You have to earn a living, but striking the right balance between your work life and your personal life can be a real challenge. Ideally, your job should pay you well, and facilitate a satisfying personal life. Wouldn’t that be great? The problem is that finding a job like this can sometimes feel like an unattainable goal, but the solution to your problems may be closer than you think. Have you ever considered working as a truck driver? Today we’ll walk through some of the benefits truck drivers enjoy.
Truck Drivers Make Good Money
Let’s start with the finances. This is the big question, isn’t it? Many people don’t associate trucking with high salaries, but this stereotype is mostly inaccurate. Truck drivers earn high wages! In fact, it is not uncommon for experienced truck drivers to earn more for their services than professionals with college diplomas. Earning a high salary comes with a host of obvious benefits, quality of life and flexibility among them, but this is not the only thing a career in trucking can offer.
Truck Drivers Get Good Benefits Packages
Distribution companies commonly offer their drivers a host of great benefits to accompany their already high salaries. These benefits can include medical insurance, and a 401(k), among other things. These sorts of benefits are extremely valuable nowadays. They offer security, flexibility, and peace of mind.
Truck Drivers Have Amazing Job Security
Right now there is a shortage of truck drivers. So people who are currently working as truck drivers will never be hard-pressed to find work. If you are just beginning your career as a truck driver, you will have the opportunity to advance much more quickly than you would in a stagnant job market. And in addition to the availability of jobs, since they are hard-pressed to find drivers, distribution companies often offer sizable signing bonuses to new drivers.
Truck Drivers Enjoy Regular Travel
Frequent travel is not something that everybody values in a job, but it comes with a host of benefits. While many people are stuck inside, sitting behind desks, truck drivers are out on the open road seeing our great country in a way that many people never have the opportunity to do. Truck drivers also have the benefit of predictability in their travel, so that they can plan around their trips.
Truck Drivers Get Predictable, Stable Hours
Having to cancel plans with family or loved ones due to something unexpected at work is a common experience for the working person. Indeed, many jobs can be unpredictable, and require you to work long hours on short notice for the benefit of the company or clients. This is especially true if you own your own business. In order to make time for the people and things that we love, we need to be able to plan. Truck drivers work regular, predictable hours. If you are able to plan ahead then you are the master of your domain.
Good Money + Good Benefits + Good Job Security + Predictable Hours = Good Balance
All things considered, truck drivers have pretty nice employment situations. Trucking provides an important life balance that eludes many people. At M&W Transportation, we can help you achieve this work-life balance because we understand your needs. At M&W, you will be treated with the respect you deserve so that you can get home to spend time with your family. If you think you have what it takes to join the M&W team, get in touch with us today!
