Do you have advice for an Elder newbie ?

quatto, I have to give it to you, I'm 63 and recently retired from my trucking career. If you are interested in trucking then by all means go for it, as long as you know at first you may have to sacrifice a little time away from the wife and furry child , but once you get some miles behind you , say at least 1 year , you should have several other job options become available. Dry van would be your best bet , probably til you have proven yourself, (it may take a bit of time given your age). But once you have some time in don't discount pulling a tank, or do bulk hauling. Lots of money to be made there and its not too demanding physically. One word of advice though... try and get as many of the endorsements as possible on your CDL as well as the TWIC and pass-port deal, this will open many more doors to you. Good luck sir, keep the board up-dated on your progress!

 

Thanks for the kind words!

You can reply to as much or many as you want. The Internet has a ways to go before its filled up.

 

You must not have read my interests in my bio...

 

I try to leave out the quote part if they are a long one.

flatbed tarps can weight up to 75 lbs.

slinging those suckers around gets a bit much as you get older and wore out.lol

tankers aren't too bad, the hoses can get heavy , but the climbing up on top in inclement weather is the part that got me.

no hand holds up there and it can get icy in the winter.

doing the dry bulk tanks is about the same, except filling from a railroad car is a real pain.

hook up the hoses,climb on your tank to hook up the "stinger",(shoots the product to front or down), climb on the rail car to vent it, climb back up on your tank to change stinger. climb back on tanker to close. whew.

wore me out typing it. now do this in the sleet, snow or rain.

not this old fart. lol

dry van now.regional, home on weekends and sometimes during the week a time or 2.

I don't make the big bucks, but can pay the bills.

good luck to ya. !

 

My husband is in his mid-60s and has considered school. When I was in school, I asked about his age, and they said no problem ... My husband is in great shape for his age too. There were a few guys at school who were around 60 ....

 

Maverick has a small terminal in Middletown, OH. Close to Cincinnati