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Becoming a Trucker

Becoming a truck driver means getting your CDL drivers license. Class A are required for big trucks. Find out if you should become a driver here..

Disadvantages of Becoming a Truck Driver

disadvantages of becoming a truck driver

Trucking Tips For New Drivers

Trucking tips for new drivers to help make life as a trucker a little less painful and a lot more productive. This will be your shortcut to success as you gain from my mistakes or the ones I've seen.

Women In Trucking

The number of women in trucking is steadily increasing. Some companies now makes extra efforts to recruit women to be truck drivers. Are they ready for a truckers life?

Ask A Trucker

ask a trucker question you have alway wondered

Company Drivers

New truckers usually start of as company drivers. Here is the real low down on what to expect as a new company driver. Plus some tips.

Owner Operators

what you need to know about owner operators and what does an owner operator make

Trucking And The D.O.T./Highway Patrol

Trucking any length of time will bring you in contact with the DOT or Highway Patrol, here is some important information to consider to prepare for those encounters.

DAC Report Information

Your DAC report can have all types of information about your work commercial driving history. It can also have incorrect information. Here's how to get a free DAC report.

Life As A Trucker Comments

Life as a trucker comments page. What people have to say about the website.

Used Trucking Equipment For Sale

used trucking equipment for sale by drivers themselves. This is where you will find deals. Feel free to post your equipment.

A Truckers Life

Trucker life is a slightly different adventure every day. These videos and pictures my account of a day will help to you experience trucking life over the road.

How to Get Trucking Experience as New CDL School Graduates

Learn how to get trucking experience need to start their career. Don't let the all the failed attempts get you discouraged.

Good Parenting Skills

Good parenting skills is necessary for truckers and their spouses who are partime single parenting. Parenting tips and advice for young or new parents too. Be proactive, armour your child for success

Freight Brokering

Freight brokering is arrangement by a 3rd party to transport the products of a shipper. Can be a work at home opportunity for truckers wives. Can also be a way for owner operators to make more money.

Motivation to change bad habits

Motivation to change bad habits

Trucker Interviews

Trucker Interviews with interesting truckers and other peope while out on the road

Trucking Life Blog

Life on the road and the trucking lifestyle. Ask questions and get answers about trucking jobs, trucking schools, relationships and over the road driving.

CSA 2010

Information and videos explaining the CSA 2010 regulations and the impact it could have on the trucking industry including drivers and tips about how to prepare.

The Economy And Trucking

The economy and trucking as I see it, past, present and future and how it effects the trucking industry and more.

Inside A Big Rig

See inside a big rig. Each manufacturer is a little different but share a lot of similar concepts.

Contact Us

Contact Us

Qualify For CDLs

This page will list resources to help you determine if you qualify for cdls.

Advice For Truckers And Truckers Wives

Life as a trucker presents Jennifer and Julie the perfect combination of education and experience to give advise for truckers and truckers wives about relationships, family, and more.

CDL Training Videos and General Knowledge Test

There are many online cdl training courses. Here are some cdl training videos and general knowledge to help you study for the truck driving school or online cdl training.

CDL Training

CDL training options so you can get trucking,

Achieving Better Health As A Trucker

Making better choices can help you achieve better health as a trucker. The lifestyle at most trucking companies is pretty sedentary as a driver. Here is some advice for better health

Trucker Terms and CB Talk

Trucker terms and CB talk was made popular by Hollywood movies. Now there is more CB Slang and Lingo than ever. Do you have to know it is the question.

Truck Driving Jobs

Best truck driving jobs by the drivers themselves

Find Teen Advice and Forums

Find teen advice and forums online about drugs, relationships, sex, teen camp advice, career advice and more. Plus important video message to teens. For trucker's youth needing good teen advice.

Trucking Resources for Trucker

These are trucking resources to help make truckers lives easier out here on the road. More will be added as time goes on.

