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Many people select truck driving as a career choice and remain as a paid truck drivers for the rest of their working lives. You don’t have to restrict yourself to working for someone else as a truck driver. There are a range of career options available, and if you choose your direction now, then you [...]
A job as a truck driver means you get to sit behind the wheel of truck all day. Right? I mean it’s a fairly clean job, unless your truck’s seat is a little dusty. Then again, there are some truck driving jobs that are just plain dirty, and I mean really dirty. Take the truck [...]
Is truck driving really a lucrative career option? Some would say it isn’t, however, you really need to look at the actual numbers to get a reasonable idea as to how much money you can realistically earn. Local truck drivers are generally paid by the hour, however, long distance or over-the-road (OTR) truck drivers are [...]
There are hundreds of different types of truck driving jobs available around the nation. There are long distance truck drivers. These drivers are lucky to be home on weekends and they drive long hours. There are regional truck drivers who are almost always at home on weekends and most nights as well. There are also [...]
Regional truck driving jobs can be a great option for those who like the open highways yet don’t want to be away from home for long periods. These jobs range from being at home each night to requiring three to five days away from home, and giving you the weekends at home. Most regional truck [...]
In an era where the economy swings quite wildly, everyone can be forgiven for having concerns over their careers. Everyone, that is, except for truck drivers. Even the Department of Labor paints a rosy picture expecting an increase of at least 20% in truck driver numbers between 2010 and 2020. We are well past 2010, [...]
If you plan on becoming a long distance truck driver, then you need to plan for a few big changes to your lifestyle. Terms such as “working day” and “weekends” will take on a whole new meaning. If you are used to a normal working day where you clock on to begin work, have scheduled [...]
If you want to build a successful career as a truck driver, then you need to think like a truck owner. In short, truck owners, be they one person owner-driver businesses or multinational companies with thousands of trucks, have one ambition in life – to make as much profit as possible. The bigger profit, the [...]
I recently sat down with a truck driver who had over thirty years experience, and it was quite interesting. He certainly provided a different insight into truck driving. Today, I’ll publish some of the advice he offered. My first question was simple enough – would he recommend a truck driving career to a young person? [...]
One of the benefits of truck driving is that you get to see a large part of the nation – at least, if you decide to become a long distance truck driver. Better yet, most trucks are now air conditioned, including heating, and you’re going to get paid for just sitting there driving that truck. [...]
