Younger son's new job, was home for 2 days
Our younger son, serveral months ago, quit his metal fabracation job, went off to truck driving school, then went looking for a job. He got hired for flat-bed, spent 6 weeks on the road with a trainer. Last week, they gave him the keys to his own truck.
We hadn't seen him in alnost 7 weeks.The company told him they would get him a load close to home and to take a few days off. So, Josh was here for 2 days. He called this morning, said he dropped a load off
in Ohio, now running empty to KY to get a load for Maryland.
Says he likes it.
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The best job in the world is the job you enjoy doing, and getting paid for it.
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Truck driving, especially on the road for weeks or months
Take a special person and lots of patience
Glad he likes it
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You're saying he spent 7 weeks on the road, and then got only 2 days off? Man, that is brutal.
I drove for 8 years, I was on the road for 2 weeks and then had 2 days off, I thought I had it bad. Tough job I wish the young man well.
"I got me ten forward gears, and a Georgia overdrive…
But nothing bothers me tonight, I can dodge all the scales allright,
Six days on the road, and I'm a gonna make it home tonight…"
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Congrats to him. Best wishes sent.
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Sounds like a wonderful job.
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Drive safe, kid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9BWlGP_DJw3 -
Its a great job for a young man that wants to experience the country.
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Truckers are the true backbone of our economy.
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They are the backbone of our economy. If, somehow, trucking was shut down, our society would collapse in a week. No food. No gasoline.
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Trucking is a respectable profession, I'm glad your son enjoys doing it.
I used to know a trucker, he'd post in the Discord server while on the road with the assistance of speech to text and talk about his job. Upkeep on a personal truck is wicked expensive but he got paid large sums.
I played with the idea but I can't see myself picking up trucking; it all sounds very demanding of a person.
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God bless him and all those good folks getting it up and down the road
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