very hard but you need to be praised for what you are doing and you certainly have mine.
Used to think this way. But now I have custody of 2 young boys at the house. Life is short. Money isn’t everything. Getting off the road and going local. Big pay cut. But I don’t care
I drove trucks for a while and may do it again sometime. I'll tell you my favorite trucking story. This is not the kind of thing that happens all the time, but it was memorable. In Sept. 2013, one Wednesday afternoon, I was driving down I-77 near Hillsville, Va. when the red light on the dashboard came on and the display said "Stop Engine." It was only a couple of miles to a truck stop so I went on and stopped there. This was due to some problem with the emission control system. The truck was an International, so they had to get it towed to the nearest International dealer, which was in Mt. Airy, N.C. By the time I got there, the place was closed so I had to leave it and go to a motel, which the company paid for. The next day, the mechanics looked at it and figured out what it needed, and ordered parts, but it was the following Monday before they were able to finish getting it fixed. So I stayed there the whole weekend, with the company paying for the motel. It just so happened that that was the weekend of an event called "Mayberry Days", which celebrated the Andy Griffith TV show, from back in the 60s. Andy was from Mt. Airy and they have a bunch of stuff commemorating that, a street named after him, a museum, and some other stuff. There is a real "Snappy Lunch" cafe and a barber shop named Floyd's. They had a parade on Saturday morning, concerts, cookouts, a silent auction, lectures (Don Knotts' daughter was one of the featured speakers), and a bunch of other stuff. It was a real hoot. They had people coming from all over the country to go to it. I never heard of it before that weekend, but I got the biggest kick out of getting to go to it that I got out of anything I did while driving trucks. If you're interested, here's the link: http://www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays/index.html
Facts!!! If your not a truck driver people will never understand.
I'm going to be signing up to attend a training school to acquire my class A CDL in a day or two.
Where to start? Independence,freedom from the normal rat race, listen to different kind of music, any kind of food to eat (healthy and not good for you), beautiful landscapes, seeing things that you wouldn't normally seeing if you're stuck in an office. Nature at it's best, sunny skies, oncoming storms, crazy people doing crazy things, changing of seasons.
Yeah , I agree, it sucks!
Driving truck is ok can't make a lot of money like I used to .driven 37 years and retired . Nontheless you get to travel see beautiful scenery and get paid. Enjoy driving while you can
The important thing u love what u do. If it wasn’t for the truck drives the people in this country wouldn’t be able to get most of the things we need. I applaud truckers and respect what they do. Keep u the good work.
Take pride in what you drive and drive safe