Chauffers License & CDL

I had a CDL years ago and drove for a company for about 2 months before my wife made me give it up and the CDL, I still have a lot of anger toward my wife about that.

I do IT Computer/ Network Technician work currently... the pay started at like 40k a year now its up to like 59k a year and I commute like an hour to work everyday...I been doing this job for like 6 years now and I regret I didn't stick to the trucking and told my wife to take a hike. I been told being over 40 by my manager that I am told old to be in IT and he is hiring younger guys in their 20's to replace me. He already got rid of one guy who was over 40 in our department and replaced him with a 21 year old. I am the oldest guy in my IT department, all my teamates are like in early to mid 20's. My manager also mentioned that my healthcare is more expensive for the company than a young 20 year old.... I don't at least see this kind of age discrimination in Trucking.

I want to try to get back into Trucking. I have a relative who just has a Chauffeurs license and does local trucking. He says starting pay at the job is 50k a year with great benefits and getting hired is easy. No 1 hour commute to work everyday, this job is like 5 minutes from my house. I see trucking jobs like everywhere for the same pay or better pay than what I am being paid in IT. I see plenty of truckers in their 50's plus not like in IT where age 40 your seen as too old to be in IT.

I before did a company sponsored CDL and passed the CDL on my first try... but of course my stupid wife made me forfeit the license to the BMV because she hates trucking... so now I got to take the whole thing over again... ugg.... I was thinking maybe I can start off with Chauffers and local trucking and then maybe get lucky and find another company to do a sponsored paid CDL training again like before....but since I did this before and quit maybe that will look bad and they won't want to sponsor me.... this time I am staying. I actually loved the two months I did OTR trucking before when I had the CDL. I loved traveling and seeing the US....if it wasn't for my stupid wife making me quit the job and give up that CDL..ugg so much anger toward her for throwing that job away.

Any advice?

 

Well my cousin says he can get me in a local outfit that only requires a Chauffeur's license and starts at 50k a year with great benefits he says. He said as soon as get the Chauffeur's license he is almost positive I will be hired on the spot since he already talked to his boss I was interested. They also are desperate for drivers he says. He worked as a manager at a retail store for years but left that for trucking. He gets paid better doing trucking he says and it is a more stable career. Starting at the bottom at 50k a year where my cousin works is fine with me. I already talked to wife and gave her an ultimatimum that bills need to be paid and if she doesn't like trucking I will just divorce her. I been talking about it for years anyway with her.