CDL B vs HVAC?

I know I'll probably get a biased answer asking this here, but I've been searching this forum for a while and you guys a pretty active and helpful. This ended up being longer than expected...

I got laid off and nothing good is going on in my life. I'm 30, my last job was maintenance, before that it was sales/customer service for 10 years. I've been considering getting my CDL B because a CDL job will always be available, it won't take a long time to get the CDL and get a job, and I could possibly move somewhere else. I have a few months of experience driving a non cdl straight truck, it was a water delivery truck(jug water). I haven't driven a standard since the beginning of time so I'll have to learn that again.

I've been most interested in doing propane delivery with a bobtail truck. I know most places require more driving experience, but I have found a couple local companies that hire new drivers. I don't mind working a different cdl job to get the experience either. If I got into propane delivery, that might get me interested in getting a CDL A down the road, and then I could do local gas or something.

I've also thought about HVAC/refrigeration, not really interested in this but I've thought about it. My mom keeps saying HVAC cause my dad does it, but I'm not interested. I took a job offer for refrigeration but after thinking about it more and going through the book, it doesn't look like something I want to do. I start at $13.00 and have to do a lot of training and schooling. I'm thinking I'll just stay with my 2 part time jobs, save money for the CDL and get it. What do you all think about the 2 career choices?

Also, I have a bad knee and had surgery for it, my dad whos done HVAC for 30 years told me it would probably be too hard on my body. A lot of what I've read says its really hard on your body.

 

How is it? I'm looking through the book and it looks like a lot of math and crazy diagrams to go by. I'm really bad at math and never done electrical work. I'm worried I'll start this job and not like it or be bad at it and then be jobless, which is why I'm thinking CDL while I'm still working.

 

Thanks for the info. The company I could work for is a small company that does commercial refrigeration. They work at the grocery store and restaurants.

 

Because I'm not sure I'd want to drive CDL A OTR and I have a dog that I can't get rid of. I was reading that if I do propane delivery for a 1 or 2 I could eventually get the A and get a local route delivering fuel since I will have hazmat and tanker experience. If I go the CDL route I'm going to talk to the school to decide if I should just get the A now or start with the B. The B takes 5 days, the A takes months which I don't have to spare right now. I'm really leaning toward the CDL over HVAC/refrigeration right now. I'm going to go work the refrigeration job before I quit my current job to get a better feel for it. Also, I have a bad knee and had surgery for it, my dad whos done HVAC for 30 years told me it would probably be too hard on my body.