What are my OTHER options?

Dispatching I think Landstar dose home based dispatch I could be wrong tho. Office personnel at a trucking company look around you what opportunities are around you? Really its all up to you life will only be what you make of it.

 

You could be a yard jockey moving trailers in and out of docks all day provided there is a large warehouse or distribution center in your general area. If not you could relocate to a more metroplitan area to take advantage of dedicated runs, yard jockey positions, or dispatching jobs at a trucking outfit.

Chances are you will make less money in these "alternate" positions but you will have a regular job where you know what time you start and when you should finish as well as being home each day.

 

can i ask why you think trucking will not work out you really need to give it a full yr after you get done training

 

If you tough it out for minimum 6 months (not counting your training time), some local opportunities will open up for you. A years gives you more, and 2 after 2 years, you can pretty much write your own ticket. A big chunk of every companies turnover is 1st year drivers who decide it's not for them, fo whatever reason.

Missing family and friends is very difficult to deal with at first, while everything else is new to you. It does get easier to deal with as time goes on, and you learn to maximize and enjoy more the time you do get to spend with them.

Hang in there, and it will get better, if you truly think you want to be a driver.

 

Yeah you should really try to stay with it for a year at least. Like the other folks said, once you have that under your belt you can move into a local gig that gives you more hometime. Also, after some time the job may get into your blood and you'll end up loving it. The hardest part of starting out for me was getting used to being away from family and friends, but you'll get a routine and it'll become easier.