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Life on the road - traveling & sight-seeing
The nature of the job says that drivers get to see a lot of great scenery & places on the road, though most of it from out of their windows.
You'll see a lot of fields. And corn. Lots of corn. And mountains. And road. Lots & lots of road.
Many drivers will try to arrange their reset in a position where they will have some kinds of local activities to participate in or sights to see. Others use their "home time" to take advantage of the places they are traveling to.
Will I have the chance to do any sight-seeing?
Forum - Truckers 'travel the country for free'
I could be wrong because I'm not a driver yet but one would assume you are mostly going to be on boring interstates and highways for the most part. Do you really get to see cool places driving OTR?
Forum - Off duty time and sight-seeing
Leaving your truck in a "safe haven" is usually required, that's why companies have terminals all over the US..I know some companies contract to share lots.
Forum - How much of the country do you actually get to see?
"Wherever I was, I was home. And I got to do a ton of awesome things - college & pro football games, hockey games, NASCAR & NHRA races, and of course ran around during the weekends partying in Vegas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Miami, etc."
Article - My First Year as a Truck Driver
One of the main reasons I got into truck driving was to see as much of this country as possible. I'm pleased to say, I have been to all of the lower 48 states except for North Dakota. Some states I've only been through small sections, and others I've covered extensively. But the main thing is, I've seen a lot.
Forum - Any homeless Truckers out there?
I've never been married and don't have any kids so I just traveled for a lot of years. I didn't have a home, nor did I have a vehicle most of the time. I just lived in the truck.
Forum - Your favorite region of the country?
Southwest, Northwest, West, Central, Midwest, North, Northeast, Deep South, Southeast, Coastlines? My favorite regions..... (Midwest) - Driving west on I-80 through Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska.
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