View Poll Results: How old were you when you started trucking
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#11
10-05-2007, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by GMAN
I first drove a truck for a living when I was about 18. Things were a little different back then.
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#12
10-05-2007, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Doctor Who
Originally Posted by GMAN
I first drove a truck for a living when I was about 18. Things were a little different back then.
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#13
10-05-2007, 10:49 PM
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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23 when I first started driving. 33 now. Man how time flies :lol: .
#14
10-05-2007, 11:15 PM
Originally Posted by Doctor Who
Originally Posted by GMAN
I first drove a truck for a living when I was about 18. Things were a little different back then.
Rubber tires? Na, they came later. :wink: After we drove the block tires the edges would round out so that they rode a little smoother. Man, it sure did bump with those square wheels. :wink:
#15
10-05-2007, 11:29 PM
18
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#16
10-06-2007, 12:06 AM
Re: Start Age
Originally Posted by Sealord
You need at least three more age ranges, 45 - 50, 50 - 55, 55 - 60. I was 49 when I started.
I couldn't vote because none of the choices applied.
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#17
10-06-2007, 03:27 AM
I started in the 50s. No license, No insurance, about 15 yrs old. 10 wheel dumps and dump trailers on farms. It was common back in the day.
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#20
10-08-2007, 02:56 AM
Yep! Not enough "scales" to choose from!
I was 49 when I started two years ago! Now, I'm 60!! :lol: DANG, Gator!!! Poor retirement planning, eh?? (just kidding... I'm aware of your "land ownership!" :lol: :lol: But, I gotta ask..... WHY did you start at that er, um.... "mature" age?
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