Career Advice by Randy

For those of you who have decided to become truck drivers because you think it’s a easy job, better do some more research. A truck driver’s job is not a easy ..

Seven problems of a drivers job are:

1. Gone from home for long weeks at a time. A otr driver must stay out on the road to make good money. So therefore he has to be gone from home sometimes for weeks. Of course there are the jobs that you can come home more often, but if you are at home, you are not making any money.

2. Driving in all kinds of weather. Driving in snow, ice, rain and hurricanes. Tornadoes and high winds

3. Your truck breaking down and not being able to deliver your load. The problems could be big or small. Take a few minutes to repair or weeks.

4. Not getting loads to deliver. Sometimes there just are not many loads to deliver

5. Long delays in truck stops when waiting for a load to come down the pipe to you.

6. Not spending time with your family, missing out on special events in your child’s life. Like school plays, sports, birthdays, for drivers that have babies that first step, losing the first tooth, the first day of school.

7. Watching out for the “4 wheelers” that don’t know how to drive safely around big rigs.

Becoming A Driver - The decision to become an over-the-road truck driver will impact you and your family more than most other career paths. So you need to think, plan and consider your spouse opinions before you make this decision.