how many guys actually drive truck on here?

[1985 kenworth]

I have been driving trucks around 30 yrs now been an Owner /Operator for half of those years.i went to school to become an architect/ mechanical engineer but decided i did not want to push a pen all day..absolutely nothing wrong with that but its not for me.My dad told me years ago before he passed away.trucking is not a 9-5 job and if you are willing to work hard..you can succeed at the job but you won't get rich doing it.i follow that all the time. I am the proud owner of an old school 1985 Kenworth W900b Flattop and i am lucky to be contracted to a great company for all of my years as an O/O and hope to retire there too.you get your crap everywhere you work...go...deliver..p/up....etc..my philosophy is it all depends on how you deal with it ,and if you can manage that huge part within yourself and grow thick skin... ...you will do fine