Starter Trucking Companies?

If truck driving is just a bunch of idiots who are disrespectful, then you're right, it's not for me. Maybe I wasn't ready, I came into it with culinary and management experience, I would totally prefer a desk job, but when someone who is supposed to teach me assaults me physically that's unnaxceptable under all circumstances, but you know it all buddy.

If truck driving is just a bunch of idiots who are disrespectful, then you're right, it's not for me. Maybe I wasn't ready, I came into it with culinary and management experience, I would totally prefer a desk job, but when someone who is supposed to teach me assaults me physically that's unnaxceptable under all circumstances, but you know it all buddy.

Nobody is saying that your trainer's reaction is acceptable. But that's only one minor detail in this entire thing. Trucking is not just a bunch of idiots who are disrespectful but it definitely attracts a lot more of those types than most other careers do - no question about it. And dealing with those types from time to time is indeed part of the job. You won't find it on any official descriptions of the job, but it goes with the territory.

I would totally prefer a desk job

And there's nothing wrong with that. You just didn't know what you were getting into and you weren't fully committed to making it happen. It's not life or death. It's no big deal. But we had to work through this conversation to get to the heart of the matter so we could give you the right advice. So I realize this wasn't a fun conversation for you, but if we had just assumed that Swift was the problem we would have told you to pick a different company and you would have been in the same mess all over again. That wouldn't have helped you at all.

At least now we know that trucking will probably never be your thing. It's not that you couldn't do it if you wanted to, but at this point I don't think it would suit you very well.

I enjoy this web site because it's generally very positive and helps people avoid the mistakes others have made. The responses on this thread have reminded me just how tough the OTR lifestyle is. I admit it is not for me and apparently isn't for Kazi either. I hope other people considering a career driving OTR will realize that '****s' gonna happen at home while your gone. If your gonna go OTR you better have a plan for this prior to your departure. This web site has the resources to help you be prepared, but you need to use it before you jump into this industry. Good luck with whatever you do Kazi.