Stability
Truck driving is a stable career.  The United States economy would not function without truck drivers.  Think about it, almost everything you buy has been transported by truck at some point in its journey to the consumer.  This dependence by Americans on truck drivers to deliver consumer goods has made the occupation very large and virtually immune to recession.  As a result, many people drive trucks to make their living and enjoy the peace of mind that comes with stable employment. How stable is your current job?

What Can I Expect? 
In order to get started in the trucking industry, you must complete your entry-level training at Suburban’s state of the art training facility and obtain your Commercial Driver's License (CDL). While you are in training, your training institution will start working with you to select a motor carrier that will become your employer. There are many different types of employment situations available, and you should ask questions and make sure that the position that you accept is a "good fit" with your own goals and circumstances.  In addition, with most companies you will become eligible for insurance benefits and possibly retirement plans. In today's world, these benefits have become very important parts of yours, and your family's security. In addition to insurance benefits, many motor carriers offer tuition reimbursement assistance to help students from driver training schools repay any loans that they have used to pay for training. After the first 6 - 12 months with your new employer, additional career options will become available to you. Where you go from there is only determined by your own work habits and attitude.

If you are a good driver, with an established safety record, you are in an industry that will nearly always have a strong demand for your services. It is unlikely that you will ever have to relocate in order to find employment. On the other hand, job demand is such that you are likely to find job opportunities in any part of the country should you choose to move.

An important thing to remember is that chances are you will not be an "hourly" employee. Your pay is usually productivity based, and therefore limited only by how hard you are willing to work. Trucking is one of the few occupations where hard work pays off right away, and gets even better if you stick with it. If you have the self-discipline and are driven to succeed, you will have a great chance to succeed in your new profession.

Why Truck Driving?
In an industry that provides job stability, great pay and a variety of lucrative opportunities available for qualified drivers, the question should be, why not?

Opportunity 
Here is the great news. A qualified truck driver with a good driving and work history has many choices for employment, allowing candidates to find the company that best fits their needs.
How many opportunities for employment are there in your industry?

Today's Trucking Industry 
The trucking industry today is a widely diverse service industry on which the country's economy is built. The American Trucking Association says: "Without Trucks, America Stops!". Did you know that the average manufactured product in the United States involves five movements by truck before it reaches the final consumer? Over the past twenty years, the manufacturing sector has moved from massive warehouse facilities with large stockpiles of parts and materials toward a system of "just-in-time" production where trucks deliver directly to the assembly line. In some cases, if a truck is late by just a few hours, an entire factory can come to a grinding halt. Trucking is no longer a "low tech" job; rather it is an essential logistical service that keeps the rest of the economy running.

There are more than 3 million long distance truck drivers in the United States, and millions more drivers in local delivery operations ranging from fuel oil delivery to food distribution, to small package delivery services. Each part of the trucking industry has differing requirements, but each driver has to understand cargo security, customer relations, company communications and individual time management as well as the technical aspects of driving a truck. One of the most attractive parts of the profession is the freedom of "being your own boss" while you are on the road. To be sure, you must meet deadlines and get the job done, but most of the successful drivers are people that can work on their own with minimum supervision.

Why Become a Truck Driver?
There are a great number of good reasons for someone to become a truck driver. First and foremost among those reasons would be the great pay. Did you realize that most truckers, their first year out on the road, earn an average of $39,000 a year? And, then after just a few years out, those same truckers are making an average of $45,000 - $55,000 annually? And finally, veteran drivers who own their own trucks make average salaries that are over $120,000 a year. What other profession can you get in to, where the pay is that good?

Another great reason to get into trucking is the chance to see some of our great country as well as Mexico and Canada. How many states have you been to? Are you one of those people who haven't been very many places? Well, get into trucking and you will have the opportunity to explore America. See why most people consider this to be not only the greatest country in the world, but also the most beautiful one as well. What other country has sights like The Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park, the Great Smoky Mountains, the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, New England in the fall, and so much more? Want to explore America? Become a trucker.

Other great reasons to become a trucker is the camaraderie that you feel with your fellow truckers. It's a special bond, much like the bond that people who are in the military feel. You and your fellow truckers know that you are doing a job that is vital. Vital for the whole country. For without trucking, we would be in a heap of trouble. Do you have any idea how many products that you use, that are delivered by truck? The percentage of products delivered by truck is around 78%. So think about something that you use (car; food; pharmaceuticals; etc.) and there's a really good chance that it got to you, by truck.

Trucking is not an easy job. I won't try to make it seem like it is. For one thing, you're away from home a lot. But even that, you do have some control over. For example, if you're the type who likes to be home quite a bit, there are truck driving jobs where drivers are home every weekend, and in some cases, there are trucking jobs where the drivers are home every night. It must be noted though, that some of those jobs don't pay as well as the long haul jobs do.

Is trucking for you?
Only you can decide that. If you think that it is for you, the first step is to enter Suburban Truck Driver Training School.