This was my rig for about 6y. Ran dedicated fleet for P&G. Out two weeks in for about 3 days, most times requested to stay out. I had nothing when I went to trucking school. Beyond broke. It was my apartment on wheels. Got a hotel room when in. Eventually bought a house. Sold it. Later went into air freight. A few miles to the airport and back to the freight forwarder. Easy bucks. When I was on the road the weekdays were a push but predictable. The weekends were relaxing. Grilling at the rest area or catching a movie when parking was around. Park at the yard and go to a pub up north. It was nice. Had no worries about bills or home. If it wasn't for trucking I would have been homeless. Not bad coming up for a 24yo 99lb female. If I can do it anybody can do it. Can still read the trucker's atlas with ease. Traffic around DC was bad, DFW always sucked still does. NYC those people go during rush hour, go with them, it was easy to cross the GWB and scoot thru. Mostly interstate and you already know the city will require attention. Stay alert. Always look at your fifth wheel with a flashlight even in the middle of the day to make sure your pin is locked when you hook up. Don't ever skip that step. Always make sure the grommets are good on your glad hands. When you get out anywhere always walk around and look, touch, smell.for any issues. If I wasn't old now, those condos on wheels would be a dream. I had my old cab over buckboard a cooler and Jerry Orbach reading books on tape. I would have thought I was in heaven having a mini fridge and a tv. It isn't a hard job. It can be monotonous. Don't let it be. It will get to you if you do. Make your own food as much as possible. Never assume anything and don't quit on your worst day. Stick it out. It gets better. Backing in anywhere isn't hard. It just takes patience. Keep your cool know your surroundings take your time. Never be late on a load, don't whine. Do your time in the trenches then upgrade.