Trucker gear

We have trucker gear for the home or the road. For the truck or the body. Choose from T-Shirts, caps, hats, or other items with logos, saying or trucking pictures.

Truckers Wives

Truckers wives play an important role in the trucking lifestyle. The wife of a trucker must be strong, compasionate and understanding to support her trucker husband.

Truckers Forums

Truckers forums is where you vent, discuss, ask questions or just mingle. Get it of your chest at life-as-a-trucker.com

Member Profiles

Life as a trucker profiles are people who share the passion to improve the image of the trucking industry. Profiles allow us to create a warmer environment to share with and learn from each other.

Used Trucks For Sale

Used trucks for sale by owners. These big trucks

Crazy Trucker Stories

Crazy Trucker Stories

Show Trucks

pics and video of pics of show trucks

Trucking Information: Words of Wisdom from Jimmy

Trucking information and words of wisdom from jimmy about the trucking industry, starting a trucking company, life as a trucker and more. A retired trucker with 32 yrs 3 million miles experience.

Trucking Jobs for Felons

Trucking jobs for felons may be a little harder to come by especially is you have more than one charge but don't throw in the towel with out calling a lot of trucking companies first

Drivers Lounge

The drivers lounge is the place where truckers come to relax watch video play game and meet people and share secrets of the road

Truckers Videos

truckers videos

Trucking CDs

Trucking cds from lifeasatrucker.com for learning about trucking or getting motivation as a trucker over the big road.

Driver Recommended Truck Wash

driver recommended truck wash for those who want to get their money's worth without the doubt

Trucking News

Trucking news about topics related to the trucking industry as reported by you or our moderators.

Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

Trucking Job Listing

These are trucking jobs and trucking industry jobs pulled from a database of jobsites across the internet. You can all types of truck driving jobs from heavy hauling jobs to cattle to grain hauling, local and regional trucking jobs and more. You can also post your jobs to show here and on job boards on other sites.

Local Trucking Information

The local trucking information distributors listed on this page is authorized to sell you copies of lifeasatrucker or the crazy trucker CDs and DVDs. This is quicker for you and saves you money.

Truckers Legal Plan

TVC is a truckers legal plan to help protect you and your CDLs should you need help with any tickets they cover. Carmello explains it better. Watch the video

Investigate - Report a Trucking Company

Truckers report shady companies. Find out how to investigate and/or file a legitimate complaint when your rights have been violated as a driver. Also check find out information on trucking company

About Us

Well I don't know how much you guys really want to know. But here is the medium version. I will come and do a short version when I get a chance.

Truck Stop Games

Truck stop games that take your mind off the same old stressful routine

Reality of Trucking

The realities of trucking are sometimes taken for granted. These are disadvantages of becoming a trucker that can't be ignored.

Cost of Driving Over The Road

The cost of driving over the road can sneak up on a driver. Let's take a look at them now so that you can prepare for or avoid the money sucking traps.

Life of a Trucker

This poem will summarize the life of a trucker for you in 2 words. Very Colorful. I will explain why if you really want to know about the life of a trucker before you decide to become one.

Drop And Hook Video

drop-and-hook video that illustrates the trucker slang drop and hook

Advantages Of Becoming A Truck Driver

There are a lot of benefits of becoming a truck driver. Here are a few good ones.

Depression In Trucking

How could there not be depression in trucking. Relax it won't last, that is if you follow my suggestions.

Coping With Loneliness

Things to consider when coping with loneliness

Anti-Social-Behavior

A lot of society feels truckers have anti-social-behavior which is far from true about most truckers. It is possible to display some of the systems though from not interacting with people consistantl

Get Paid To Travel

Where else can you get paid to travel. Eating is your only expense and you can cut corners on that too.

Recommended Diesel Mechanics

Recommended diesel mechanics that care about driver satisfaction, quality of work and good reputation.

Freedom At Work

Freedom at the workplace for me means that the boss is not hoovering over your every move micro-managing your tasks. As a trucker you escape the shackled life. Work with freedom.

