34 Reasons to Become a Trucker (from truckingcareers.org)
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See the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico every year
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Good health insurance benefits
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Excellent job stability
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Very few monthly bills
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Blow a week’s worth of hard-earned income in Vegas without having to pay for a plane ticket or hotel
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There’s nothing cooler than driving a big rig
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You never know what you are going to find around the next corner
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Meet interesting people
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Be part of the extended “trucker family”
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One of the most recession-proof industries
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Do a job vital to everyone in the country (even if they don’t realize it)
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Good retirement benefits
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Your dog can come to work with you
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No paying back $30,000 to $100,000 of student loan debt for the next 5 to 15 years
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Learn to be self-sufficient
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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
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Easy to save up money
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Get a job anywhere in the country
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You have the fastest tractor around
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Try regional foods from across the USA
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No boss watching over your shoulder every hour of every day
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Solitude, Solitude, Solitude
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Make more than a lot of college grads after just a month’s training
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Enjoy a more simple life
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
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Life is a highway, you’re gonna drive it all night long
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Infrequently bothered by junk mail
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Figure out which state really has the best BBQ
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See sites that other people only dream about
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Don’t have to pay rent
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If you don’t like the weather, just wait a few hours
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Learn a new language while you drive
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No more mowing the lawn
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Become leading authority on which state has the worst drivers