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34 Reasons to Become a  Trucker   (from truckingcareers.org)

  1. See the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico every year

  2. Good health insurance benefits

  3. Excellent job stability

  4. Very few monthly bills

  5. Blow a week’s worth of hard-earned income in Vegas without having to pay for a plane ticket or hotel

  6. There’s nothing cooler than driving a big rig

  7. You never know what you are going to find around the next corner

  8. Meet interesting people

  9. Be part of the extended “trucker family”

  10. One of the most recession-proof industries

  11. Do a job vital to everyone in the country (even if they don’t realize it)

  12. Good retirement benefits

  13. Your dog can come to work with you

  14. No paying back $30,000 to $100,000 of student loan debt for the next 5 to 15 years

  15. Learn to be self-sufficient

  16. Possible to finish the George R.R. Martin’s entire A Song of Ice and Fire series in only 6 months by listening on audiobook

  17. Easy to save up money

  18. Get a job anywhere in the country

  19. You have the fastest tractor around

  20. Try regional foods from across the USA

  21. No boss watching over your shoulder every hour of every day

  22. Solitude, Solitude, Solitude

  23. Make more than a lot of college grads after just a month’s training

  24. Enjoy a more simple life

  25. Absence makes the heart grow fonder

  26. Life is a highway, you’re gonna drive it all night long

  27. Infrequently bothered by junk mail

  28. Figure out which state really has the best BBQ

  29. See sites that other people only dream about

  30. Don’t have to pay rent

  31. If you don’t like the weather, just wait a few hours

  32. Learn a new language while you drive

  33. No more mowing the lawn

  34. Become leading authority on which state has the worst drivers

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