Trucking as a Side Job?

CDL temp services can do that.

 

Yeah, he gets caught screwing with HOS for either job, he is screwed with both, especially if he is in an accident.

he has to get 10 hours rest between the work, and if he hits his limit as a pilot, then he has to take in consideration the reset for that before he can add the hours into it driving the truck, so it is a bad idea unless he owns the company hw flies for.

 

Many trucking companies have part time drivers...in fact I drove part time for Halvor Lines for a few years. They only require one trip per quarter to maintain part-time employment and they gave me an ELD that I kept at home. I just had to log my full time job as on duty - not driving and would take 10 hrs off before getting in the truck.

 

OP's problem is he has zero experience driving a truck. Doubtful Halvor Lines, even on the remote chance he lived close enough to wherever they offer that option, or any other carrier is offering part time jobs to green newbies. He has to get experience first and foremost. Has to maintain that experience to have a slim chance at finding one of the unicorn part time jobs. Has to continue flying commercially while getting trucking experience. Both commercial flying and trucking are highly regulated the hours you can work. So there's a lot of moving parts here and none of them mesh....

 

Trucks are expensive equipment and so owners/trucking companies generally want a driver that can work legal maximum to generate revenue to pay for the truck. Unless the company has another driver they've agreed to allow only working 3 weeks a month, there's no reason for them to look for a 1 week per month driver.

I left aviation in the 1990s (Gulf War recession) and the shocking thing about trucking I noticed was how shockingly unprofessional it was compared to aviation. Aviation may have an SOP for everything. Trucking may not have any SOP because everything is tribal knowledge.

 

The only way to have a full time career and a part time driving job is to drive for a farmer during harvest.

 

Airline pilot makes career change to Schneider (again)
There was an airline pilot who also owned a fancy Peterbilt and drove/hauled with it. He had a you tube channel. I think he passed away and I was not able to find it.