DON'T Become a Truck Driver Until You Watch THIS!

[@treyfeeley2519]

Excellent Video!!! This is what I tell people all the time. I tell them to get their CDL but, wait until things get better! The family/age aspect is important because, you can't focus on the job and have to worry about home! You would be lucky to make 55k your first year! After two years and get all your endorsements, then you can go anywhere! On the age issue: The average age of the American trucker is 53. I got into trucking at 58 and love it! There is NO WAY I could have done this when I was younger! It was the right time for me!

[@stephenryde78]

I am considering getting my CDL at age 60 and it's not for the money....I love the road but I am concerned with the $15000+ for training Thanks for your comment

[@treyfeeley2519]

@@stephenryde78 That is WAY too high for training! I don't know were your at but average is 5-7K

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ryanfulton8421]

It's not healthy or safe, or lucrative. Also, don't let your carrier talk you into financing a truck for you.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

We await the day when trucking regains the prestige it once had

[@jayc4715]

Invest so you don't need to drive forever

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

100%

[@eas-eautocom4871]

Must be Canadian dollars he's talking about? Currently local, regional With 55-60 hrs a week gross about 75k driving semis since 2013. O/op in progress, again cause equipment is cheap right now, cause many are sinking. Ok, gotta love driving period! Love n friends life, gonna miss most of anything that goes on, and end up losing many, point blank. Otr definitely going to lose most relationships. Starting out you'll make similar to 20/hr? Mileage pay assume 20% free work, and high delivery stress, JIT world. Decade of auto tech, decade plus towing, and over a decade big trucks so far. Oh don't job jump you'll always be New guy last in first out during slow downs. I love driving but, it ain't easy folks. Think of a NY blizzard or PA nice white outs between Erie n Pittsburgh yup you run those suicide runs and then those that pitch about their 5 mile drive to work in bad weather will sweat you on that overnight run to them. Give it a lot of thought. Any thoughts of meeting some sweets at those 70's style truck stops, yeah those don't exist it's just a convenient store with showers that charge double what your local 7/11 does, it's expensive and mostly drivers barely say 2 words to each other anymore. Just you, your rig, and the road. Cb most of the time you wonder if it works, that barely exists anymore either. Over a million miles I've been out there.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

You describe a whole new world almost

[@RomeoUrsu-fy9qo]

Absolutely

[@victormejia512]

Regional with local is my cup of tea

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Does it taste good?

[@victormejia512]

@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News you can always enjoy mom home cooked meals, lol

[@tommyhinojosa6716]

Hello everyone….Im a company driver…there three things that I think that is important is pre-trip inspection and post-trip inspection…. And having a good trainer if you’re going to school, but also using a well known system like Smith systems…. The system has helped me in my career as a truck driver.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Thanks for sharing!

[@leeworsdell1410]

My son now 27 has been driving long haul and heavy haul for 2 years. Cant take it anymore never home, no social life . Just found a local job same pay moving equipment around our area home every night. Plus a couple of close calls on the interstates changed his tune on long haul.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Hope it's going well for him!

[@shahid55s52]

those close calls really do make you rethink your choices 😶

[@epnazlou]

long haul can be new york to los angeles ?

[@garyherman7230]

Very good advice for all new drivers

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Thanks for watching!

[@user_friendly1984.]

This is exactly what I need to watch

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Thanks for watching!

[@Sports.Doctor]

My love language is coming into Trucking because I need more money for my lifestyle & I'm a non-emergency driver have a stable career, moving to another state & next big thing which probably be a KZbin channel on Trucking.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Looking forward to it!

[@piraTTTik]

Hey Ronen! thanks for the advice!

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Any time!

[@TopUpLogistics]

Ronen , when I go to the truck terminal here in Los Angeles, I see literally 50,000 trucks just sitting there collecting dust and haven’t run a load in months. Not a good look .

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Definitely not, it's getting real bad

[@RomeoUrsu-fy9qo]

Canadian dollars and 70 hours per week at minimum…the legal hours…but it’s a lot more than that. Even at 14 hours shift multiply by 50 weeks and divide those money and see how much per hour 😂😂😂…not that much.

[@RoadDogMedia]

8 years experience. 80k a year. Leaving the industry due to health issues.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Sorry to hear that, hope you feel better soon!

[@lifeisahighway1534]

Good to know 👍

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Thanks for watching!

[@KCL2021]

It's very tough right now 😢 if you have an old truck more money on fuel, a new truck tough on payment, 😢

[@papasmurf1904]

👍 Very good informative video 👍

[@frederickknapp5340]

If you want to try trucking, first off have no family. You will be on the road forever. I had a family when I started and it sucked. Now I am single and the road is great. You have to be willing to give up a lot in life to drive a truck over the road. I have made it to a point in my life and a company I like to do whatever I want. Be very picky on what company you go with.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

It's sad to imagine the sacrifices one has to make, being away from their family and missing out on their entire lives

[@chrisced007]

8 years experience pulling doubles and triple trailers for a major LTL company. I made $111k last year on track for $120k. Home everyday or every other.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Being home everyday is the dream!

