Retiring from trucking

Welding pays well and will be able to find a good job in many areas.

 

Commanding 40 tons or more of steel down the road is not for everyone. I wish you luck young man.

 

Yeah why are you "retiring"?

 

At 23 you are still young enough to have any sort of career that you choose. In the economy we have now kids that are graduating from college with a generic degree are moving back home with Mom and Dad. Try and set your sights on a specialized degree, nursing is a field that is in dire need of folks. Also if you decide to further your education with a masters you can then get into very, well paying positions in that field. My wife went to nursing school , became an RN, then went and got her masters in nursing. She then went back to school and wound up becoming a CRNA...took her about 10 years of schooling and clinical experience, but she is earning almost 170,000 a year now.

It may require some time and sacrifice, but at 23 you have the time to do both. Just research nursing.....you may decide that it is for you.

 

WE WARNED YOU AND YOU DIDN'T LISTEN, before you started in THIS industry. It'a all good, more for us. Sorry you couldn't hang with the big boy's, It doesn't happen overnight for your 411.

 

If I were you I would go with your thoughts and go into the Navy or Air Force. Learn the trade of your choice and take advantage of every benefit the military gives you. Then if you chose you can go to college for free. Learn everything you can while you are in your 20's and then reap the rewards later. But really today the military is a good career. You have a structured system where you move up in the ranks, earn respect and eventually be the boss. Compared to civilian life where you might be in a dead end job with no promotions. My oldest brother was a lifer. He retired at 43 with 25 years service and draws a pension and full medical care and post privileges for him and his wife for life. Then he hired on with a military contractor doing about the same thing making 6 figures. He retires from that in two more years and will have two pensions. Everything he has is paid for since he went to Iraq 5 times and stayed on base playing chess and horseshoes. With social security he'll probably draw about $6000 a month for his golden years and all his stuff paid for. It's not a bad career choice.

I was in the Army which was great. But if I done it over I would probably went in the Navy because I love being on the ocean or near it. The only downside is you can't take a family with you when you are out at sea. If all you plan is 3-4 years then go for it. The Air Force is the gravy of all the force's. You have the stability of a base where you can bring a family and you really aren't in the front lines in case of war.

You know what you like to do so find a job making money doing it. Be selective when you talk with a military recruiter and get the career of choice. I let my recruiter talk me into being a missile system repairman. There wasn't too many jobs out there repairing missile systems when I got out.

 

What is this word everyone call's "RETIRING", If your an owner op, there is is NO such word. My wife keep's bringing up and I say, never heard of such word. RETIRE to me means, you stay home, get bored and die from doing nothing, after being active all your live, specially in FLATBEDDING.

 

Yep I did navigation and radar in the navy. Couldn't really get a job unless I worked on a cruise linE. If you join the forces pick a job you can do in the real world. if you're somewhat smart I recommend IT information systems technology. You'll be an E5 before your 4 years are up.

 

Flatbedders never drive. They just tarp all day long!