How old is too old to be a truck driver?

At the cdl school i was at, we had a 82yr old gentleman doing a refresher then he went to CRST last i heard he passed the road test at CRST.

 

I just turned 57 yesterday 7/14 and am starting training tomorrow after being out of it for 15yrs

 

I "got down" 40 years ago last month. Next week is my last week of CDL school. We had a job fair last week and my age (74)didn't stop several recruiters from making it clear they wanted me to go with them. I have ~10 pre-hires. My last ride was a '69 Transtar.

 

Happy B day. Good Luck.

 

Speaking to various companies in the past few years, I learned that they see age as a plus. Don't usually have young kids, tend to safer (the more you see, the more careful you are), probably more stable.

 

I am 55. 56, 57, #### that is old. What happen to my youth?

I was reading a John Clancy book the other day, well not really reading eyesight is bad so I listen on audible.com, and the book had the line, "the Cruse of Old Age is that you can remember your youth." I do but I remember it the way I want to.

Welcome back to the world of trucking. Just watch out for all those #### hippies.

 

Some outfits are now listing 70 as the maximum age to be hired.

 

Don't worry. There are alot of guys out there that would be happy to be in there 50s again.