AGE IS AN ISSUE that affects drivers!!

[Cerberus_Kelpie]

Here's some more fun especially for us geezers (50 and up):
Longevity Calculator
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Brain Health: How To Boost Your Brain Power
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Job Tips & Resources 50+ Workers, Resume & Cover Letter Wrting, How to Interview, Job Searching, Starting Small Business: AARP
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Careers, Jobs, Work, & Retirement Issues. Older Workers Rights, Retirement Income, Retirement Money for Seniors - AARP

[necie67]

Thanks for the links. It was very interesting reading.

[prime rib]

I think a lot of you guys & gals have waaaay to much time on yer hands.
First off this is trucking -- not the U.S. State Dept.
Most drivers I know show up for their interview wearing a torn shirt half open with
their gut hanging out, mangled blue jeans, and pair of dusty ole cowboy boots.
Not the suit & tie shown in the 50+ guide shown above...lol
Unless you happen to apply for one of those spit & polish driver leasing outfits
you can leave that Michael Milken look at home.
If yer willing to what ut takes, when it takes, you'll hit a home run every time.

[LTL Lifer]

I can say for a fact that at 50+ I'm not near as sharp on the road as I was at 20+. And.....I hate it.

[prime rib]

Ditto that.
I turned 50 this year already.
I can say my OTR days are long since behind me.
No way I could up that pace anymore.
I prefer local work without busting yer gut lumping freight.
Once you hit 50 most companies don't want you.
You're to much of a risk for injury, sick days, etc.
Since the slowdown I've gone back to my former job running a press
and local courier work.
Just not enough work to pay the bills in trucking right now.

[RickyRicardo]

Originally Posted by LTL Lifer

I can say for a fact that at 50+ I'm not near as sharp on the road as I was at 20+. And.....I hate it.

Aw heck brother, you're the sharpest truckdriver I know.