Profile For Dennis S.

Thanks for great information. This is an excellent online professional community. You guys have your **** together. If I do choose trucking as a career I will definitely be a contributing member.

Hope I didn't offend anyone with my previous post. If I knew how to remove the post I would do so. Ive read some of the blogs and its obvious some folks are comfortable spending long periods of time with someone else in a small space doable and satisfying. Probably more of a reflection on my personal shortcomings. My kneejerk reaction was that I would need to have some decompression time. Maybe it just takes getting used to. Best regards to everyone, you have great people on your forum and provide a valuable service.

Still researching this truck driving thing. Any suggestions on how to eat healthy, get enough exercise, and just generally keep from physically falling apart? Thanks

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Im 61, retired a little early , and am considering trucking for a few years before diving into my 401k and social security.

I called ... CRST I think it was, and they paid for training, but they expect you to drive as a team with another guy for 27 days out of 30, before getting 3 days off. Am I missing something... 24 hours a day for 27 days in a little tin box? Don't people lose their minds?!! If they did that to animals they would end up killing each other!

Then I looked into CR England... they train you, but they put a lot of pressure on you to lease one of their trucks before you even know whether you will like the profession. Evidently a high interest rate on the tuition they charge for the training has something to do with it.

I don't mind being out on the road a lot, as I'm by myself, but I would need to have a day or two off a week... or maybe even drive locally. Is that possible? I don't want to get rich... just make enough money to live on for a few years. If I pay for training out of my own pocket can I do that? Thanks for any advice