Hello from shakey town

After a 30 year absense of driving. I am now heading back to trucking school.

 

I have not finalized which school I will be attending yet. Still going back and forth on some threads about hours. Some at which point out to a minimum of 160 hours and others at 200-240 or more hours. Still reseraching this - so tomorrow I am going to call some companies and ask them. Not looking to be an owner-operator just to work for a large company preferred or shipper. I would like to be home every night or perhaps work 3-5 days out and home for 3.

I am taking care of my mom and its just me doing this. I do have care-givers part-time that come and help with mom but only Mon-Friday. Weekends the ladies from church come and assist me. I have been out of work now since 2010 and have used up all my savings and 401K taking care of my mom. I only have 6 months of money left and then GOD willing and the river don't rise I will be driving by then to be able to pay for a full time care giver.

I do have family but my sister will not help only comes once in a while to take mom for food then brings her back to my house.

I did drive semi's in my twenty's for about 7 years. Two years hauling huge rolls of paper on a flatbed and then about 5 years hauling a NASCAR all arounfn the country during racing season. Off season I went to school - University.

Going back to the hours issue I see no validility in this at all. There is no standard out there that will actually how these hours will be dispersed in what areas of focus - theory, operations, safety, drive time?. Also, I have yet to find any state or federal requirement either.

 

Long Beach is 80 miles away for me. Thanks for the tip(s) though.

 

Thank you, NightWind....and Merry Xmas to you and your family...