Kidding Myself

I have been trying to ease into trucking for 3 years now. The first year was pretty fun, bobtailing tractors around the northeast. Since then however, breaking into the tractor AND trailer business has proven much more difficult. The issue seems to be my limited availability. I have a regular job that pays pretty well; I only wanted to drive part time.

I guess the problem is,no one wants the expense of training me or covering me in their drug testing program, if I'm only available one or two days per week. I thought I'd landed just such a job last fall. Went thru the orientation, did all the testing, and then was sent home to wait for an available trainer. That was in Nov, 2014. I've been called exactly one time since then which, unfortunately, was the same week that I had contracted the flu.

Cripes, all I wanted to do was some day trips or drayage in the mid Atlantic area, and that seems to be getting more and more out of reach.

Was I unrealistic to think I could get into the biz on a part-time basis, or is there some avenue that I just haven't explored yet?

For what it's worth, I've NEVER had an accident, my last traffic ticket was in 1973 (yeah, I'm a little older) and I have a spotless criminal/employment/personal history.

If anyone knows of a part-time gig in the mid-Atlantic (Hagerstown MD) area, I'd love to hear about it.

Or tell me I'm spinning my wheels. I can take it, would just like to know.

 

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll have to investigate that further.

I was giving my (imaginary) employer a list of available days prior to the start of every month. They had 8 to 10 days per month to work with. I guess when you're new, only full time will do.

Gonna check out the staffing agencies this week, but I'm pretty sure what I'm gonna hear is, "We need a year of experience"

 

Oh, sorry...B-man

 

Thanks for the thought, RetiredUSN.