What isn’t mentioned is that it’s a young man’s game.
The percentage of men over 45, who can “safely” drive with minimal sleep, WITHOUT DRUGS, is low!
I’ve been a CDL holder for almost 10 years.
You are wrong.
Read up on the laws/rules regulating how many hours a driver can drive,how long they can be “in service” before he has to take a 10 hour or 36 hour rest. Commonly known as hours of service.
Your mandated by law to get 10 hours of rest or more per day. Granted, someone could use that time to do things other than sleep but those drivers don’t last long at all.
and there are TONS of truckers well over 45 that are some of the safest drivers on the road.
you don’t last long in trucking if your an unsafe driver. Companies kick you to the curb if your unsafe their insurance companies demand it. Your driving record and other records warn others.
what kind of a job is it for “owner/operators” ?
I can afford to buy my own truck, might as well go into business for myself.
I am a computer software engineer now, and I think this new-fangled interweb thingy is a fad that is going to fade out real soon...