Thinking of getting a truckers license

Yeah , you would have a real hard time . The number of applicants applying for jobs surpasses the number of job openings more and more . Have you tried applying to local excavating companies ? I had surveying knowledge and there was a shortage of people that knew how to read plans and set and read grade stakes . Construction is supposed to pick up . The Florida DOT will need more survey crewmen and inspectors . They have an opening for an entry level inspector now . https://jobs.myflorida.com/viewjob.html?optlink-view=view-335561&ERFormID=newjoblist&c=any

 

Who needs a dictionary.. with, you around....

 

Hell with Orange Barrel season just days away and Obama stimulating my buttocks with every pothole and crack. I would think you could find something easier than an unemployed illegal immigrant in the road crews.

 

There isn't any jobs for newbies in trucking. Don't waste your money right now. Us guys with ten years experience are getting laid off, hours cut, or if you read my post in another thread getting pay cuts like I just did. If you go to truck driving school right now, odds are you are going to end up with no job and a big student loan bill. If you really must get into trucking, get with one of the companies that train drivers. Swift, Stevens Transport, or CREngland, and get on their waiting list. You'll go through their school, on their dime, in exchange for a year or two of indentured service to them. I wish I had positive words of encouragement, I really do. But it's just not there.

 

being in Fl multiplies the difficulty too (trust me LOL)
reefers and cars are about the only freight that comes OUT of Fl. even in good times

 

Living in florida eliminates a lot of companies willing to hire you due to the lack of freight in that state.