Everybody that threatened/promised to quit driving for ever, where did you end up?

Went to work for a trenchless sewer rehabilitation co. for 5 years. Now back to trucking, but with the Teamsters

 

Still at it, no matter how many times I threatened to kill my dispatcher or boss or co-workers.

But when I retire (might as well stay till the end now), I wanna run amuck.

I here that running amuck pays well and if your bothered by anyone, you can toss them into the muck and they disappear.

Either that, or start drinking, smoking dope, and paying for cheap hookers, whether they be real females, transgenders or drag queens..

one or the other. I'm too old to give a shyte.

 

In 2009, I sold my old FLD 120 because the economy took its toll on me and my business. The trucking industry took me from poor to poorer. I decided to go back to college at the ripe old age of 42. I wanted to get the education that I was not able to stand still long enough to get when I was younger.
I started out my first year in college headed toward my general courses with the intent of becoming a school superintendent. I soon learned that I had to teach for two years before I could become a superintendent. I decided that I may not be a good teacher for the young ones because I was not sure I could put up with the stupidity of some children's actions. So, after the first year I quit and went to the law enforcement academy and became certified to be a law enforcement officer. I then returned back to the college and completed my bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in criminal justice. I then thought that I would get a master's degree in social work, but I found out that it would take me over a year to be accepted into the state university. I then decided to go online to a reputable university and acquire my master's degree in business administration (MBA) and masters in healthcare management. So I did, I graduated in 2014. I never sent the paperwork to the state university and probably never will to get the masters in social work. I completed seven years of college in five years. I was tired of college.
What am I doing now? I worked for three months in a small county, about sixty miles from my home, as a sheriff's deputy. I found that it was not my cup of tea. I am not sure if it was the small sheriff's office or if it was the two deputies that I worked with. Either way, that ruined it for me. I live in a rural town with a population of 4,000 people and there is no work to be had that pays enough to pay the student loans much less support a family. I decided I may need to go back to work driving over-the-road.
I recently tried to get a loan to purchase a used semi-truck and I found a company to lease it onto but the loan was denied because of a bankruptcy I had in 2008. I was told that my chances to get a commercial loan with reasonable interest was going to be next to impossible even though I have a good credit rating. I am still hoping to get a used truck and lease it onto the company, if possible. My options are still open.
I now have the education. I can and am educationally qualified to manage most any business or healthcare facility. The opportunities have not produced themselves up to this point. I have also owned and operated a full service automotive repair shop and we worked on everything up to and including class 8 trucks. I mention this because It also shows my capacity to manage a repair business. I love the transportation industry. I would love to be able to help make some positive changes for the drivers and make some of the trucking companies more driver friendly. I feel that would be difficult for most of the companies because they often are driven by profits, not driver or customer service. I would definitely be willing to work in a trucking company that is wanting to make positive changes for their drivers and help be a driving force for the industry.