HIDDEN BENEFITS OF BECOMING A TRUCK DRIVER YOU MAY NOT REALIZE

When you look at your previous experience, skill sets and talents you may still be unsure as to where you want to be and what you want to do in the future. It is normal for people to take their time in finding their ideal career path, so try not to feel any pressure to rush into something that doesn’t feel aligned to you. When it comes to enhancing your professional career, you need to keep an open mind and explore all of the options available to you. If you don’t try something, how do you know if you’ll like it? With that being said, more and more ambitious people are looking into the possibilities of becoming a truck driver. This type of job comes with a whole set of benefits that you may not even realize. If you want to find out more, here are a handful of things you should know. 

Thorough Training is Provided 

When you become a truck driver, you may not realize that you are enrolled onto an entire training program. Even if you don’t feel fully confident in this type of work yet, you won’t have to worry about taking on a job in the near future. With full truck driver orientation you will feel prepared and knowledgeable about everything you need to know when it comes to driving a truck. 

Flexible Working Hours 

If you’re looking to steer clear of regular office hours and you’re hoping for a level of flexibility, truck driving may be the ideal career for you. Although you may be required to travel and work unsociable hours, you will also receive longer stints of time off. This can mean that you get to pick up your children from school and spend more time with them when you’re not working. Each company will have their own policies, so this is worth asking if you’re serious about pursuing a job in this industry. 

Excellent Pay and Job Benefits 

 Depending on where you’re based and what your experience levels are, you could be earning a very generous salary as a truck driver. Some truck drivers can earn up to $70,000 depending on their level of experience, so it’s certainly worth exploring. As a truck driver you may also get a whole host of benefits that help you and your family. Your personal car insurance may reduce and you may also receive health benefits too. Medical checks are compulsory when you become a truck driver so you will also have peace of mind that your wellbeing is always taken care of in this type of job. 

As you can see, there are so many advantages that go hand in hand with being a truck driver in 2024. Whether you’re looking for flexible working hours or excellent pay progression, there is so much to consider when you enter this sort of industry. Look into your options and see how this type of role could benefit you and your family in the future. If it’s something you enjoy doing, you may soon find your long term career path!

Dino Construction Company Toys are a Roar to Play With

EDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS was very kind to send over a Wrecker the     T-Rex Skid Loader from its DINO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY lineup of toys for my family to play with.  The Dino Construction Company combines two of my son's favorite things: dinosaurs and trucks/construction equipment and was a finalist for the 2014 Toy Industry Association "Best Preschool Toy" category in the TOTY Awards.  The TOTY Awards are nicknamed the "Oscars" of the toy industry so that is pretty impressive!  The Dino Construction Company has four models to choose from: a bulldozer, backhoe, steam roller, and skid loader.



T-TOP the TRICERATOPS BULLDOZER

BOOM the BRACHIOSAURUS BACKHOE

SPIKE the ANKYLOSAURUS STEAM ROLLER

WRECKER the T-REX SKID LOADER

My son and daughter both enjoyed playing with the T-REX SKID LOADER which they used  indoors and outside.  The construction is very sturdy and it handled being dragged and banged around our sandbox without any parts coming loose or damage occurring to the toy.  It is a nice sturdy toy that stimulates imaginative play.

A few of the features that my children enjoyed were that it has a seat and steering wheel compartment for a driver and they threw in various action figures they found around our house to "drive" the "robot dinosaur" making use of their other toys to promote creativity while they played in an imaginary robot desert world.  My son really liked the big white T-Rex teeth on the skid mover and its swinging jaw was very useful in picking object up and moving sand. My daughter liked fiddling around with and moving the articulated tail in a variety of positions.  As a parent, I appreciated the toy DOESN'T need batteries (it's kid powered!) or have parts/ pieces that are always coming loose requiring me to repeatedly have to snap back on or adjust for my kids (all parents have dealt with those toy that has a "necessary" part which keeps falling off that we need to constantly fix for our child-gives me a headache just thinking about it-this isn't one of those). This toy doesn't need any parent interaction with it once you've taken it out of the box unless you want to jump in the sandbox and have a roaring good time playing with it along with your kids. It is also nice to see a fun toy that is powered by a kid's imaginations rather than electricity.

The only negative about the toy was that it's tracks didn't really work very well.  They were difficult to roll on carpet and jammed up and didn't move at all in the sand.  It would have been cool if the tracks left a trail of T-Rex foot prints across the sandbox but they aren't even imprinted to do that if they did work and essentially my kids just dragged the toy around the sandbox.  They didn't seem to mind that the treads didn't roll though, but that is one thing that did catch my attention, especially with a $30 price tag on the toy, and would really elevate the toy from a nice product to a great one if Educational Insights could improve upon that.  

The Dino Construction Company T-Rex Skid Loader is an indoor/outdoor toy that can stand up to tough  play spurring creativity and imagination while putting a smile on a kid's face making it a winner in my opinion.

For more information about the T-Rex Skid Loader or any of its companion Dino Construction Company crew members visit: www.educationalinsights.com

DISCLAIMER:  I received a complimentary T-Rex Skid Loader toy to utilize for this review.  The opinions and views expressed are my own.  A positive review was not a mandate to receive the complimentary product.