[@jeffersontavares1025]

The reason to be a truck driver is simple! Construction and other jobs don't pay as well! Just like a truck driver

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

You're right, it could always be worse

[@alexmurphy6971]

Lucrative? But trucks roll with minus income... + bad durable of new trucks,problems with spare parts, prices for them....and more more and more.

[@jimmybaggs5342]

Are your income estimates for Canadian or American drivers?

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

American. Canadian values are typically affected based on what happens in the US

[@guillermotorres5625]

Can anyone recommend me a good truck driving school? When I get my licenses, I was interested in doing long haul but would love to know if there is a big difference in pay between long haul and regional?

[@RoadDogMedia]

My 2 cents... long haul is a good way to get into the industry but regional/local/vocational is where the money is.

[@garrythomas492]

Oilfield trucking is a thing…

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Indeed it is

[@leagueofotters2774]

Well, if you have the right situation with no dependents you can certainly become wealthy over time making 100k plus investing your money.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

That is true!

[@gillisgil8972]

Local worst 14 20 stop at day😢

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

A lot of people actually love local more than anything else

[@RomeoUrsu-fy9qo]

@@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News Miserable life loco or not… Loco drives get all the traffic in the world. OTR is miserable also…no life,not that much fun and money.

[@RomeoUrsu-fy9qo]

@@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News I don’t know about love…probably depending on what part of the country too. Try to love the traffic from NYC/NJ/CT for example…a lot of fun…PA/DE/MD….WASHINGTON/DC - RICHMOND VIRGINIA coridor…..Detroit/Toronto….and the list is so long 😂😂😂😂 Nothing to love besides tons traffic,accidents and idiots

[@allisonb9072]

I know many many people who prefer to be local because they want to be home every night and that is extremely important. At the end of the day, what some people like others hate, and vice versa you have to find what works for your individual situation.

[@whynot8580]

Im considering getting my licensed should i do it also im 21 no clue what do to

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Assess the market first! You definitely need to ask yourself if now is the time you want to jump in. Like most industries, trucking has its ups and its downs. It's up to you to decide if the ups are worth risking those downs

[@Troopergaming43]

@@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News why not is crazy

[@joshuastevens5910]

No get into a skilled trade. Lineman, iron worker etc. as an apprentice you will travel a whole lot but if you go lineman route when you journey out you can go wherever storm chasing lineman make the most. If you choose trucking, learn other things while on the road in your downtime because if you leave after so long with no backup skills you will regret it. I regret wasting 10 years of my damn life in a semi. It was fun at first but now it’s not this is my last year in it. F$ck this industry. You’re 21 learn a skill that is going to set you up in your future.

[@charron1]

0:50 Biggest lie right there. You will never make 120K as a truck driver in Canada. Try 65-70K Max

[@Leo-bp5ns]

I made 65k 10 years experience

[@Yannick3585]

Local?

[@franciscomarquez2244]

23 yrs it depends what u do?? We drve tean tx to ny 4 days out 3 home every week around 70 k😂

[@Leo-bp5ns]

@@Yannick3585 otr but sorry company always sitting at shipper or no reload

[@Leo-bp5ns]

@franciscomarquez2244 I usaully stay out 3-6 month hauling reefer is slow where I'm at always 34reset sitting. Some week 1400 and some week 1100-800.

[@robc2821]

Great way to see the country and get paid for it as well

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Well, if your goal is just to SEE it, then sure. But I reckon people who want to see the country also want to enjoy its many attractions, and you don't get to do that when you're breaking your neck to deliver loads

[@richardcastro5847]

Once I got my CDL l understood the following: Once you get your CDL you get a free pass for the jail! So take care of your DVR safety record overall! 🎉

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

That is essential!

[@epnazlou]

if my wife say you should . . . i say try you first . . .

[@guybuddyman838]

I poo in a bag.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

😨😰

[@jamesd1505]

Can your marriage 💑 sustain WITH SOCIAL MEDIA??CHAD WILL TAKE CARE OF HER PLENTY 🤭🤭🤭

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Huh?

[@ELaban]

Sorry safety 🤣🤣 what a joke only revenue what is important for this companies. Driving school won’t teach you shit just theory.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Schools provide theory and then they apply that theory with training as a new driver until they are ready to drive a truck unsupervised

[@ELaban]

@@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News yes I agree with that but even with supervised training you still not gonna experience 1% of surprises what is ahead of you down the trucking road. I’m driving over 10 years and still having ❤️ stopping situations and even we will drive for 50 years there are always surprises waiting for us around the corner and some places shouldn’t be allowed to serve trucks due to slow loading/unloading and docking spots that require extremely high backing experience drivers.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

That's just how our industry is, you learn as you go along. But, the basics have to come from somewhere so we can appreciate the efforts behind supervised training still

[@alfonzooliviera1121]

This video was full of crap. First hes like you wont make money, then he says you can do other thing (O/O) and make wayy more, then he says you wont make 10K a month, but you can do 120 a year (10K a month). Not to mention he says its a stable job....uhhhh....ETs own videos have mentioned how unstable this last year has been. Smh

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Give it a second watch

[@eddieabbott370]

THANKS! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

You are most welcome! Thanks for watching!