Is truck driving the right career for you?Roadwise is a practical, plainspoken guide for anyone considering life behind the wheel of a commercial truck. It explains what the trucking industry is really like—including the opportunities, sacrifices, responsibilities, and decisions that training advertisements and recruiters may leave out.Written from the perspective of someone who entered trucking later in life, Roadwise takes readers from their first questions about the profession through the realities of building a lasting career. It examines CDL training, different types of trucking jobs, company driving, leasing, owner-operator opportunities, life on the road, income expectations, safety, useful technology, and the personal habits needed to succeed.This book also looks ahead. Automation, artificial intelligence, electric trucks, alternative fuels, and changing regulations are reshaping transportation. Roadwise explains these developments in straightforward language and considers what they may mean for today’s drivers and those entering the industry.Whether you are young and choosing your first occupation, changing careers in midlife, returning to work, or simply wondering whether trucking could provide a better future, this book will help you ask the right questions before investing your time and money.Roadwise does not promise easy money or an effortless life. Trucking can offer independence, dependable work, and a fresh start—but it demands patience, judgment, discipline, and sacrifice.Before you enroll in a driving school, sign an employment agreement, lease a truck, or head out on your first run, learn what lies beyond the recruitment pitch.Know the road before you choose it. Read more
