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Posted: 7 years, 10 months ago
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The good, the bad, and the ugly about women in trucking
I have a question for everyone. I am interested in truck driving, but before I try to invest in this new career, I would like for everyone to be honest about the good, the bad, and the ugly about driving trucks. I am a former teacher and I found out that it was not for me. I even tried to go into nursing, but it had its own politics and all it did was drain my bank account and I have nothing to show for that investment. I've always liked to drive and take long trips, so being away from people would not be a problem for me. In fact, it would be something that fits me. I'm not antisocial, but when it comes to doing a job, I don't see myself socializing too much and would prefer to keep being social to a minimum. I heard that going back to school for this would cost too much money and has its own issues, but I would like to talk to people who are already in this field to tell me, if you were talking to someone, like me, who was interested, what would you tell them? I'm not asking for an easy career nor a hard one either. Also, with the CDL test, is it very hard? I looked at some practice test questions and I didn't do too bad on them considering I had no training and based my answers on what I've seen other truck drivers to while on the road. I am not here to offend anyone, but I really do need to know these things because I cannot afford to invest into something else only to repeat it in failure. :(
i have been out on the road driving for going on 40 years. I tried to retire from driving truck. I live in a very small town. With no job offerings that pay me for my potential.Driving truck, i raised my 3 kids without child support help from their dads, my 'children grew up and turn out just fine. And i train my son to drive. He is a good driver. I. Love my son. And my m/ daughters and my grandchildren. I bought me land and its paid for. I live in the wilderness in Nevada. And quite happy. In fact its a good place to get peace away from t;e hustle and bustle of lots of peop)e out here. Its a different lifestyle out here and doesnt make do for women out here as easy as anyone thinks.
Posted: 7 years, 9 months ago
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I quit Swift Transportation voluntarily but they wrote I was involuntarily fired on my DAC for safety policy