Profile For Kevin N.

Thanks for all of your replies.

To PJ, thanks for your service in the Navy that must have been quite an experience. I actually haven't heard from anyone to stay away from trucking, hence me being on this forum. I also wish you the best in making a different career choice.

To Daniel B., I think its great hearing from someone in a similar situation as me. Thanks for the articles you liked. I read all of them and I'll be looking around the site so more. In regards to "Time alone" article I like to think I could handle it. I have had some small exposure with driving long hours and miles in silence. One of my previous jobs required me to travel out of town every other week, and being I was the supervisor I drove most of the time while my co-worker(s) slept, listen to music or watched movies. I know it's not the same but it's something. On the plus side since is is 2013 there are a lot of gadgets out there that I have already thought of how to utilize while on the road to make it more enjoyable. I will also be reading his book online today.

To Tracy K. 1. Yes, I have already read the articles that Daniel provided. I will also be looking around the site for more to read as I'm still very interested. 2. It's not really about traveling and see the road because I'm pretty sure I see the same thing I saw with my previous job, endless miles of highway. But I do like to drive and go to different places and you can see some cool/weird/interesting things while on the road. 3. I don't really know what to expect, I haven't been around long enough to have enough experiences to kind of judge how something might or might not go. 4. I could probably afford school by taking a loan, I'd have to see how the process is. 5. I have not checked a technical school yet, but I have checked my community college and they don't have anything for CDL's.

Well I also plan on doing much more reading because the last thing I want to do is spend, or go into debt, thousands of dollars for a special license and start hating the job after a few months. So I definitely want to get as much info as possible.

-Kevin

Hi, Kevin here and I have a lot of questions to ask so I will apologize in advance.

I was considering being a truck driver a few years ago but I wasn't 21 and it would've been hard to get a trucking job that wasn't out of state driving. But now I am 21 and I find myself interested in the trucking jobs again. What I have read and liked about the different lifestyle is how it's almost a minimalist lifestyle, you don't have a bunch of everything just enough of everything.

I'd like to think the trucking jobs would be good for me because: I'm young, 21. I have no responsibilities, I have no one I have to care for. The money I would make my first year would be plenty. I absolutely love to drive, regardless what the vehicle is, except for a geo. I always wanted to kind of explore the continental United States and see how different states are. I am a very hard worker, my employer of my last job saw this. And frankly I just don't know what to do with my life yet and I think getting a different perspective on life throughout the country might help. And if not then I was still able to explore the US and make money, which I enjoy.

So some questions I have are. Is it better to get a CDL yourself and get a job with a trucking company? or Is it better to get a job with a company that pays for your CDL in exchange of you working for them? Is there anything I can ask myself is being a trucker would be a good idea? And finally what else should I read/learn/know about being a truck driver?

Thanks for your time reading and commenting.

-Kevin