Dallas truckstops

Dallas truckstop seems to add conveinence to a truckers life. In a 2 mile radius 5 truckstops

Knoxville Truckstop and CB Shop

This Knoxville trucksop and cb shop gets my approval. This is one of the cleanest T/A you will find. The CB Shop is run by whiplash an ex-driver.

Galaxy Truck Wash

Galaxy Truck Wash Dallas Texas know for hand washing trucks at good prices. Good location too. Prices listed

Used Freightliner Trucks

Used freightliner trucks sold by the owners themselves. Cutting out the middle man should be a better deal for the owner and the buyer of used freightliner trucks.

Used Peterbuilts For Sale

used peterbuilts for sale by owner

Used Volvo Trucks For Sale

used volvo trucks without the hassle of the middle man. Giving the buyer and seller a better deal.

Jobs good for creating wealth

Jobs in these ares are good for creating wealth. They should endure any challenges from the economy.

Big Truck Sleepers

Big truck sleepers are equipped to bring comfort to a truckers life. Take a look inside to see the possibilites of these bedrooms on 18-wheels. Big truck sleepers come standard or fully customized.

Impact On The Marriage

The impact of trucking on the marriage can be devastating but it doesn't have to be. Several factors will determine how much a marriage will be affected by the trucking lifestyle. Here's some insight

After the storm in Texas

After the storm in Texas the night ended as beautiful as the day began.

How Do You Start Creating Wealth

How do you start creating wealth ?You feed your mind to unleash creative thinking. Save money you make and build your credit. Meanwhile you learn where to invest to make you money grow exponentially

American Truck Historical Society

American Truck Historical Society

Jim Hubler

Jim Hubler is a singer, songwriter, author who is an ex-truck driver. Heshares valuable information about how to be successful in trucking.

Don't Panic Just Prepare For a Weak Economy

Panic in these times won't help your situation do what you can to prepare for a weak economy

Making It trucking In Today's Economy

Choosing a trucking company in today's economy is not far from should be done during any other time. Almost.

How is The Economy Affecting The Trucking Industry

It affects everything but trucking will never screech to a halt.

The Future Looking Back On 2008

How I see the future as we look back on 2008

How To Keep A Recession From Happening Again

this is my opinion on how to keep a recession from happening again.

Marriage Advice For Truckers or Truckers Wives

Marriage advice for truckers or truckers wives from a males perspective

Modern Day Racism

Modern day racism is not as obvious or prevelant in today's society as in the past. It is probably less oppressive than the hypersensitive mindset and attitude that is displayed far too often.

Answer to Changing Professions to Truck Driving

Changing professions to truck driving is a group of anwers to a person thing of changing careers from nursing to trucking

Jennifer's Blog

Jennifer's blog on lifeasatrucker.com

Abuse-of-authority

Abuse of authority happens every now and then, we must remember that the officer has the leverage. Best to act like you have some sense and be tactful in your response. Report incidents here.

Winter Driving Safety Tips

Winter driving safety tips to help you make it through the snow and ice with the hopes of avoiding skids and sliding off into the ditch. Get mentally prepared for winter driving read these safety tips

Oilfield Trucking Jobs

Oilfields provides all types of trucking opportunities. They tend to pay more than a regular dry van trucking job just as most specialty trucking jobs. Take a look at life as an oilfield trucker..

Heavy Equipment Hauling

Heavy hauling trucking jobs are for the true professional trucker. It requires a highly responsible person who pays attention to details to get the big bucks these jobs pay.

Is Trucking a Recession Proof Career

Is trucking a recession proof career? Well do you mean literally or figuritively speaking? Trucking is the last to scale down and the first to recover in a recession so there you have it.

Dating Truckers Advice

Dating truckers can be fun or disaster. This relationship advice will help you not just in trucking relationships but in all relationships for a happy life of love and compansionship.

