From a scale of 1-10 how stressful do you think truck driving is?

Question

1 being no stress at all

and 10 being extremely stressful

Answer 1

7-8 depending on the time, and locations...

Answer 2

Good question.

What kind of driving? Over the road? Intermodal? Refer?

They all have their ups and downs. Owner Ops is kinda bad right now because of the price of fuel.

Answer 3

depends on where you are driving and what type of traffic you like.

more traffic=more stress

Answer 4

It would depend on what you're hauling, how much traffic, weather conditions, whether you're tired, how big of a rush you have to be in to deliver the load on time, where you are, millions of variables. Sometimes it is one of the most relaxing jobs around, but most of the time it is fairly stressful. I'd probably give it an 8 if you haul hazmat.

Answer 5

I would rank it an 8 - 9.  

The traffic... the weather... the hassles... the demands... the health costs...  the separation from family...

Some people are better at dealing with the stress.  Some are not.  Also, what you are hauling, and where you are travelling makes a difference.

Answer 6

it is probably a 5.  I mean what else do you do beside drive.