Day Job---- Possible?

If that company trains new drivers then yes you can find a local job but don't hold your breath.What I see a job with those hours is construction.Here there's a lot of local day jobs but they have flexable hrs.Their definition of day hrs could be starting anywhere from 4 am to 10 am.It all depends what type of hauling you do and if you go to the same customers everyday.

 

I hope you find the opportunity your looking for. However don't be surprised if after about a year you will be ready to try 6 pm to 6 am. Seems like traffic in the middle of the day is worse than what it use to be at 5 o clock rush hour.

 

With towing,are you willing you be on call on the weekends?Usually every other Saturday.

 

As far as trucking goes, you may want to look at Schneider or someone who has a tanker division and bite the bullet, do OTR for a year. It will go by quick, than set yourself up for a gas hauler position in your neck of the woods. Some day id look to live in Fl. 8 months a year and keep my piece of land up in the Adirondacks for summer, probably have to hit the powerball to do it though.

 

yes I got into this business years ago after having a spinal fusion and found that my chosen profesion as an auto-tech was no longer possible for me
It all depends on what you however can tolerate such as my problem is bending not lifting one place you may consider is driving a bus I did charters for schools for a few years because it gave me time with my kids and time to put up the hay in the summer but eventully needed to make more money so I got into running tankers been there most of the time ever since first asphalt a very physically easy job then I got into crude not so easy but home every night

 

Those are roughly the hours I work hauling wood byproducts (Barkdust,sawdust,chips,shavings,hog fuel,etc.) Monday-Friday with an occasional Saturday for overtime work.
You couldn't do my job with a bad back though but the short answer is yes there are such jobs.
Took me 3 years from CDL school graduation to get to my current gig and shift.

 

Ugg!...I did that all night shift for a year, nearly killed me and I hated it.
Some drivers like it..........I'm not one of 'em lol.

 

You're area could be tough. Plus, depending on the job, you're likely to work 14 hours, not just 12. It depends. Local jobs or LTL companies will want to get their time out of you, working you up to your HOS limits. An ideal job for you would be linehaul, but those are tough enough to get as a new driver even in a major freight lane.

 

I have a job like that. I usually start between 4 and 5am, and am back at the yard by 5-6pm. I do lump some freight because it pays well, but I don't have to if I don't want to. Home 29 nights out of 30, since sometimes traffic will put me over my 14 and the company picks up the hotel and gives me an extra $50 for layover. Off weekends unless I want to pick up an extra day. For most, the downside would be the NYC deliveries. But I love NYC (it pays better than straight mileage also). My pay stub for 7/3/2014 shows a gross pay amount of 30,970.82 since 1/1/2014.

So yes, it's possible, and you can do it without starving.

Edit: I just noticed your status as not having a CDL. I had 1.5 years OTR plus NYC metro experience which was required for the job I have now. Since you're in Ft. Lauderdale, check out Florida Rock and Tank. Walk into their terminal and talk with the hiring manager to see what their requirements are. FL is a tough place for trucking jobs to begin with.