Have you ever wondered how most things you buy get to their destination?

You guessed it - trucks.

And where there are trucks, there's a need for people to drive them. In fact, over three million drivers are employed in the trucking industry, yet truck driving is still one of the five fastest-growing professions in the nation.

That gives you an idea of how high-in-demand truck drivers are. Which means that once you get your CDL, you'll almost always have a job somewhere.

Here's some other impressive facts about the trucking industry:

• Truck driving is one of the highest-paying new careers around - new drivers can make $33,000-$38,000, and with a couple years of experience can earn over $50,000.
• Entry level truck driving opportunities require a short training period - not months or years.
• Job stability - no driver layoffs at any of the Driver Solution Network trucking companies.
• Trucking generates over $346 billion in revenue every year.
• There are approximately 1.4 million trucking companies in the U.S.
• The U.S. is experiencing a shortage of truck drivers
• This shortage is expected to continue through at least 2014.
• Trucking provides a wide variety of opportunities and career choices.
• Truck driving is consistently ranked as the one of the fastest-growing professions by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.