Parenting Tips For A Truckers Wife

Here are some parenting tips for a truckers wife. These are not just trucking families parenting tips though, you may also want to pass them on to your loved one as food for thought from Jennifer S.

Answer to trucking questions about comments on rip off report

Websites like ripoff report is a tremendous value but the reader may still have questions about the comments and complaints. Here is some insight about the information you see at such websites.

Newbie Truckers Profiles

Newbie truckers profiles on life as a trucker.com is for drivers with less than one year experience.

I Don't Trust My Trucker Husband

I don't trust my trucker husband. Is this you? Is there a reason that you shouldn't trust him. Just because he is trucking doesn't mean he will elope with a lot lizard.

Changing The Face Of The Trucking Industry

Changing trucking industry perceptions is not easy to do. We all must put forth an effort if there is any hope for truckers to be seen in a more positive light.

Understanding Your Trucker

What is a relationship? Understanding the difference between the way a man and a woman thinks might help you in understanding your trucker.

Drive My Truck Part Time

Looking for someone to drive my truck part time so we both can spend more time at home with the family or doing other things. Thats the mindset. Drivers wanting part time trucking jobs and owner ops

Ex Truckers Getting Back Into Trucking Need Experience

Many ex truckers trying to get back into trucking find themselves either facing low starting salaries or trouble getting hired without recent driving experience. Let's cut through that red tape here.

Company Sponsored CDL Training

Company sponsored CDL Training is great for the right person in the right situation. Here you learn what to be aware of, what to expect to determine if so called "free CDL training" right for you.

Lady Truckers Trucking It Up

Lady truckers give advice about trucking life and sharing the road with four wheelers.

Big Truck Driver

Break down of the good big truck driver and bad big truck driver and the ugly in the industry.

Chaining Up For Winter Driving

In some places you are required to chain up, put snow chains on tires when the D.O.T. gives the word. After a certain time of year you must carry them in the truck.

When Is It Time To Let Go

When is it time to let go? When it leads to destruction, counter productive results, depression. But it varies from person to person. You have to evaluate your situation from the big picture. video

Casting Call For Lady Truckers

Casting lady truckers for "Mother Truckers" a docu-series shown on Major Network. A Wonder Productions Project

Small to Medium Sized Local Trucking Companies Hiring

The best trucking jobs are usually small to medium size trucking companies. Some local smaller trucking companies don't aggressively advertise for drivers. You have to seek them out to find them.

Essential Oil Use

Essential oil use is becoming a common alternative treatment for medical issues. People are using essential oils in many ways, here are just a few.

Alabama Trucking

alabama trucking, alabama trucking companies, alabama trucking jobs

Class A Drivers License

Private trucking school to get your class a drivers license to become a commercial drivers is a good choice for the right person.

How To Handle Life When It Throws You a Curve Ball

Life is all about learning and helping others building meaningful relationships along the way. But what do you do when life throw you a curve ball. Well, you duck or swing but which and then what...

Idaho Trucking

Idaho trucking companies advertising for locat and OTR truck drivers. You will also find trucking resources such as Idaho Trucking Assoication link. See if you are compatible for the lifestyle here

Tips For A Worrying Trucker's Wife

Tips for a trucker's wife to help her cope with the worrying, the stress and the unknown

New Drivers Road Tips

New drivers road tips for sharing the road with big trucks. I want to help you make traveling safer for you and other highway users.

Driver Rest

Driver rest is important for safe trucking. There are many benefits of truckers getting adequate sleep and downtime. Here are some benefits and tips for drivers to get the proper rest.

Getting Exercise For Truckers

Getting exercise is important for all people but exercise for truck drivers should be self imposed mandatory action. We sit for hours at a time! Exercise for health, happiness and prosperity

Trucking Software

Trucking software can range from simple bookeeping to complete transportation management systems. Company drivers and Trucking companies owners use software to increase productivity and streamline op

Defensive Driving Tips

defensive driving tips for winter driving, driving safety, holiday travel and driving test preparation

The Attitude

The attitude of a person will greatly contribute to how they interact with other, make decisions and react to challenges. Having a positive mindset is an invaluable asset for life as a trucker

Changing Bad Habits

Changing bad habits will help keep you from developing new ones.

