Help a trucker wanna be out! 2.0

Ok Star got to add my attempt at humor! Are you looking to pull Tanks? Sorry had to ask. Another item to bring up is

the horror stories, and you stated you do your research? Didn't you ever hear horror stories about the Military before

you came aboard? Just IMO sounds like you are ready just looking for a nudge. Ex-Marine here and our motto was

Lead Me, Follow me or get the F outta My Way. Good Luck to you Sir!

 

Here is another bit of advise I just thought about reading your thread. Like mentioned before get the CDL on your own and than go start knocking on doors with smaller carriers. Talk to the person that runs the trucks. That is what I did when I went back to trucking after a 10 absence. I still had my CDL, but no recent experience. I found a small carrier in the neighbor town that had a sign hanging on the fence. On my first day they showed me there paperwork and did some odds and ends on the second day I left with a brand new truck and trailer since that driver did not come back from his vacation.

 

I'm thinking a trucker with experience will be a better O/O later and will build some connections to get more business when he does buy or lease later. Just make sure you research the good, bad and ugly on this forum BEFORE you sign on with anyone.

 

Here is one closer to home.....trying to be a successful O/O right away is like trying to be a DR. straight out of med school....know a bit about that too my oldest son just started his 1st year of family medicine residency last July. Get to know just how the industry works from it's lowest rung...( not the least and by far not the least important rung ) , but starting out you'll need all of the knowledge of how trucking works to be successful....all the money in the world won't keep you working if you don't understand the why's and what - for's to start with...

 

Doing fine still local my situation involved 2 family deaths as I was in CDL School. One was mother to my

daughter(weren't together at the time) and my mother. Have long story about job offers...but either way

I still have options and Chinatown has me leaning towards tanks.Thanks for asking. Not much experience yet

OTR but worked the docks for a few years and lots of construction.