Profile For Wesley H.

Thank you guys so much for the feedback! I'll be sure to check the link you posted, G-town.

My first job was working for a shopping center when I was 15. I got to interact with truckers every day, which was really neat. There's a UPS warehouse nearby that I've been considering applying for, just to get close to the trucks. Plus I've heard they're a great company to work for, and it would help get my foot in the door like you guys mentioned. Right now my life just consists of going to school, work, exercising and trying to put back as much money as I can. I know a lot of other young people that dont even have a hundred dollars in their bank account. My goal is to pay for CDL classes out of pocket, which should be pretty easy once I can go full time somewhere.

Hello everyone! thanks for checking my thread out. I just wanted to start a discussing/get advice on trucking at a young age. I'm 18, 19 in a month and a senior. I'm at the age where everyone is thinking of their careers, and packing up to go to college. Honestly, at no point in life have I ever found the idea of college appealing. Especially now days with student loans and a lack of jobs.

Trucking is something I've always been interested in and I've seriously considered going into it the last few years. Something about it just appeals to me. It's an industry thats easy to get into, pays decent enough and has great job security. Not to mention getting to travel and see new places. Not to mention the amount of money a single man living primarily from a truck can save.

I've spent the last few years researching and learning all I can (videos, articles, lurking forums etc), looking at other career choices, and praying about it. I still find myself attracted to driving. To the point that I've basically committed myself to getting my CDL shortly after turning 21.

So my questions are, any other young guys out there wiling to give advice? And I've got two years until I turn 21, what should I do in that time? I'm working at a local zaxbys and want to get out, I've considered enlistment and getting my CDL when I'm out or just finding some other no-skills job I really enjoy until then.

Thanks so much for reading, I can't wait to hear some of the feedback from you guys!