7 years in… I’m tired, boss
The longer I stay in this industry, the more I realize trucking doesn’t really have a “driver shortage.”
It has a burnout culture.
The lifestyle slowly drains people mentally, physically, and emotionally and a lot of companies normalize it like it’s just part of the job.
Constant pressure.
Constant monitoring.
Constant rushing.
Bad sleep.
Terrible food options.
Isolation for days or weeks at a time.
Always being on a clock.
And after a while you stop feeling like a human being and start feeling like a machine that’s falling behind production numbers.
What really gets me is other industries openly talk about burnout, work-life balance, and mental health now.
Meanwhile trucking still has this attitude of:
“Be a man/woman. Figure it out. Keep driving.”
Then companies act confused when drivers become angry, unhealthy, detached, exhausted, or quit altogether.
I’ve realized recently a lot of drivers aren’t lazy or weak.
They’re just burnt out and mentally overloaded from living this lifestyle year after year.
Thanks for reading my rant…