Whats it like to be a truck driver?
Not bad. I’ve been a trucker for most of the last 27 years and I have few regrets. Let me say this: Cross-country trucking is not a job. It’s a lifestyle. Being a cross-country trucker changes your life in a few big ways and hundreds of little ways. Your general outlook on life will change a bit because you’ll see places and meet people you’d have otherwise not seen or met. You’ll learn about how the economy moves, both literally and figuratively, across America and the world. You’ll be appreciated for your hard and important work by some, and you’ll be abused and disregarded for the very same thing by others. You’ll be away from home for periods ranging from days to weeks, and when you’re finally home you’ll find you appreciate your humble abode just a little bit more than before. You’ll be amazed from time to time at the people who say, “I always wanted to drive a truck.” In the last two and a half decades, I’ve heard this from dozens of “everyday” people, a former World-Champion Pro
