As a truck driver, kinda? But it gets damn old after a while. And pay is shit (when you calculate how much you work.)
But I did get to see 47 states.
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Yeah, I hear the pay is like oh cool I made 100k last month and spent 90k on fuel.
Well see there's multiple types of drivers.
Employee/company drivers drive the company's truck. The company pays for maintenance and fuel.
Owner Ops and Lease Ops own or lease their own truck and have to pay for fuel and other expenses.
Company drivers make anywhere from $60k-80k, maybe more on the top end of the bell curve depending on speciality, market, luck. Owners it varies wildly but usually in the 6 digits, but then they have expenses and usually end up around or a bit more than company drivers total. But they also assume all the risk.
But we also work 6+ days without break (some don't ever have days off until they go home), are away from home weeks and months at a time, have super long days, and get no overtime or wait pay.
So $10k/month and hookers every night? Still seems like a good deal.
I mean, that's what practically any business is like.
10k leftover per month would be 120k per year, which is actually quite a bit above median income in the US
did you see 47 states, or just 47 states worth of truck stops?
Somewhere in the middle. I certainly saw a lot of the landscape, spent some times in small towns around the country on my off days, and met some people.
But certainly didn't get a great feel of the culture a lot of the time.
I had a similar experience traveling for work. My first job out of college required traveling to lots of customer locations. I was excited to see the country. Turns out I got to visit a lot of airports and conference rooms.
Is trucking as fun as it was ten years ago? I feel like there must be a lot more surveillance and rules and regulations these days.
Its the worst. You're constantly sandwiched between employers who expect you to be on the road for a full 13 hours, and police who will slap you with huge fines or take your license if you work over those 13 hours.
Every slow car in front of you or delay at a depot compounds into a stress that eats away at you. Which side is going to win out today? Are the cops going to take my license, or is the company going to sack me for not making my delivery on time?
You can still hassle other trucks on CB
Are there a lot of jimmies being rustled?
All I know about CB talk is from cartoons and all they do then is try to hook up with each other.
Loads of jobs would be fun like this, if you ignore there is fierce competition leading to loads of scheduling pressure, bad pay, no benefits, existential fears, health implications...
I guess those professions really would be nice if you're already set for life and just do it for fun, taking only the best jobs, only doing it for 6-8 hours a day max and have days off... generally not giving too much of a fuck.
Are the hookers part of the contract?
Sure, if you join the union.
Friends of the road Bubs!
Lot Lizards?
ladies of the evening
That's the fuckin' way she goes Bubs. sometimes she goes, and sometimes she doesn't, and that's the fuckinc way she goes.
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The lifestyle is not good for your digestive system, or bones, or brain health, or respiratory tract, or reproductive health, etc. So sure, go for it, just don't plan for a comfy retirement if you get into it early.