How much to drive just to make some extra cash?

Well, I do agree, I knew a guy all he did was do the routes vacationing drivers left, again, need to be qualified in all phases, I do, however, take offense to your comment, "agricultural takes anyone with a pulse". That's just not so. I did a temp gig for a cranberry farm up nort', loading open top trailers for 2 months, and took it to a staging area, where a road outfit took it to the plant. I didn't need a CDL, but they wanted an experienced driver, so it is out there. Harvest is particularly challenging, as most is off road loading and tense, not for Joe Farmboy,, and a military background would be great.
First and foremost, thank you Donebeingbossed for your service, but if you think going into the trucking biz is done being bossed,,,think again. 2nd, you will be appalled at the lack of organization coming from the military, and a P/T trucking job simply doesn't exist. Lord knows, just about everyone of us would have loved a P/T gig, took a job that said so, and next thing you know, you're on your way to Wilkes-Berry, Pa. with a load of diapers, and call from there. Seriously, I've been there.Today, there are so many opportunities, that cater to retired lifestyles. Walmart, for one, pays $20/hr and never leave your town. Some retired folks go back to trucking, mostly as a last resort to pay some outlandish health care/tax bill, but I try to squelch any thoughts of retired folks doing trucking today. I adjusted my lifestyle to accommodate less money AND less hassle, and you know, it's working.

 

Ask your local new car dealers if they are hiring drivers. Dealers are all the time moving cars from one dealer to another.

 

I retired from the navy 5 years ago and haven't been driving that long but so far it has worked well for me. I honestly just like being able to do a job without being micromanaged. Over my 20 years in, I saw the service morph into what I thought was an overly risk averse and micromanaging culture. My opinion. I've read that this is characteristic of peacetime officers but who knows.

I've been brainstorming a long term plan of someday buying a truck and leasing on to a carrier. I want to get (a lot) more experience first though, it will be a while if I ultimately decide to do it.

 

Where do you live different areas have different needs.


If you were south suburbs of Chicago there would be chances of doing part time work. But they will still want experience driving a rig.

 

If you want local. State road crew would probably be low keyed. They only pay 21 an hour in Indiana.

What about escort car service for over sized. I have no idea what that would pay. But seems pretty easy to get into. Then you can turn down work when you want, I dont know if you would get enough work.

 

Lyft and Uber

 

Similar story and "wants" as you...I retired end of 21. Got my CDL soon after and got picked up by a local (Las Vegas) fuel hauling company. They taught me everything, how to drive, how to drive a manual, and all the associated tasks required of a fuel delivery driver. I really like this job! I only do 3 days per week (by choice). I think I may pick up another day at some point, but I really enjoy the work. I do have a few other trucking ambitions but this is great for now...message me if I can provide any other information.