I'm a Truck driver. Cat2 Rigid only. i did lots of other jobs before, labouring, landscape gardening, commie (sp) chef, i was an IT technician for 3 years, on horrendously shit wages with every c**t on the planet telling me "computers is where the money is" well i never saw any money. only a load of suited tossers if i'm honest. i went to college, got microsoft and cisco certified, got A levels at school, then went on to do a degree but left the job half way through that.

I did my HGV license when i was 21, My dad put me though my test and i worked with / for him for 3 years but now i'm 24 the work is abit shit on the tippers so i'm working for his mate who runs a scrap metal yard and i'm driving an 8 wheel ro-ro (hook loader)

I love my job immensely. i'm abit of a loner it has to be said but that just means the job suits me down to the ground. although its only short distance i'm only in the yard for about 20 - 30 minutes a day and thats only for 4 or 5 mins at a time; i'm on the road for the rest of the day in and around birmingham picking up bins, dropping them off, switching them for empty ones etc. i'm pretty much my own boss when i'm in the truck. i go my own routes, stop when i want have the radio on if i want, the heater, etc etc without the boss breathing down my neck like the poor fuckers depoluting cars in the yard! lol. As long as the work is done at the end of the day when i hand my sheets in he's happy.

As long as i keep my license clean(ish) i've pretty much got a job for life which i love.

money wise at the moment i earn £380 a week take home plus bonus. (thats a 5 1/2 day week) not great but not bad money by any means.
its not for everyone and the market is tight at the moment, but like i said it can be a job for life and things will pick up in a few years if you wanted to even look into it then.

Joe.