I’m 63, in good health and retired at 58 from a completely different field of work. I got my CDL with all endorsements and no restrictions last year and drive for a month for a mega carrier earlier this year. I quit and returned to retirement and will never drive a semi-truck or work ever again. Of course this is not a reflection on trucking at all. I had just forgotten how sweet the last five years of retirement was waking up anytime I wished, having no schedule to keep and going on unplanned roadtrips and long vacations. However, I found a new perspective and respect for truck drivers and the important job they do in maintaining an existential chain of supplies. Truckers deserve a much higher pay and must be treated the same as our military servicemen for the heroic job they perform. I often honk my horn and give them a thumbs up. Thanks for the post.
I retired from a 20 year stint of truck in June of 22. Don’t miss it one bit. I do still have total respect for truck drivers and for what they do for everyone. Like you I like to do what ever I want when I want.
U have to plan accordingly. Sometimes it pays to stop earlier just to get a parking spot. Yes this job is very stressful. I been driving 18 years and I know exactly how u feel. I deal with this situation on a daily basis.
Remove the stick shift, add stereo, loud music, then start texting. Recipes for disaster. Start early, stop early. Eat healthy, cook your own food! Keep a safe space, drive no more than 10 hours. Get a dog. Know your limits! Enjoy your trip! Be kind to others! Stay safe!
Tonight I received a call from my sister. My mom passed away. I'm on the road 3000 miles away from home. With a truck and freight under my responsibility, I can't drop it all and fly away. That was one of my fears. And today Nov 20 came true.
Sorry to hear of your sad loss of your mum. Sending a hug and love from Australia. 💙💙💙💙 Stay safe on the road. We say here, without trucks Australia stops. My father drove for 11 years. At 14 years of age I had spent very little time with my dad.
The biggest fear I have and I’ve done this for 35 years ( longer but that was with my brothers), is the govt keeps letting these untrained not courteous bad foreign drivers they are the biggest problem out here to the safety of all the rest is very manageable
I stopped driving in 2008 from health problems but yes I could set it out but they not happy about it and you probably be setting empty for awhile as payback 😂
Haha your right!45 years doing it but I got off the road to work for my Highway department. You can’t be a snowflake to drive a highway plow. Be safe out there!
44 years of driving I had no worries for the first 30 the last 14 worries became a real life seeing how the city's turned into hell holes I used to enjoy Chicago part anywhere and sleep. Now like Memphis stay away at night
What scares me is looking in the mirror and seeing another truck just inches off of my rear bumper. Or, being stopped at a railroad crossing (I haul fuel) and having someone fly past on the shoulder.
A semi trucker tailgating anyone ahead of him or her closer than eight seconds doesn't care about an "accident". It won't be an "accident" if the tailgating truck collides with the vehicle ahead of it.
Being lost in city and don't make appointment time,its happened in new jersey all because a bridge was out,in the meadow lands and the GPS didn't know another another route there,i didn't deliver till the next day
Tornadoes, wind, and losing brakes in the mountains. The first is a big nope. The mountains are super cool. I love them, but theyre scary. Stay away from me. I want the lanes next to me and if i lose my brakes, you're coming for a ride WE arent surviving.
Actually I disagree with you I was trained properly, 17 year with same company, clean driving record, no accidents but I still had fears about weather and scales
The biggest number is these new drivers trying to drive these trucks like their cars pulling str off the shoulder of the the with turn signals and these 100 mph cars going up and down the road
I’m 63, in good health and retired at 58 from a completely different field of work. I got my CDL with all endorsements and no restrictions last year and drive for a month for a mega carrier earlier this year. I quit and returned to retirement and will never drive a semi-truck or work ever again. Of course this is not a reflection on trucking at all. I had just forgotten how sweet the last five years of retirement was waking up anytime I wished, having no schedule to keep and going on unplanned roadtrips and long vacations. However, I found a new perspective and respect for truck drivers and the important job they do in maintaining an existential chain of supplies. Truckers deserve a much higher pay and must be treated the same as our military servicemen for the heroic job they perform. I often honk my horn and give them a thumbs up. Thanks for the post.
I retired from a 20 year stint of truck in June of 22. Don’t miss it one bit. I do still have total respect for truck drivers and for what they do for everyone. Like you I like to do what ever I want when I want.
Not knowing where you’re gonna park to sleep, let alone if you’re gonna get a warm meal and shower is the most stressful part for me.
U have to plan accordingly. Sometimes it pays to stop earlier just to get a parking spot. Yes this job is very stressful. I been driving 18 years and I know exactly how u feel. I deal with this situation on a daily basis.
Remove the stick shift, add stereo, loud music, then start texting. Recipes for disaster. Start early, stop early.
