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Originally Posted by lurchgs
there are thousands and thousands of truckers out there. I refuse to believe that these guys (and gals) couldn't get a different job if they REALLY hated trucking.
Sure they could, but Western Sizzlin' or Harris Teeter won't work them 70 hours per week. With all the oustsourcing of low-skill factory jobs, there's not many careers that truckers can transfer into anymore that pay a decent wage. It used to be construction, but the housing bubble burst and much of that work is done by illegal immigrants now. A few might get lucky and land a decent local gig, but those are few and far between. And nobody wants to start at the bottom of an LTL board getting 30 hours per week or sitting by the phone waiting for work.
Alot of people get stuck in trucking because it's nearly impossile for them to train into a different profession. How does one go to trade school or college living out of a truck for weeks on end?
Be careful getting into this line of work as you may find it difficult to get out.