Deciding between CDL job offers

Did propane for a year in cali ( both semi and bobtail ) so heres my to cents - bobtail with amerigas is gonna pay well during cold weather months ( every one of those accounts will want / need some) so you'll be dragging that hose everywhere to get to the tanks and dealing with customers of every type ( commercial and residential ) .
When i did it , they had 4 routes in the area that we did , and about five drivers . So you rotate routes alot. Amerigas used to have a no sick leave / no vacation policy from sept to march where we were due to fall , winter, early spring being busy season . ( other words you'll not be taking vacation at thanksgiving , christmas , new years) and you'll be working your ### off ( loading , unloading , and best of all , driving in really sucky weather ) , also you 'll be on -call for run outs almost constantly .
Flip side - it 's overtime , you do get a little time home everyday , and it's fairly easy to learn and transfer ( amerigas is in just about every state) .
The semi route is just about as busy during winter , but mostly does the refills of the storage tanks that you'll see ( either double tens or 1 twenty ) thats where the bobtails reload at . Your OTR basically 3-4 months . Mostly by the load , sometimes hourly depending where it comes from and going .
Smaller companies ( 3-10 trucks ) you'll be doing a lot of maint on vehicles and tanks and such. Big company like Amerigas has lots of equipment but enforce there rule strickly.
Now thats all said , during warm weather , thats the kick back time , work slows down so you you get a actual weekend , and take vacation and take care of stuff . So 6 months busy busy , then a slower period for 6. Good luck

 

I definitely believe you can make more wages outside of a government job. I think the government jobs are appealing to those who think job security, retirement and/or benefits are more important than weekly pay.

I have a few friends that work for Baltimore County and the amount of PTO, pension, and health benefits are impressive. They always have hours too.

I'm with you though, I'd rather work for today instead of the future. You never know when your last day is going to be.