Easiest Job for Old Guys?

Chemical tanker. Just one hose to hookup. I consider bulk tanker to be way easier than gas. Hoses can be heavy though when you roll one up and lift it into the toolbox. Closing the kids requires walking up a flight of stairs to get on top of the tanks. Doesn't really get much easier than that. If that's too much work you may need to find another line of work sir bc you never know when youve gotta test your limits to fix something when it breaks...

 

I'm 52 and got out of the dry van reefer biz 8 mos ago and went flatbed.
I get excerise on the deck and much less stress due to no appointments .
.more sleep and get up about the crack of 8am
Haven't missed having a gaurd at wakefern foods in keasby nj yelling at me at 4 am yet .

 

Wow....so you "unloaded the freight?" at 59 years of age??? You're a tough man!!!

I see, so you are saying the hours in REEFER are not good and hauling FLATbed is much better in this respect ?

 

Just because tanks are a breeze for you doesn t mean all drivers should be able to handle it or get out of the trucking biz and no drivers are going to have manual labor like that to fix the trk or trl.That's when you call your company.I know those hoses can weigh up to 150 lbs.No drivers will need to be that physically fit to drive trk.

 

Yes !

 

Oilfield truck pusher.
Hard to beat a $100,000 a year salary for sitting in a pickup truck 12 hours a day talking on the radio and telling other drivers what to do.

 

Deliver new motor homes
RV s
That's what I'm gonna do when I'm old
Oh wait
I'm 57!

 

Sort screws at Lowe's and pretend you know where stuff is
Just always say 3 aisles down, then laugh and disappear.

 

Dry van, or intermodal. I'm currently doing both. I carry a set of gel insert contractor knee pads in the cab to make pretripping easier in gravel and rough surface parking lots. The job is going to require that you be willing to climb up and down, push and pull weights (think lifting an overhead door, or pulling open a rusty stuck container door or pushing a pallet jack loaded with a 2000# tote of liquid up a 3% grade because that's the only way in and out) and sit still and endure a constant magic fingers vibration of your back and neck. Frack sand, tankers, and flatbed are where you'll get the real workout.. Good luck!

 

UBER.....30 hrs a week....they keep 20% plus other fees depending on the program. Leases available at at a premium. Driver works when he or she wants to. Good for retired truckers looking to keep moving, home every night!