Hi, Do you like to drive. My father was a truck driver and got to see a lot of different places. 
I am not a truck driver but I think seeing many different places would be interesting if not for tight deadlines transporting goods and materials.
True. There is a shortage of truck drivers right now. They are making close to 80 thousand a year .
They are responsible for their vehicles and what they are transporting
I didn't know that. Do they have to pay for their own insurance?
As far as I am aware their companies pay for it.
There might be some drawbacks like being gone a lot. But some let you come at night  too.
Yes. But the hours sure are long sometimes. In Australia, truck drivers have to rest so many minutes according to the weight of their vehicle.