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TruckingTruth was founded by Brett Aquila (that's me!), a 15 year truck driving veteran, in January 2007. After 15 years on the road I wanted to help people understand the trucking industry and everything that came with the career and lifestyle of an over the road trucker. We'll help you make the right choices and prepare for a great start to your trucking career.
Becoming A Truck Driver is a dream we've all pondered at some point in our lives. We've all wondered if the adventure and challenges of life on the open road would suit us better than the ordinary day to day lives we've always known. At TruckingTruth we'll help you decide if trucking is right for you and help you get your career off to a great start.
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When Brett writes that there will be challenges in trucking, he sure isn't kidding. I'm on my fourth day as a company driver in training at US Xpress. The weather has been awful. Despite the challenges of winter, my trainer has been fantastic. He is clean living and an honest to goodness hard worker. I'm learning a lot from him.
Now I need some prayers to go out to him and his family. My trainer's wife is undergoing emergency heart mitral valve surgery so I'm in a hotel waiting. I like my trainer so much that I'll willingly put my training on hold for him because he will make me a good driver. That's worth its weight in gold. Plus, he's genuinely a good, likeable guy.
With all that's happened, I've discovered I love this career! I can't believe someone's going to pay me to do this. I can't wait to get my own tractor and start rolling. The camaraderie with fellow drivers is great.
Meanwhile, everyone stay safe out there!