Job Outlook

The high price of insurance makes it hard to get employment as a Truck Driver. Employment opportunities should be favorable for drivers. Many truck drivers find jobs in large metropolises or along major highways where retail, trucking and wholesale companies lean to have their distribution outlets. Other drivers work in rural areas, offering specialized services such as newspaper delivery. Jobs vary in terms of payment, weekly schedule, quality of equipment etc.

Competing kinds of cargo transportation -air, ship transportation and rail- still require trucks to displace the products between depots, ports, airports, retailers, warehouses, and final consumers. Job opportunities may change from year to year, since the output of the economy dictates the quantity of cargo to be moved.

Working Conditions

Truck Drivers encounter a huge responsibility: they must drive heavy, expensive trucks. Load deliveries keep drivers away from home for long periods of time. There are factors such as noise, vibration, poor weather conditions or heavy traffic that may cause mental and physical...