Comments By Glenn B.

Thanks for the replies guys

Glenn

Hi all,

I've started reading this site and forum because I'm thinking about trucking as a job/life.

I'm just about 57, again single with no dependents or pets or personal ties. Renting a house, struggling with my own business - that struggle being economy related rather than ability related. So from what I read here I don't have the ties that make being on the road weeks at a time difficult. Some stupid newbie question if I may ;

Is driving boring? Day after day after day?

Do you tend to get quite sleepy at times? How to deal with that?

Do weather and temp changes make it more likely to catch colds?

Do a few, some, or many companies pay their OTR drivers a per-diem for eats?

What are the exercise options when out on the road? Do big truck stops have gym or weight rooms?

Are drivers allowed to carry a firearm?

Are there "independent contract driver positions" out there that pay on a 1099 basis?

I'm thinking if I went this direction, being an OTR driver, I would be out for weeks or months at a time - so why would I want or need to rent a house or even an apartment if I were to hardly ever see it? Do any others in a same or similar situation live out of truck and then go temp rooms/hotel/short stay suites for their occasional time off comes rather than keeping a home or apartment? Having never lived that way I don't know how I'd deal with it. Thoughts?

Looking forward to your feedback! Glenn