Congratulations. I wouldn't be in a hurry to drop your cdl.. you never know what could happen. $50 a year for your medical card and $60 every 4 years for your cdl is just cheap insurance against that "what if" moment. If there's one thing I've learned in 43 years, it would be that nothing stays the same..change is inevitable, and life isn't fair.. just my 2 cents.
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Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Joews, Apr 19, 2016.
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With changing technology and automated self driving trucks, many people will be leaving the trucking industry, regardless of whether or not they choose to do so.
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First of all, so sorry for you and your children's loss, I wouldn't even begin to imagine being in your situation, that's pretty tough.
You are just going to have to do what you think is best for you and your children. My situation here in Oklahoma is that I keep mine they just put a restriction on it now that I can only drive intrastate and not interstate because my medical card expired. I just pay something like $36 when I renew my license to keep my CDL.
The "just in case" I could possibly see for you is if something happened to your new job, you didn't like it, you wanted to get back in a truck, a lot more money doing local, stuff like that. IF you ever went back to driving you don't necessarily have to go OTR, you can do local and be home everyday and the money is usually better.
Bottom line is only you know what is best for you and your family, these are just opinions and suggestions, if you have no desire or you are 100% positive you'll never drive again then let you CDL go otherwise I'd suggest keeping it.
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I landed myself a nice office job with amazing pay and benefits and I'm happier there, no just because of the pay, but because of the people I work with on a daily basis. I learned a lot about trucking while I did it and I have the utmost respect for the professionals that can do it but it's just not for me anymore.
I closed this chapter of my life two days ago - I surrendered my Class A (with tanker, hazmat, and double / triple endorsement) to the State of New Mexico on Tuesday and dropped back to a Class D (passenger vehicle) license. I'll still hang around here for a while though.OLDSKOOLERnWV, BoostedTeg, Crusader66 and 2 others Thank this. -
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Once I'm able to quit driving. I'll give it a few years to feel secure with whatever else I'm doing, after that I'm dropping my CDL. CAN'T take the headache of always watching my speedometer scared of getting a ticket etc.. I'll save the $5k that it takes to get back if need be, you start at the bottom again if you leave for more than 3-5 years either way so... I rather just pay my fun tax (traffic tickets) and get on with life.. pay. Lawyer get ticket dismissed.. no increased insurance rates we all good... It's a business anyways lol. My 2 cents. I get where you're coming from, it makes sense to keep if you don't enjoy driving like I do (heavy foot).Crusader66 Thanks this.
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