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Why did you choose a career driving? Why should the younger generation consider a career as a truck driver and what advice do you have for them?
RUN!Why did you choose a career driving? Why should the younger generation consider a career as a truck driver and what advice do you have for them?
Why did you choose a career driving? Why should the younger generation consider a career as a truck driver and what advice do you have for them?
I love to travel and meet different people on a regular basis. A driving career used to offer a very good living and was a respectable job.Why did you choose a career driving?
The younger generation should not consider a career as a driver and I recommend that today's drivers find themselves other jobs if they have more than a few years to go. I don't consider driving to be a career anymore. I always felt that a career was something that one would do for the rest of their life and would provide well for them.Why should the younger generation consider a career as a truck driver and what advice do you have for them?
it's a job.
Very true, the difference is that most driving jobs used to be good jobs but today they are a sliver of the industry. I do know a couple of guys who left freight and dairy for some damn good paying jobs with companies that make them feel good about their jobs.There are still good companies out there to work for you just have to be willing to do your homework when in job search mode.
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I don't get all the pessimism in the replies so far...trucking can be a very good career for somebody with the right mindset. There are still good companies out there to work for you just have to be willing to do your homework when in job search mode. I got into trucking because I found a good company that was willing to give me a chance, more than eight years later I am still loving my job.
The advice I would give a young driver is don't fall into the same trap that many drivers do of jumping from carrier to carrier because one promises you something a little better. The grass isn't always greener over there.
Also, be prepared to work. Some people think that holding a steering wheel driving down the road would be an easy job, there is a lot more to it than that.
I don't get all the pessimism in the replies so far...trucking can be a very good career for somebody with the right mindset. There are still good companies out there to work for you just have to be willing to do your homework when in job search mode. I got into trucking because I found a good company that was willing to give me a chance, more than eight years later I am still loving my job.
The advice I would give a young driver is don't fall into the same trap that many drivers do of jumping from carrier to carrier because one promises you something a little better. The grass isn't always greener over there.
Also, be prepared to work. Some people think that holding a steering wheel driving down the road would be an easy job, there is a lot more to it than that.