Could Anyone Recommend Me To Some Great Trucking Companies For A Rookie?

So many companies are so much Like and so different at the same time. You simply must do your own research and Brett has an excellent site to compare companies, what the offer how long the program last how much is pad time vs actual road time. It truly is a matter of which one fits you best. For me it was Prime and the hands on training and get you on the road training that fit my personality and style

As far as cant be boring a d exciting. Well, yea it can lol. Driving for hours in the dark or across the flatlands is some of the boring stuff I ever done. Sure it was scenic at first but after a few weeks or several times down the same road it becomes old. I must add being plugged into a seat for 11 hours a day in the same position has your body screaming for some stretching room not to mention my sore backside from this uncomfortable seat Not to be negative but so many people fall in love with the romantic notion of trucking. The sunsets and sunrises seeing the country the mountains and desert but overlook the thin cushion that passes as my bed or the longing for some real food and human contact.....

Ok so to get off that yea trucking is exciting too and I for one enjoy the he k out of it but read in between the lines and take the save Dvice form these moderators that have millions of miles under there belts. It is so hard to imagine life in the road sitting at home in front of your computer. It truly is a lifestyle and it i squire exhausting I promise you. Do I sit in a chair all day? Sure I do. Is it physically strenuous? Yes and no. I don't lift heavy objects but I am wore out after driving 11 hours straight day I. And day out oh and comforts how I miss simple comforts. My own toilet. A clean shower with actual water pressure and a wide spray

I don't want to be negative but rather encourage yo to see the bigger picture and listen close to the words of save advice from these moderators. There is a reason The turnover rate is so high in trucking and it takes a special type of person to live this lifestyle and only you know if that is you I hope you are just do t come In blind

Peace and best of luck

Thanks for the input and I do agree with alot of your points..especially listening to these guys who've been in this industry vs me where I'm just speculating and not actually doing it.

The thing is though..I actually enjoy driving long distances.

When I'm out there, I expect nothing but hardship..but I'm ok with that. I accept that challenge to endure that many more elements to this lifestyle. Not everyone is cut out for it but I believe I am based on my past history with driving with my dad across states for hours switching seats. It was very comparable to the typical 9-11hour drives that truckers do except me and him only did 5-9 hrs only to take turns so we could get home on time for other things going on in our lives.

If pain is the issue with sitting in the seat for that long. Some basic mobility exercises before and afterwards saves much of the pain. (I'd know from that experience with driving around the western states switching seats with a 10-30 minute break in between the transition.) Also...I'm pretty sure many of the guys out there do exercise which helps making sitting there more tolerable as your getting at least 30 mins of exercise for sake of conditioning yourself for the prolonged hours sitting there day after day.

Point is...I understand what will happen..and I'm not going in ****y thinking that this is cake walk..but since I don't have many options for a career in my city to go towards a management through training by a given opportunity thanks to not being given one due to lack of skill and possibly degree in education...this is one of my last resorts. This will help me open up those opportunities that were once closed., down the road in a couple of years with the money I'll earn to go back and pay for classes that teach the skills/education I really wanted to pursue in the first place with this job to fall back on if no opportunities are open just yet.