Hello

Hi all,

I'm considering a career change and am thinking about hitting the road. I'm sure I'll be asking questions you've all heard a hundred times before, but I'll be doing some reading to see what I can learn.

I've got a friend who has been driving for 3 years and we've talked about it some. Today I met him and we took a short drive in his truck. I was intrigued.

While I do value his insight, I thought I'd look for an online forum like this to get other opinions.

Polaris

 

I've been talking about leaving my current place of employment for awhile now. We've talked about this a few times over the last several months and driving has come up every time. Today was the first time I was able to get together with him and check out his rig. He said he loves his job.

If I pursue this path, I'd probably be going through a college training program sometime in August or September after I get back from vacation.

My question to others is, 'Would you do it again?' If you were looking at starting over, would you do this again?

I know that things vary between companies so there is no 'one size fits all' answer. Are health benefits and retirement plans generally offered? What about time off?

 

That's good to hear. I'd thought about it when I was much younger but pursued other choices. Now I'm looking to leave what I've been doing for the past 9 years. I talked to the school today and it looks like I'd probably be starting in late August. They said I could start on June 25th, but that won't work for me.