So...this blog is going to be a way for me to keep you updated on my new adventure in life. As anyone who's close to me knows, I have had this lifelong dream of being a professional truck driver. Yeah, strange, I know; but trucks, transportation and anything associated with said industry have always been my fascination. Until recently, I've been trying and trying again to get a job driving tractor trailer for anyone I could think of. I have not been hired anywhere. The problem seems to be that insurance companies mandate that drivers MUST have 2 years TT driving experience. Now how does one acquire such a steeply demanding level of "competency"?? You sign on to drive you life away for a large national company that operates as essentially their own insurance agent.
As you've probably guessed by now, my next adventure in life is with one such company. I decided after quite a bit of research to sign on with Werner Enterprises. As I sit here now in a Quality Inn hotel in Allentown, PA awaiting my first day of orientation tomorrow, I'm seriously hoping I've made a good choice; but, frankly I won't know until I'm done with the "classroom" BS, done with my 275 hours of driving time with a trainer, and finally out on my own, in my own truck, doing my own thing to get from city to city, keeping you clothed, fed, and comfortable in the house you occupy.
I hope to be updating this on a regular basis with my thoughts from the day, opinions on humanity in general, and, if I see enough odd shit, a list of what I've seen over the course of the day.
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