Would driving a Cement truck help as experience?

That's even better.Many construction hires new drivers.

 

Are we taking hauling cement powder or concrete?

 

That makes more sense on your part and the concrete company, i never seen a unexperienced driver start out driving a mixer, too dangerous due to the weight distribution on a mixer and going off road.
I own my own excavating business over 30 years and had a dump truck business up until 10 or so years ago, take the job driving the dump truck, it will mostly be pit to pit which is easier then going off road, get your experience with that type of truck, if you like the construction field you will see so many different types of trucking that might move to a different type such as dump trailer, walking floor, lowboy...etc.

 

Dude, there is tons of experience to be had in that field.

If you are used to going off road you will never want to bump docks and swing doors anyways. It will be very boring.

Take that job and stay in construction and don’t look back, end dumps, belly dumps, flat beds and low boys, crane trucks and operating machines is all things you could do. I’m trying to get into the crane business myself. Pays a hell of a lot more than simply driving a truck.

 

Class A trucks (cement tankers and end/belly dumps) are always going in and out of cement plants. If your family friend doesn't have any of their own class A trucks, maybe they can pull some strings and get you hired on at one of the carriers they do business with.