Types of Truck Driving Jobs

There are many types of truck driving jobs. The type of CDL job will determine pay, time out OTR, amount of physical work, and even level of danger in some cases.

Healthy Trucking Vitality Program

Healthy trucking vitality program has the potential to change the lives of truckers if they participate.

Compounding

Compounding has been around for centuries. Pharmacist that does compounding however are not easy to find. Compounded topical pain medications can have less side efftect making if good for drivers

How To Quit Your Job

Here is some advise for how to quit your job. The very first thing to figure out is should you quit your job? Here are some thougts you may have overlooked.

Local Truck Driving Schools

Local truck driving schools that meets acceptable standards of teaching will be the most cost effect for you. Search here to find the closest school in your area.

Willing To Train Other People to Get a CDL

Willing ot train other people to get a CDL? List yourself here. Helping people to get their permit and CDL with training or renting a truck is in big demand.

Truckstop Tips

Here are some truckstop tips to give you a little insight while your trucking across the country

Choosing A Trucking Company

Choosing a trucking company out of the tens of thousands out here may seem overwhelming. Here are some thoughts, ideas and tips to help you make a decision.

2008 Iowa 80 Jamboree Truck Show

The 20 Iowa 80 Jamboree Truck Show is a great place to discover new products for trucks and meet truckers. You will also find many vendors of familiar new products and trucking companies and network.

Big Truck Burnouts

big trucks burnouts

Power of the Mind

The power of the mind is an incredible thing. It is as underated as the professional trucker.

Truck Driving Schools

The 3 main types of truck driving schools that provide CDL A training (company spons, private, comm. college) all have advantages and disadvantages. Get the info. Also local truck driving schools

Becoming A Trucker DVD Feedback

Becoming a Trucker dvd feedback should give you the information you need to determine if the Becoming a Trucker DVD is worth the $29.

Truckstop Theatre

Looking for the truckstop you will find it here plus the drivers lounge with truckstop theatre room with the best shows

Trucking with Collin

Trucking with collin is a close up of his adventures as he transitions from a career in printing into a truck driving job.

Tips for Being Away From Family

Tips for being away from family in a long distance relationships. Like being proactive in improving communication and maintaining each other's interest.

Can You Take Someone With You On The Road

Can you take someone with you on the road?

How Much Money Do Truckers Make

How much money do truckers make is good question. With no simple answer.

Truck Stop

The truck stop is a drivers home away from home. There you will find showers, restaraunts, games, theatre, and sometimes a barbershop. Oh yeah and fuel.

Truck Stop Store

The truck stop store has truckers gear and supplies but for truckers discounts you need to plan ahead or shop online.

Backing Up

Backing up is something that gives trouble to many drivers. Here is a word of advice to help you develop your skills quicker.

Trucking Tools, Equipment and Gear for Life on The Road

Here are some tips about the trucking tools, trucking equipment, and stuff to take on the road trucking

Learning to Shift

Learning to shift is not hard to do. Don't worry, you will be taught this is trucking school. Most want to learn shifting without a clutch.

Protect Your Home

Protect your home while you are over the road. Home security measures does not have to be expensive, but recovery from a burglary is.

Peace Of Mind

Peace of mind for you and your loved ones are important when you leave home for weeks at a time. Here are some tips to get it.

A Good Diet Plan

A good diet for truckers is very important. We are already at a great disadvantage because we are so sendentary. But whats a good diet. Here are healtheir choices you should make.

Parking For Trucks

Parking for trucks is getting scarce. You might have to get creative to find authorized or safe truck parking. Here are some tips.

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