Posted on Jul 16, 2015
Why is it hard to find a truck driving job to where you can be home more every week and not require a lot of experience?
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That sounds like a prime job position in a trucking company. I would venture to guess that this particular kind of position is coveted and is reserved for the drivers with more experience and tenure. Pay your dues. Do your time, and you, too, can rise to this position.
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Cpl Joseph Dyess
Thats what its starting to look like but also something that'll definitely get me noticed is to get my tanker and hazmat endorsements.
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For much the same reason you can't find a job in retail where you don't have to deal with customers, it's the nature of the business...
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Nature of the business. Truck drivers are what keeps this country going and sadly that means they give a lot of themselves to ensure others benefit. Doesn't that sound familiar?
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Cpl Joseph Dyess
Yeah, I guess thats the Marine nature in me to continually wanna give to this country and help this country.
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SGT Ben Keen
Cpl Joseph Dyess - Exactly. Sadly, I know my comment doesn't answer your question exactly but it does hopefully give you some good ideas to reflect on.
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Cpl Joseph Dyess
SGT Ben Keen, it has given me some good memories from my Marine days. You know, its especially hard being gone all the time when you have a family. In this profession, its like the military in a way.
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SGT Ben Keen
Cpl Joseph Dyess - I'm sure it is. Believe it or not, being in IT has some of the same challenges. While we aren't asked to drive cross-country every week we are asked to give up our time in the middle of the night or on weekends to ensure the computer equipment continues to work as it should.
This is where some inner strengths you have learned and demonstrated while in the military comes into play. Unlike some of our coworkers, Veterans are used to working in an environment where you work until the work is done. It doesn't matter if it takes you 8, 10, 12, 16, or 24 hours to complete, you as a Veteran have this understanding that the task must get done and done correctly because others are depending you.
I applaud you and the work you are doing in the transportation field. Remember, while it is time consuming and goes on with very little thanks the job you are doing is critical to thousands of people, many of whom you'll never meet (again, doesn't that sound familiar).
This is where some inner strengths you have learned and demonstrated while in the military comes into play. Unlike some of our coworkers, Veterans are used to working in an environment where you work until the work is done. It doesn't matter if it takes you 8, 10, 12, 16, or 24 hours to complete, you as a Veteran have this understanding that the task must get done and done correctly because others are depending you.
I applaud you and the work you are doing in the transportation field. Remember, while it is time consuming and goes on with very little thanks the job you are doing is critical to thousands of people, many of whom you'll never meet (again, doesn't that sound familiar).
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