Retire and become a teacher...

If you can handle it (patience), go for it.
From what I know, it doesn't pay all that well, but you're home every night and weekend.

 

So after you do it, post and let us know how it's going.
I've been considering the same thing. Have two schools (run by friends) that have been after me for the last couple years.
One in California, the other in Arizona.
My last big 'feat' to accomplish comes June 6th, when I cross the 40 year mark in this business.

 

Teaching can be a good way to stay in the biz yet still reap the rewards! I don't know how good the pay is but nonetheless it would be a good way to stay in the game and still be home every night!

 

If you think you would like to do this, then at least give it a try. After all, it ain't like you wouldn't know what to do. You would most likely go through some sort of training period till you can do it on your own, I would think.

At least, it's one more thing to keep yourself busy in retirement.

 

My instructor said that he makes more than he did when he ran fb after he had run for 25 years.

 

Well not really.

He probably works a 40 hour work week, as opposed to what, a 70 hour week??

The pay he gets now, may be "somewhat close" to the driving pay check, but it will not be MORE. (making it LOOK LIKE he gets paid way more teaching).

Many truck driving instructors get paid "up to" $20 per hour, I know, I see the help wanted ads. DO YOU????

No teacher gets paid a whole lot. Unless maybe a college professor.

Also, the school where he works at?? probably charges sky high tuition.

One other thing, any trucker that tells you his pay?? Is lying. No one discusses pay, it's "too personal and private"

Sexual encounters, how many sex partners, how many hot rod car engines he blew up, how many banks he robbed, but NEVER WEEKLY PAY.

 

atleast get your last year in , and walk away with the 20 years.
There is no way I can handle being a trainer. No freakin way. My nerves cant handle it. I would make the Pee Wee`s, back up for 3 weeks. You know, People go to college for 4 - 7 years, truck drivers go to Driving school for 3 weeks.

 

I went to a Community College truck school and the guys that did the truck part only worked Mon thru Thur,so that would be pretty good. The inside instructor worked Mon thru Fri.