I've developed a number of questions since I started reading about trucking but this one is the most crucial.
A bit of background: I'm turning 21 next month. I've been going to college, but struggling. I believe I need a change in lifestyle. Joining the military is an option, but I'm not sure I'm willing for a four-year commitment. Driving a truck has always appealed to me, I greatly enjoy solitude, and being paid to listen to music all day and travel all over the country certainly has its pull. I've been single for a while, no kids or anything, no major bills or expenses.
However I'm not about to drop out and dive into a strange new industry without doing my research, or spend money on getting my CDL only to end up jobless. My driving record is clean - one verbal warning for speeding three or four years ago, a warning for not having a plate on the front of my car, and that's it. Never had any legal trouble either. Don't do drugs.
But will anybody hire me? I don't mind working for peanuts at first if it means getting OTR experience. My age is the one factor that I see getting in the way. What do you think?
EDIT: Note that if I do decide to pursue my CDL and a trucking job, it won't be til this summer. I know there's a lot of pessimism on this board about job availability and the economy, and that this will also affect my chances of getting a job, but it's hard to say where the economy will be in seven or eight months and I'd like to avoid too much focus on that.
Can a 21-year-old get a job driving OTR?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by FBS, Nov 5, 2009.
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