Someone Please Help!!

[Rollin4myTide]

Hi gentlemen/ladies I'm new to these forums as you can probably tell. I'm a college freshman who is in a heap of trouble academically. I may just have to face the fact that university isn't the right thing for me, and my parents are not going to keep spending money for me to go to school there. So now I'm at a crossroads on what to do with my life. I have strongly considered just taking some EMT courses and pursuing a licensure in paramedics. Also thought about just picking up a trade (not even sure of which). Another option would to go into the trucking business since I do have close relatives who are truckers & my father who's been doing it all his life.

So my questions to you guys are do I have to have mechanical abilities for this type of work? I honestly do not know how to check the oil in a car. I also want to know how difficult is it to get started and where to get started? How difficult is it to get into a school. Not really focusing on the price right not because nothing in life is free and cheap, but how much would I be looking at for the cost of schooling?

All in all I'm just looking for some kind of guidance and information. Thanks in Advance.


To add: The reason I am really considering this is because of my love of driving/traveling sight seeing. And as for as I know I'm a pretty good driver which shouldn't hurt.

 

[DubbleD]

At the risk of sounding like a parent.... Read every post and thread, then if you still wanna be a truck driver... Be a truck driver.

 

[HoneyBadger]

I should think one valuable source of information would be the family members you mentioned who are in the business. Go on a “ride along” with one of them, you’ll learn whether or not you are cut out for the job in short order.=^..^=

 

[Rigjockey]

You will pick up the mechanical abilities as you go along .You can be a Trucker if you want to. I would highly recommend staying in school and if you still want to drive a truck you can . I would give just about anything to trade places with you and be in University .

 

[GAnthony]

this sounds like a posting someone else posted many, many months ago..whether it be here, or on another board..

do you think that your being a good driver of a car, enables you to be a good truck driver..??

i can assure you that this is a job, not a sight-seeing adventure.

at what point in time, do you decide to buckle down and learn things as they are taught you..??

if you are not doing good in college..why..??? are you goofing off instead of studying..??

if you want to be a truck driver, then go and do it, but for crying out loud, spare us the "i like driving, and sight-seeing" rhetoric....

it's a job, pure, plain and simple...

 

[Rollin4myTide]

At least you answered one of the questions.....:zzz:

 

[Racer X 69]

This same question plays itself out here, and at other forums, again, and again, and again, and again, and . . . . . . . . . . .

Look into a ride along with your dad, spend a month out there with him. Then come back here and ask these questions.

One thing that escapes me. How is it that someone teaches another to drive any kind of motor vehicle without teaching them to check the vital fluids. Oil, coolant, transmission fluid for automatic rigs, window washer fluid, tire pressures and tire condition. Lights should also be checked and the condition of the wiper blades should be noted and they should be replaced when they fail to clear the windscreen adequately.

To me there are certain fundamental things that absolutely must be checked before operating any motor vehicle. Car, motorcycle, pickup, or big truck.

It is all about safe operation of the vehicle.

And no one should be granted an operator's license if they cannot ensure these fundamental items are in good condition, fluid levels are adequate, etc.

Sorry, I got off on a tangent there.

Good luck finding your way in life young man.

 

[patriciajnsn]

Hey if I can do it anybody can,LOL.You have family in trucking so i'm sure they'd help you out.You should ask one of your trucker relatives if you can go on a couple runs with him.Cost of schooling variesI would find the one with the longest course and one close to you that you can drive to and from everyday.Trucking has its ups and downs but u learn to live iwith it and get use to it.Don't worry about not being mechanically inclined,neither am I and not shy about asking for help from other drivers.Checking the fluids is a must everyday before you start your daily driving and it's simple and basic you can do it.Just ask one of your trucking family to show you.

Hi gentlemen/ladies I'm new to these forums as you can probably tell. I'm a college freshman who is in a heap of trouble academically. I may just have to face the fact that university isn't the right thing for me, and my parents are not going to keep spending money for me to go to school there. So now I'm at a crossroads on what to do with my life. I have strongly considered just taking some EMT courses and pursuing a licensure in paramedics. Also thought about just picking up a trade (not even sure of which). Another option would to go into the trucking business since I do have close relatives who are truckers & my father who's been doing it all his life.

So my questions to you guys are do I have to have mechanical abilities for this type of work? I honestly do not know how to check the oil in a car. I also want to know how difficult is it to get started and where to get started? How difficult is it to get into a school. Not really focusing on the price right not because nothing in life is free and cheap, but how much would I be looking at for the cost of schooling?

All in all I'm just looking for some kind of guidance and information. Thanks in Advance.


To add: The reason I am really considering this is because of my love of driving/traveling sight seeing. And as for as I know I'm a pretty good driver which shouldn't hurt.

 

[GroceryHauler]

As a former paramedic and current truck driver, allow me to warn you about either career. Being a paramedic or trucker isn't something you "just do". It quickly becomes your life. If you expect to make money in either of these professions, you can expect to rarely see your house, routinely see and experience things you'd rather not remember and deal with idiots on the road who seem to have a personal interest in making your life miserable.

Change your ways, stay in school and get a degree. THEN if you decide you want to be a paramedic or trucker, you'll have your degree to fall back on when you realize neither job is the bed of roses you thought it would be.

 

[saddlesore]

Change your ways, stay in school and get a degree. THEN if you decide you want to be a paramedic or trucker, you'll have your degree to fall back on when you realize neither job is the bed of roses you thought it would be.

Exactly!
The Roses soon wilt and all you have left to work with is a bed of thorns