Would it be worth it? Would anybody be interested in someone like me?

Have been a full time teacher for 15 years, never took a summer off. I always teach summer driver education but am tired of the stress and repetitiveness of dealing with 15yo student drivers. I also have grown up on a farm and driven tandem trucks pulling wagons for almost 20 years. I have had a CDL for 10 years driving school buses for my small rural school district. I have contemplated driving a truck for a summer job, preferably OTR. Would a company be interested in someone like me? I have limited experience with tractor trailers, but have enough experience to drive them competently, though I never took any official coursework. I have a spotless record other than a speeding ticket when I was 20.

 

I am glad to hear that there would be some potential with this. I have mulled it over for the last couple years, maybe longer at this point. I started a small ag direct to consumer business last year during the summer as well as driver education but I just don't see the margin for the effort (honestly barely broke even), not saying trucking would be better, but it would be some profit. I likely will give this summer one more go round with the ag business but if margins do not improve (I don't foresee see them improving) I would be forced to quit it regardless and then get geared up to run a truck starting in summer of '19.

edit: I could see starting this summer if the right company was available as my business can be done on spare time and only dedicated day I need would be Saturdays for farmers markets which I could hire out if needed.

 

It was class B until last year, now class A. Found it to be an easy transition. Honestly easier driving a tractor trailer combo than a truck with a wagon in many regards and much less stressful.

 

By bedbugger may I assume you mean someone who sleeps in a bed that has been used by 100's of different drivers?