Is Truck Driving up in the states a good carrer to get into? what are the pros and cons?
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LONG HOURS LOT OF MILES BUT THE PAY IS WORTH IT IF YOU GET TRAINED RIGHT \nBEEN DRIVIN FOR 39 YEARS AND HAVE HAD SOME BAD TIMES BUT IT WAS WORTH IT CROSS COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE FREEDOM  TO SEE HOW OTHER FOLKS LIVE \nJUST THE BIG TOWNS CAN KILL YA  IF YA LIKE THE OUTDOORS AND ALL WEATHER IT'S THERE
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I went to Swift back in January for six weeks. They hire after you get the CDL. Pretty decent.
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Swift is an awful choice for anybody no matter what experience. The company and its drivers are laughed at in the trucking industry. They are just way to big to be able to care about you and give you the miles and hometime you are going to want every month. My suggestion would be find the smallest company that will let you in the door. You do have to get experience somewhere and having your training paid for up front is nice but there is alot of companies that offer these things. You can go to a site like bubbajunk.com or truckjobs.com and see what companys provide training or go to a truckstop and get a job booklet and make alot of calls and decide who is going to give you the best deal. Stevens Transport I know takes inexperienced drivers but I'm not sure if the cover the training costs, but anyway they are a decent company and there are several like them. Just stay away from swift and when you have some experience get to a small carrier who will get you home and will run you hard when your gone.
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Man!  I have been a mechanic for about 7yrs now and there is nothing I wouldn't do to stay as far away from European cars as I can.  Anything that isn't made in America or Japan is absolutely deranged.  The way they build cars over there is just stupid.  True they are damn fine pieces of machinery but they always brake and are so hard to work on.  Even with the proper education it would still take at least 10yrs to build up your tool inventory.  If this is your life long dream then go for it.  But it you work on cars as a career now or maybe just for fun, then I would stay right were you're at.  I have over $15k in tools and am nowhere near where I need to be at, and I only work on US and Jap cars.  If you are still interested you could try a place I have heard about called UTI.  I know that they have special programs for BMW, Benz and Porsche.  They may be able to point you in the right direction.  Good luck.
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http://www.jobs.ie/truck_driver_jobs.aspx
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http://www.goarmy.com (And they are not paying you $10,000 a month for driving a truck)
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The best way to know the business is definitely on-the-job learning. If you can find some good literature on the topic, that would only help. Try to look for forwarding/dispatching/truck broking jobs in your area. \n\nAfter a year or so you should be able to enter the business on your own. This is an industry undergoing massive consolidation so it might be difficult to find your niche. However, I keep my fingers crossed!
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No, as a former truck driver I know that slowing down saves gas, I gained 1 mile per gallon by slowing down 7 miles per hour, just think if everybody did that, I know they would find another way to keep the prices high, but the point is it would help to go 55, it also makes a difference on driver fatigue and how 4 wheelers interact with you.
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usualy 18 wheelers have really good insurance. If they where covered by a truck company that is even better.
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I currently work in a male dominated industry as a professional truck driver. We are starting to see more women drivers come into the industry and i would like to see this trend continue...Women truckers are a tough crowd and I think it is great...I am a male, but it is always nice to hear a sweet female voice on the CB...Women also tend to be more safety concioous so I think this is a wonderful thing and hope more women will consider truck driving as an occupation...The pay is great and it is fairly easy work...Just keep those big rigs between the lines and dont take any shi# off the other men sharing the road with you...I say go for it!!!!
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YOU SHOULD BECOME A LONG HAUL TRUCK DRIVER
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I own a Dodge 2500 disel, it is the best truck i have ever had. Thay are great at pulling any kind of trailer.
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My husband drive one for a living and he loves it and gets paid any time he can't work rain, snow or just slow like you said in winter. How cool is that and the benefits rock and you are correct you don't drive that far. Go for it. Plus you get to sleep in your own bed every night!!
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it can be, especially in dense areas where a there are a lot of papers to delivered in a confined area. having a good route is key to making any money. you also need to be a morning person and have a good driving record since a bicycle would not be practical in most situations. just keep in mind that most people get their news from other sources now so there is not much future in it from a career standpoint.
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A lot of people who want to own their trucking business will become an owner operator. There are many places out there who will give a truck driver a chance to start being their own boss by becoming owner operators. Some websites will let you fill out an application and you can mark that you want to become an owner operator on the app and trucking companies who are giving out those opportunities will contact you with offers. http://www.bigrigjobs.com is a good one.
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i know this is off the stats you are looking for but i have heard women truck drivers have been doing that for years....  even male truck drivers trying to make up time due to traffic or whatever use them.  i hope this helps.