Considering trucking- need advise

Dont quit current job what ever you do. Part time driving jobs are out there -
https://www.google.com/search?sourc...htidocid=1ElanHamT-C27qL9AAAAAA==&htivrt=jobs

 

Which city are you near?

 

You will be limited on the amount of driving you do.
You will have to log your current job hours as on duty.

 

yes. your work no matter what is counted against your working hours in a truck.

 

Technically, yes, but no one I've ever known does that.
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Is your $1000 weekly, before taxes or "take home"?
You can "take home" over a thousand a week in trucking with some companies.
I can't give advice on the oil field job. Personally, it's not for me because I can't see myself being stuck in the desert with a bunch of men. But, this isn't about me.
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Most tanker companies you can "take home" a thousand or more a week and have a full benefits package.
There's several that hire new cdl grads and some hire only from certain cdl schools. You'd have to contact them and ask if they hire from the school you are considering. Hair follicle drug test for tankers.
Schneider Bulk - hires from any 160 hr. cdl school.

 

You can do better in a truck. Whether you can do so locally is highly dependent upon the local job market.

Working OTR you can do better, but your first year might be rough, especially if you go with a training company.