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> When thinking about the trucking industry, the first thing that comes to mind about its drivers is that they tend to be older No, the first thing that comes

• nimbius 5y ago
  Ouch. I work on diesel trucks for a living and ive also been a professional driver. I never had a problem driving, but like all jobs, you gotta find something that fits. the highschool things nothing new really, as ive personally seen some young drivers in my time. trucking companies have paid for school for about 2 decades now so thats not really anything new. they pay you while you learn and in return you have offers like buying your own truck, setting your own hours, competitive pay rates and bonuses. you can even ditch your rent payments if you want, its not that hard to just live on the road. you have typically 3 job types. local (the beer truck for example), regional (milk, eggs, poultry), and intermodal/interstate (IPhones and engine blocks.) wanna stay home more? pick local. wanna see literally the entire country? then interstate professional is your calling. Literally everything you own came on a truck, so i dont think "limited future" is a fair assessment. cities like NY would grind to a halt in a few hours if they didnt have trucks and drivers. people have been calling out the death of trucking for 20 years now but its not technology thats killing it, its greedy profiteering logistics companies. the "shortage" has always been caused by this and few other things.