I Am Planning To Become A Truck Driver

I am a freshman in high school and planning on being a truck driver when i graduate and i want to know how it is and if there is any alternative to being a company driver and i am also new to the forum

Sweet, my favorite type of thread. Its nice helping out youngsters for a change instead of old.... oh nevermind.

Jonathan, you need to be 21 before you can cross state lines and before most companies will even consider you.

However, what you do until then can help you out. Try to work at warehouses that deal with truck drivers, work at truck washes, anywhere where you'll be alongside trucks. The more you see them the more comfortable you'll be when you finally step foot in one. Personally, when I was 18 I got a job driving power equipment (different types of forklifts), while thats nothing like a semi - it did give me some knowledge on how to safely operate heavy machinery.

I went into trucking school a week after I turned 21 (had to enjoy being legal first if you know what I mean) and have been doing it ever since! You'll love it.

Sweet, my favorite type of thread. Its nice helping out youngsters for a change instead of old.... oh nevermind.

Some of us are old neverminds it's ok we know who you were talking about O.S !!

Sweet, my favorite type of thread. Its nice helping out youngsters for a change instead of old.... oh nevermind.

Jonathan, you need to be 21 before you can cross state lines and before most companies will even consider you.

However, what you do until then can help you out. Try to work at warehouses that deal with truck drivers, work at truck washes, anywhere where you'll be alongside trucks. The more you see them the more comfortable you'll be when you finally step foot in one. Personally, when I was 18 I got a job driving power equipment (different types of forklifts), while thats nothing like a semi - it did give me some knowledge on how to safely operate heavy machinery.

I went into trucking school a week after I turned 21 (had to enjoy being legal first if you know what I mean) and have been doing it ever since! You'll love it.

Thanks for the comment, and i am around trucks as i help my dad in a truck tire shop

Sweet, my favorite type of thread. Its nice helping out youngsters for a change instead of old.... oh nevermind.

you young whippersnappers......!

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