Truck Driving for Your Retirement
in Trucks
Truck driving is a career that a lot of people do not know a lot about. There are a lot of people that do not think much of the career because of the typical stereotypes.
Most people assume that the only people that are a part of truck driving are the uneducated or the lazy. Instead of actually learning about the career and the real pros and cons of the career, people will just look past truck driving.
There are a lot of educated people that choose to drive trucks after they retire. Couples will retire and drive trucks together.
Truck driving is not easy. Many of the companies have strict deadlines and specifications that can make driving a stressful event.
When truckers are making long trips they have to take the time to map out their route very specifically. There are a lot of routes that truckers cannot take.
For example, a lot of people do not even give a second glance to the underpasses that they drive through when they are driving on the freeway. When you are driving a very tall truck you have a whole different set of concerns than when you are driving a car.
You have to make sure that your truck will fit under all of the underpasses that you will pass through on your route. This takes some strategic planning and sometimes it takes a lot of time for people to plan their routes out.
The truckers also have to think about the weather. A lot of the time the truck driving companies will only pay the driver the full amount if they make it to the end of their route in a specified amount of time.
If a driver runs into bad weather this may seriously inhibit their ability to make it to their destination in the time that they have been allotted. Often times truck drivers will rush through the bad weather just to make it to their destination.
When a driver rushes through bad weather it puts the driver, any passenger and the cargo at risk. A driver is much better off avoiding the bad weather completely.
Some drivers feel that they can make it through bad weather and even though they are being cautious they get into an accident. The accidents that semi-trucks can get into are usually much more severe than regular cars.
These accidents are usually much more severe because they trucks are so big. The extra mass that the trucks carry makes the impact much stronger.
If you are looking into driving a truck there are a few personality traits you will want to make sure you possess or you can attain. These traits will make your life as a truck driver much easier.
First, you want to make sure that you are patient. When you are driving a truck you can only drive so fast.
You do not want to put yourself in the position of getting ticketed by the police. A lot of companies will have no problem letting you go if they feel that you are a risk to their company.
You do not want to get impatient with the speed that you have to drive. You also do not want to be impatient with the traffic that you are going to run into.
Some truck drivers choose to drive at night time so that they will not run into as much traffic, but there are situations when traffic is inevitable. There is nothing you can do about the traffic around you so you should not let it upset you.
If you are not patient your truck driving experiences will be very frustrating. The trips will become very stressful instead of relaxing.
There are also laws in place that require a truck driver to stop driving for a certain amount of hours every twenty four hours. Being patient enough to pull over and stop when you are tired is something that is very important.
If you continue to drive when you are drowsy you will put yourself and all of those people around you that are driving at the same time you are. Putting yourself and the other drivers around you is not fair.
Truck driving can be very relaxing. Many people choose to make some extra money by truck driving after they have retired.
If you are interested in truck driving you should attend a truck driving school. They will teach you the safest and most efficient way to drive your truck.
Jack R. Landry has been a truck driver for 19 years driving box trucks, dump trucks, and semi trucks. Before starting his career he graduated from a Utah truck driving school.
Contact Info:
Jack R. Landry
JackRLandry@gmail.com
http://www.mlatc.edu
