Most truckers who drive team are husband and wife, so the income supports a single family. But what makes the arrangement work for unrelated drivers? Sharing an 8-foot by 6-foot living space creates a whole list of challenges.
Is it something in the genes that leads to a love of the open road? Or does merely spending time with a trucker make the job so attractive? You start to wonder when you meet so many truckers with a dad or mom who also drive.
Rolling landscape, blue sky in your windshield—the independent American Dream makes truckers want their own companies. That requires trucking knowledge, dedication, business savvy and leaps of faith. Most of all, you must learn from mistakes and not repeat them.
