New Career job change, good idea or bad idea

Well most of you know I got onto a very very good LTL carrier a few months ago. Good benefits, union, good people etc. Yes like all jobs there are cons to it but being a bottom guy I just deal with it since im not fully in the union yet, plus I dont like to be known as a complainer and thats when management gets mad at you.I am also a city driver, make 20.38 a hour and average around 10+ hours a day which doesnt bother me. There are a few concerns for company future though.

Now my dads friend works for a company(name being withheld until I know Im in) which he told me he can get me into, all I got to do is tell him. They have cement trucks, flat-beds, dumps, lowboy etc. Its a HUGE construction company pretty much. He says I can also after some time go to heavy machinenery operations school which Ive wantd to do since I was 15. The pay is a lot more than Im making now, hours are less throughout the day, which is good because I enjoy spending time restoring cars, and building go-karts and mini bikes. Its still a union company which is a huge plus for me, I believe the equipment operators are differet than the truck drivers there. Still good benefits like im getting now as well.

Now as far as commute I believe its between both my moms house and my dads house(23 still at home) so I would have to see which is better to stay at. And the only downfall I have is that most likely during the winter months I will be layed off which is fine because I do have another job I can work at when ever, and I can sell what I built at home. Also if I stay at the LTL carrier I have been hearing about layoffs as well or a possibility of being transferred to a terminal 60 miles north which I really dont want

Now my question is, should I stay at my current employer now or take the move to the new job now. Either way the path is risky still. I pretty much have what I want to do in my head which I will not say just yet. I just want other peoples opinions as well.

 

Havent seen any peterbilts, would be awesome, the fleet is mostly Macks, but thats still a good truck. Unions are the best! Too bad you still werent on east coastm once you work for a union company its hard to go work non-union

and yes work would be steady! No more call ins or being sent home due to lack of work. He said they are only hiring because they NEED the position filled, hence why I would be doing a bit of everything just to keep me working

 

well sent the application in today since I am off work. Time to see what happens and if my dads friend can REALLY get me in. few people I spoke to from there all seem pretty happy so thats a good sign

 

I went and applied with my dads friend. Its all waiting game now. And yes your right I dont have that kind of experience which most companies wont even look at me, but he says he can get me in and will be trained. It really is all about who you know these days. When I was there the woman giving me the app was telling me its a waste of time without the experience and my dads friend just said "I know him very well, hes with me", she changed and said here you go, sorry about that

Granted dont get me wrong, I like LTL but I would like something better. Like I said where im going he said I can even learn to operate the heavy equipment as well. They like when the operators have a CDL A to transport and use it. From what I know I will be working EVERYDAY, job what I do might be different, different truck whatever but I will work