With all respect, at 72, why would you do that? Haven't you had enough? I mean, the whole time I was trucking, I couldn't wait until retirement,( hence the handle) and at 62 and one minute, I was on the phone with Social Security. If it was an income snafu, it's partially understandable, and I don't mean to be rude, but there is so much to do after retirement, stuff you could never do driving a truck, and I've always held dear, it isn't what you make, it's what you spend, and I adjusted my lifestyle, so I wouldn't have to drive a truck anymore, heck, even if I run into trouble, Walmart is paying $20/hour to stock shelves. Okay, may not have the glitz of a supertrucker, but at 72, I'd rather stock shelves before I risk my life on these roads today in a semi.
Am I too old to get back into trucking?
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I also have experience with driving some of the worse case scenarios like weather, blizzards, dust storms, ice storms, NYC and trying to find parking at 3 in the morning.
Of course there's always one parking spot left and it's the one that no one can get into, so I would grab that one.RoadSideDown Thanks this. -
Unless they have changed then I wouldn't run aith them again.RoadSideDown and 201 Thank this. -
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I've been on the road so I remember all the crap that goes with it... it's a love hate relationship. I can't do offices or same day routines. My business requires me to be out in the field working on equity that no one else has a clue on how it works.
Here in Florida there's not a lot of good paying jobs and no one wants to invest in a senoir citizen. I remember my first year in trucking, I thought I died and went to hell, but I stuck it out. No, it doesn't get any easier but it gets more tolerable with experience.VinceBlack, Speed_Drums and RoadSideDown Thank this. -
And of course the money is a factor. Had some things I wanted to do with the house (and some things the wife wanted to do with the house) and the extra money is nice. And Walmart around here doesn't pay close to $20 and hour, even if I would work for that low of a wage.Speed_Drums, RoadSideDown, JolliRoger and 1 other person Thank this. -
OK, I see you're in Orlando. Excellent for refrigerated trucking. I'll give you some companies that hire in your area for cdl training, then a job.
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FFE Transportation
This company has two terminals in Florida and one is in Winterhaven.
Probably send you to school in Burns Harbor, Indiana.
Transportation to the school is provided, plus meals and lodging.
@Jenn72 drives for FFE
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Wilson Logistics
Two schools; one in Springfield, MO and the other in Missoula, MT
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Not sure this one hires in Florida, but worth finding out.
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Western Dairy Transport
CDL school is in Missouri.
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