Burn Out

I've known a few guys who try something else for awhile, about 50/50 on going back to driving.

 

I have no idea why you’d want to do OTR. You get paid less for a harder job with worse living conditions.

Get a local job driving hazmat someplace in the south. That way you don’t have to deal with freezing weather, you sleep in your own bed at night and, by requiring a security clearance, the hazmat keeps out the hordes of illegal Mexicans out of the driver pool depressing wages.

 

I’d suggest looking for the appropriate market to open a euro-centric, independent repair shop. My buddy (very OCD) is an independent shop owner/sole-operator and I wish you could see the living he’s made for himself.

 

The suggestions made in posts 3 & 4 above are actually both REALLY GOOD ones.

It's really just a question of which you'd rather do next....

-- Lual

 

family medical leave can also help remedy burn out taking a full 12 weeks off to heal etc. so it may prevent you need to quit. that's kind of it's purpose is to protect or help boost health of workers and their families.

 

I'm not understanding the original post.

Are you wanting someone to talk you back into trucking, or have you already made up your mind?

You're happy where you are, make good money, and can smoke pot.

You said you weren't happy when you left trucking.

 

Thinking it’s option 3….,

 

Glad you got your mind right. When the wanderlust strikes again, offer your buddy your services of delivering cars for his customers.