Career Change in Transportation? New Trucking Website Can Help You Make a Career Change Assessment

PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 28, 2008 – A career change in transportation is a smart consideration.  Trucking is a solid career with medical and dental benefits, job security and an excellent pay scale.  The shortage of drivers spans across most state lines which also means this high demand job enables a person to relocate with ease.  In a 2 month's time a person with no experience with trucks whatsoever can be trained and licensed as a truck driver.  There is one catch, the job is not one suitable for any person up for the adventure.  It takes more than a desire to earn money or to travel the country to deal with the realities of life as a trucker.  Now there is a great way for people get a bird’s eye view of what it’s like to become a trucker enabling them to make an intelligent decision about making a career change into trucking.

Life As A Trucker.com was developed by Hervy a driver with 10 years experience and 2 driver of the year awards.   "I saw the need for a site like this only months after becoming a driver while listening to other drivers on the CB radio complaining about home, costs on the road and being lied to by recruiters."  He says   learning on the road is an ongoing process but paying attention to and learning from his mistakes and the mistakes of other gives him plenty enough information to share with others thinking about becoming a trucker.  

Hervy says trucking is an excellent career for the right person but when people become drivers that aren’t aware of what to expect they are non-productive and unhappy.  A person can destroy their family relationship or become unhealthy from stress or depression by not knowing what to expect as a driver.  They may have been mislead by recruiters or misinformed by other well meaning drivers who just told one side of the job.

It's often said trucking is not just a job but a lifestyle.  The insight from articles, stories and videos on Life As A Trucker.com give an in depth description of what to expect of that lifestyle  and how to determine if you are a good candidate to become a trucker.  After determining that you are a good candidate for the job, Life As A Trucker.com will tell you about choosing truck driving schools and then even provide plenty of tips and advice to be successful as a trucker.  There is a growing list of truck driving schools and truck driving jobs recommended by drivers on the site.

As if that were not enough, also on the http://www.lifeasatrucker.com  the duo Jen & Julie a licensed psychologist and trucker's wife of 20 years is there providing  advice on marriage, relationships and parenting.  They are there for the wives or the drivers themselves.  The site boasts a list of questions asked by visitors and answered by Hervy and other professional drivers who enjoy sharing their expertise and experience.  If you don’t see the question you have answered, you submit your question and someone will respond with an answer.  

The site  also recently began hosting a blog by Collin who began trucking school only weeks ago.  He blogs about his experiences in truck driving school every couple of days.  "It's almost like a reality show." Life As A Trucker is an entertaining way to educate anyone interested in trucking whether to become a driver or just learn about what driver goes through. It's web 2.0 which allows users to interact with the moderators and each other.

In case your wondering, it's all free, Hervy says "I want to use  http://www.lifeasatrucker.com to change the face of the trucking industry from the inside out visitor by visitor."