Class B CDL, never do it to start your career

B: get used to driving something more than a car or pickup
A: time to drive real trucks

 

Class B stuff isn't really general freight I mean it can be, but it's usually either end of line final mile delivery or vocational stuff, dump trucks, food delivery, construction/utility trucks, tree companies snow plows because tractor trailer I mean I guess with enough weight over the axles I guess you could use a tractor trailer to plow snow, but straight trucks work better for plowing snow, I can't say with the exception of the infamous "tow plow" I've never really seen combination vehicles plowing snow.

 

I got my first true commercial experience in a 5-ton truck. I fell in love with the road and driving locally. Fortunately here in Canada, you can drive up to a 5-ton (two axles, six wheels) with a regular Class 5 driver's license (four-wheeler).

I left that job (I was forced out because I wanted more than 50 cents over minimum wage for a $5+ over minimum wage job) and floated around mostly unemployed for 8 months before getting involved in a provincial government-sponsored truck driver training program that local companies pay into to get "fresh meat" and became a proper Class 1 driver (Class A CDL equivalent for Canada, Class AZ for Ontario).

I tried the "highway" thing and couldn't stand living out of the truck. A regional/city gig at my company pretty much fell into my lap and I took it without any hesitation and now love my job more than anything else I've ever done in my life when it comes to school or work.

 

Garbage collectors my area start at 22 bucks an hour and work the 70 hours.

Yea that's start... still bitter i did not get the job. But hey I am leased o/o now and making better money.

I don't allow obstacles to get in my way I find a new door window or crack to better myself.


Gotta keep trying and working.