Eat healthy, cook your own food!
Keep a safe space, drive no more than 10 hours. Get a dog. Know your limits! Enjoy your trip! Be kind to others! Stay safe!
What took me off OTR was the constant fear of nowhere to park to sleep. I now do home nightly only.
The most stressful is an ELD, messing with everything to be organized.
Tonight I received a call from my sister. My mom passed away. I'm on the road 3000 miles away from home. With a truck and freight under my responsibility, I can't drop it all and fly away.
That was one of my fears. And today Nov 20 came true.
That was always my biggest fear. Sorry for your loss.
Sorry to hear of your sad loss of your mum. Sending a hug and love from Australia. 💙💙💙💙 Stay safe on the road. We say here, without trucks Australia stops. My father drove for 11 years. At 14 years of age I had spent very little time with my dad.
Damn!!! I’m sorry to hear that!!
Wow, sorry for ur loss. Hope u make it back safely
Oh shit, sorry to hear that. Take time off if you need to. Take care, be safe
The biggest fear I have and I’ve done this for 35 years ( longer but that was with my brothers), is the govt keeps letting these untrained not courteous bad foreign drivers they are the biggest problem out here to the safety of all the rest is very manageable
You never did any hard trucking if you never had fatigue or burnout, I ran the road for 35 years made a good living until the government stepped in
I drove for 25 years, and I think my greatest fear was the weather.
Thank you guys and gals. You always have my respect. Keep it going and thanks again for bringing our goods to the stores.
Great video my friend, you nailed pretty good 👏
All my respect an honor to our truckers.
@@MarceloBrizuelaWPG thanks muchly appreciated
You DO have the choice to sit out a storm if it's dangerous enough, your life is important, their deadlines are not.
No load is worth a life.
I stopped driving in 2008 from health problems but yes I could set it out but they not happy about it and you probably be setting empty for awhile as payback 😂
Fears???? Annoyances, perhaps. Not a good job for snowflakes.
Haha your right!45 years doing it but I got off the road to work for my Highway department. You can’t be a snowflake to drive a highway plow. Be safe out there!
After 15yrs otr i couldn't take the disrespectful drivers any longer so sad 😢
I drove for 30; years yep it true
Well that was some depressing nonsense. Nothing about foreign invaders driving like psycho killers or all the parasites living off your hard work.
44 years of driving I had no worries for the first 30 the last 14 worries became a real life seeing how the city's turned into hell holes I used to enjoy Chicago part anywhere and sleep. Now like Memphis stay away at night
no one cares, not even the people you work for, or fellow truckers
Yeah bud your on your own
thank you truckers!!!!
Stay safe to all truck drivers wherever you go .
Things I fear
Not having wipes
Food
Not having enough miles for the week
What scares me is looking in the mirror and seeing another truck just inches off of my rear bumper. Or, being stopped at a railroad crossing (I haul fuel) and having someone fly past on the shoulder.
A semi trucker tailgating anyone ahead of him or her closer than eight seconds doesn't care about an "accident". It won't be an "accident" if the tailgating truck collides with the vehicle ahead of it.
ATA! Taking the fun out of trucking since 1933
My only fear in this industry is no parking and stupid people. On a daily basis. I normally stop earlier to have a place to park
Being lost in city and don't make appointment time,its happened in new jersey all because a bridge was out,in the meadow lands and the GPS didn't know another another route there,i didn't deliver till the next day
I worry about a front steer tire blow out ,,,,winter icy roads n steer tire
This GRASS looks a lot GREENER from the other side. Fair weather & conditions absolutely not guaranteed.
Its what a man knows about himself on the inside...that makes him afraid.
Too many rules and regulations and the personal liability involved anymore
Tornadoes, wind, and losing brakes in the mountains. The first is a big nope. The mountains are super cool. I love them, but theyre scary. Stay away from me. I want the lanes next to me and if i lose my brakes, you're coming for a ride WE arent surviving.
I agree with all 10 points.
You have to be mad to do the job slightly cracked at least 😂
Impatient cars
Is it a fart or a turd
Dot
Scales
Fuel prices
4 wheelers
Swift
Gelling up
Backing
Winter
Driver facing cameras
Where's the bathroom
Sometimes you have to risk it for the biscuit just saying.
I’m not sure this guy had ever driven a truck in the US.
That’s right because I am Canadian but had driven truck for 20 years in Western Canada. If US drivers have different fears then let me know.
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If you were trained right there would be no fear.
Actually I disagree with you I was trained properly, 17 year with same company, clean driving record, no accidents but I still had fears about weather and scales
The biggest number is these new drivers trying to drive these trucks like their cars pulling str off the shoulder of the the with turn signals and these 100 mph cars going up and down the road