Advice on exiting the industry

I would suggest yard dog jobs too while you’re in limbo. 18-22/hr but if it pays your bills, lots of time to think I guess. If you want to exit this line of work, other lines of work that pay good with a good environment are poleman (think encor, wire lines) my brother in law makes 140k with a base salary of 95k I think. (Requires some schooling)

or you could weld (1 year cert at community college) pay anywhere from 13-50+ a hour. Lockheed is paying welders 32/hr start to 60+/hr after 10 yrs.

You could open a customizable French fry food truck. Hit all the concerts/bars three days a week. Net pay on a $15/tray should be around 7-8$

you could TRADE STOCKS

you could go big an start a mold remediation business. Big money there, high overhead to start.

you are limited to you and you only, gl

 

1-1/2 years without coming up for air at a bad mega????

I make good money and starting getting edgy most of the time if I'm gone longer than two weeks.

If you're citations fall off your record in a few months, I'd just truck easy with a bunch of hometime until you can get on with a better company.

 

What mega? Do they have any dedicated accounts that pay really well? This will set you up, especially if you are living in the truck full-time, as you can relocate anywhere they need that high-paying account driver. If you have HAZMAT or can get it, see about fuel delivery when those tix are off your MVR.

Your biggest problem is staying in that truck so long without a home. Next up would be being a regular Regional or OTR driver at a mega. Both of those are killing your soul. Driving a yard spotter, while you would be home nightly, can be a really physically demanding job depending upon the work pace at the facility. Maybe an LTL is looking for a line haul driver in an area you find desirable? Being without a residence tying you down opens a lot of possibilities that you might not have considered. This could be your opportunity to re-invent yourself, relocate to that dream area with a career you enjoy and trying to spend maximum time at home to free yourself of the burden of the truck. Maybe then you can become you again and eventually have a mate.

 

Op, I mean this in the most positive way possible: you need to get a life.

You need people in your life, relationships, hobbies, stick your hands in the dirt and garden, go to church, go hunting, play with your dog, go to a concert, read a good book, see a good movie, have a few beers with your buddies, bring flowers and chocolate to a girl you fancy at church, take your mother to dinner, have a tea party with your niece, volunteer at a food pantry.

It's not the job that's hurting you, it's what's lacking in your life.

 

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What Should You Do?
I Agree With "Stick To Where You Are Until The Tickets Drop As Well Check Options Where U-R Instead Of Departing". Not Always In The Grass Greener Elsewhere. Lotta Times The "Green Grass" Is Covered In Mud Flap Slime.

Thanks For Your Questions!
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Living in a truck for almost 6 months would make anyone sick. OTR isn't the only type of trucking out there. Find something local or regional. Drive a tri-axle, deliver building materials for a local supplier, drive a bus. One of my CDL instructors worked for a railroad company and drove a tanker and fueled trains. Another drove motorcoach tour busses. One of my classmates works for the municipal public works department and drives a pickup truck 95% of the time but occasionally needs to drive a class B dump. Another works for an excavation company and needed to be able to drive their lowboy around.

There are probably hundreds of different jobs in dozens of industries where your CDL won't go to waste but you aren't dealing with dispatchers and warehouses. Don't think you are stuck exclusively in trucking.

 

You really need to take any I mean ANY advice with a grain of salt and beer

What one likes isn’t for everyone

I’m not gay but if a buddy came up and said he’s thinking of trying it I’d be the guy to say you’re out of your GD mind!
Another might say. I’ve been thinking about it too
And another. Do it!! I do all the time and love it!

See the point?
If we all liked blondes what would the brunettes say and do?

 

The company I’ve been working for , for the last 6 years ,(not truck driving ) has lost several people because other company are poaching them , some folks have gotten offers that are double what they were currently earning .

 

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