Is life on the road fun?
 

one of the main things that has me interested in truck driving is being out on the road.

driving throughout the country, all the adventures on the road and sites you see. fun nights at the truck stops and being able to do what you want to do pretty much.

Ultimately, if it is fun or not depends on you :). Yeah there are great sites to see, beautiful country to go through, and certainly some entertaining moments at the truck stops. But after a while, it all starts to look the same, asphalt is asphalt, tree's are tree's, and cars are cars, just about anywhere you go in this country. And the same old arguments/conversations/stupidities go on on the CB at just about every truck stop. But me personally, I love it, but I can't say you will.

Re: Is life on the road fun?
 

I would bet that you will enjoy the pickle parks.

Re: Is life on the road fun?
 

:lol: :lol: :lol: .Honestly I cant tell whether you're seriously that clueless or you're trying to be funny?

LBJ please report to this thread ASAP!!!!!!!!

Me, I would rather be OTR than local but that's me personally. I work 8 hours and go home right now, no OT allowed or if we do get some, make it as little as possible.

For me to drive 11 hours locally and maximize my time and money, it would be the same as being OTR anyways. I would not see the wife until the weekend nor do anything around the house until the weekend. Here is how my schedule would work, up at 5 am to eat, leave for work at 5:30 am, start work at 6:15 am, end work between 5:15 and 6:15 pm depending on if I stop for lunch then drive an hour to an hour and a half home. By the time I get home, it's get a shower, maybe grab a quick dinner then right to bed. Yes I get to sleep in my own bed, but it would be the same if I were OTR and sleeping in a truck. It would be the same bed nightly, my own bed.

My current schedule works good right now, I'm usually home by 4 in the afternoon if I start work by 7 am. If I'm going to be running an OTR schedule while driving locally, it ain't worth it to run myself ragged just to be a local driver and that's my 2 cents on it. Give me OTR anyday where I can finish my day up and climb right in the bed instead of having to drive an hour or more home before I can go to bed.

Ahh yes - all the sites to see. Especially at 64mph...

Re: Is life on the road fun?
 

YOU should KNOW! :shock:

Shameless advertising and solicitation for your services is not allowed here, BigD. Take your "act" out on the road! I'm sure you will have... and HAVE had many takers! But, keep it within the borders of Orygun, will ya? :roll:

Re: Is life on the road fun?
 

Perhaps if we don't teach the newbies about these things, they will disappear!