Unique position in life

I’ve always said, you only live this life once and you should do your best to live it on your terms. You did that taking your life on the road and you don’t regret it, which is good. That said, like as a nomad on the road and doing so as a trucker on the road are not two of the same. Really research and make an informed decision before you jump into anything

 

MOST people are not working 2 & 3 jobs. BLS statistics confirm my claim. Repeating false talking points doesn't make them true, just familiar.

 

"Approximately 8.9 million Americans, or about 5.5% of the workforce, are currently working multiple jobs, which is the highest rate since 2009. This trend is driven by rising living costs and a competitive job market."

 

@BenWolf,

you either want it or you don't want it. Trust me when I say it I would do anything to get off disability and drive a truck but I have to go through my own hurdles in order for that to happen. You on the other hand from what you have said do not have a lot of the hurdles that I have.

please stop acting like you know it all when in fact you do not. There are veterans on this thread you created trying to give you constructive advice on how to get your career going. Well I'm not considered a veteran I am an expert when it comes to attending a Truck Driving School and passing the test.

before I had to give up my CDL, I had a tanker endorsement. I obtained that tanker endorsement by taking practice test on here and then acing the test at the DMV. I got a 95% which is considered passing. When I do go truck driving, I will be eligible for my TWIC card, which is needed to get into ports and railyards.

if you don't believe me on who I am, ask @Chinatown how much effort I put into the research in order for me to get a job. You are very lucky to the fact that you live in Texas and Texas has a lot of freight going through it. I wish you the best of luck.

CR

 

As do I sir,’little late to the conversation though

 

here's the thing, most carriers a.k.a. companies do not count Social Security for disability income as income. They count income from jobs. Therefore you might have to start out with some company that's big and not the best and stick it out for around a year or six months.

Stevens
Indian River Transport

those two companies did not count my Social Security disability and survivors benefits as income. I'm just letting you know this so that you're prepared to run into this problem. You can get your CDL, but it does not mean you're guaranteed a job. That's entirely up to the company and they're hiring standards.

 

Wow, Ben Wolf you've got it figured out. I do wish you the best of luck. I see a lot of experienced drivers on here trying to give you advice and pointing out obvious red flags. You're choosing to ignore them.
A word of advice is to drop the know it all attitude. If you were to get a CDL and you're dumb enough to carry that attitude over into the trucking world you're probably going to be the one to get dropped.... literally.

As I've read your post I'll point out something that is glaringly obvious to me. Your ability to write posts and your sentence structure is very good. You break your post into paragraphs and it's obvious you know how to write. You've also talked about being handy and are able to work on different things, cars, RVs etc. I'm trying to understand why you haven't worked all your adult life. That seems to be a choice that you have made. There are many jobs that you could do but you've got to want to do them. That seems to a hang up for you. You seem to be a woe is me type of person, a professional victim is what it can be called. I don't see where trucking is going to a good fit for you or you for trucking.

 

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