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	Is there trucker jobs with shifts that only last 10 hours? I would like to have a family one day so I don't want to be gone from home for long periods of time. Is there a type of tractor trailer job where you go in at 8am and travel a couple hours up and back and get off at work at like 5 or 6? I'm in highschool btw 1 answer - Asked By: Tyler - 12/20/2012

	A friend of mine just recently quit his job to go to school to be a trucker. Will he make a living? He just bought a house and I cannot believe he quit his job. He has a wife and couple of little kids. I am suspicious he will leave the area and leave the wife when he gets the truckers job. I am divorced from an over the road truck driver and he was a dog to say the least. He chased women and never seemed to have any money. 9 answers - Asked By: happydawg - 7/8/2006

	I wish to relocate to australia, as a trucker job and resident/work permit? Looking forward to relocate to Australia/Newzeland for better prospects as a Trucker with work/resident permit. Indian, working in Indian Transport Industry for the last 20 years and looking for better paying jobs with right kind of atmosphere, honest and dedicated. 1 answer - Asked By: krishna t - 4/27/2008

	Is it difficult to get an Ice Road Trucker job? I'm actually very interested in being an Ice Road Trucker. Can anyone give me some info on how I can get started in this field? Thanks 3 answers - Asked By: Steve - 1/9/2010

	Is anyone looking for a job in the trucking industry? I am the owner of a truckers website that helps truckers to find jobs and trucking companies to find drivers, all for free. I also offer some other great free services for the trucking industry. Visit www.truckroute.net and find a job or find a driver for free. 1 answer - Asked By: rojackcommunications - 5/30/2007

	How can Obama support returning jobs and then call for open borders? Are labor unions just dumb? How can they support a guy who wants to do nothing to secure the borders and yet turn around and tell UAW workers in Wisconsin that NAFTA was a mistake and he will get their jobs back. Anything for a vote-Obama-strikes again? 4 answers - Asked By: stinson2020 - 2/21/2008

	I want to become a trucker or dispatcher; What should I do in high school to help? I'm 15 and want to be a trucker or dispatcher. Is it bad I have already taken practice tests for General Knowledge, Air brakes and haz mat? 2 answers - Asked By: Confused - 11/7/2009

	How many of workers or employed individuals in the past or present truly enjoyed your jobs? How many of workers or employed individuals in the past or present truly enjoyed your jobs? Why? 1 answer - Asked By: live2imagine - 11/15/2009

	Why are employed teacher and civil servant jobs directly funded with your proposed legislation? Is this fair? Currently there are about 14 million unemployed Americans looking for work, but within the proposed legislation a majority of the tax payer dollars will be directed at saving teacher, police, firemen, and other state employees. Why are their jobs more important than my son's long-haul truck driving position for which he has not been work in three years? 1 answer - Asked By: Eugene - 10/3/2011

	How much better is it to be a trucker in Canada than USA? In terms of job pressure? Is it more relaxed in Canada? I'm speaking mostly of long haul type jobs where there isn't as much loading/unloading. 1 answer - Asked By: mraww - 6/5/2010

	What kind of job can someone with a criminal record of stealing get? I am trying to help someone find work but she has been arrested for shoplifting and it is on her criminal record. She doesn't have any college either. What kind of job can she get? She is 24. @willie mammoth -not amusing 2 answers - Asked By: leila - 2/4/2013

	Is the job of Switchman or Brakeman difficult in the railroad industry? How is the job, what does it entail, and is it difficult? Does anyone know the salary? Thank you 2 answers - Asked By: Frosty - 4/19/2012

	Will my employment history as a truck driver matter when I start looking for a job as a software developer? *I am taking classes online. Here is my history: 12/03-2/05 US Army Deployed in Iraq Heavy Equipment Operator 4/05-4/06 OWBF (a furniture place) Local Box Truck Driver 8/06-12/06 Werner Enterprises OTR Truck Driver 12/06-Present JB Hunt OTR Truck Driver I would really like to start working for a local company so that I can be home more often but I am concerned that when I finish my Bachelors degree next summer that no one will want to hire me because I have switched jobs too many times. What do you think about this? Will moving to one final truck driving job make a difference in whether or not I can get hired as a software developer? 2 answers - Asked By: xmilestogo - 9/1/2007

	Should I go to college or become a long haul trucker? I dont know what to do. I can pay loads and go to school or I can go get taught for free and become a trucker. The open road, chicken fried steaks and ten gallon hats sounds like the good life. But I know i'll make more money going to college. Help what do I do? College or truck drivin' man. 3 answers - Asked By: - 8/3/2010

	What are my chances of getting a truck driver job? I got my class A CDL in April 2006, I went to a pretty good school that was two months long. I have driven sporadically since finishing and I have only driven class B straight trucks and school buses. What are my chances of getting a job driving combination trucks? 3 answers - Asked By: jr - 10/18/2009

	What happens to the jobs that lack workers' demand? If society forces you to go College and get a degree in industries that pays you a lot of money/it has a lot of interest/people want you to go What happens to the jobs that require manual labor like sanitary, store clerk, restaurant waiter, etc that some people don't like? If they lack the competition needed, what will happen to them? 2 answers - Asked By: The Sandwich - 12/31/2011

	What is a good job for a 60 yr old woman? Kind of weird but I need some ideas. My boyfriend's mom needs a job now so she can pay rent! She's worked retail at Nordstroms for about 3 years now. I keep suggesting maybe Macy's or something, because she only knows retail. Any suggestions? She doesn't have a degree or any other qualifications for a high paying job. 3 answers - Asked By: Little - 5/30/2008

	How to deal with husband-father being a over the road trucker? My husband will be starting over the road trucking where he will be out for weeks and then home for a couple days. We have a 5 month old son and am very worried how this will affect all of us. Any suggestions on how to keep in contact and are any of you dealing with this? The main reason he is doing this is so we will have enough money to move and get him a better job so we wil be home every night. I work full time.Thanks 6 answers - Asked By: Autumn - 8/28/2006

	What are some jobs that you travel for? I'm a freshman in college entering my second semester and have no idea what I want to do. I enjoy traveling and have taken multiple foreign languages in high school. I know an interpreter is an option, but I really don't know any other jobs that offer travel. Can you give me some ideas? 1 answer - Asked By: S - 1/2/2010

	Is there any good paying Truck Driving jobs out there? My Husband is working for a company that don't pay worth a crap. He is looking for a job that has excellent pay and good home time. We live in the LaSalle/Peru Illinois area! Please Help he needs a new job now! 1 answer - Asked By: LuLu - 4/14/2008

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