Hi, my name is Mike Rogers (also known as TruckerMike) and I'm a former OTR truck driver, CDL Instructor, and driver trainer. During my trucking career, I traveled through all 48 continental states in all weather conditions maintaining a perfect service and safety record. From the first day I stepped into a big-rig, I began documenting my career and experiences through my truck driving blog. I now work as a full-time website developer and freelance writer specializing in the trucking industry.

The goal of this blog is to give you a positive, yet honest view of truck driving so that you can become a safe and successful truck driver. While the trucking industry can be very tough at times, the rewards can't be matched by any other lifestyle. I hope this blog helps to prepare you for the challenges while at the same time enables you to maximize the rewards that trucking offers.

I'm always looking for new topics to write about and love to help anyway that I can, so feel free to contact me anytime at mike.rogers@truckingtruth.com.

Thanks for reading and please, drive safely!

If you’ve made the choice to become a truck driver, you’ll end up driving with a company trainer for a while. There are plenty of articles discussing what you can expect from the viewpoint of a trainee, but what about the trainer? I was a driver trainer for a large refrigerated carrier and would like to tell you what training is like from a trainer’s perspective. I hope this article helps shed some light on what trainers go through so that you can better understand why trainers do the things...Read More » »

Getting started in trucking can be a daunting task. Some people are lucky enough to know truck drivers or retired truckers. They can ask questions, seek guidance, and know what to expect as they take the journey into the longest road trip of their life... Trucking.

Unfortunately, not everyone is that lucky. Many people have nowhere to go for answers except the Internet. Three years ago, I was that person. I had all sorts of questions:

• How do I get started?
• How often will I get to come home?
• How...

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