Husband/Wife and Sabbath (Help)

The leased op path won't be much better than a company job frankly. I doubt any of the megas will respect your needed schedule. You might find a carrier that does but it's going to take some major digging on your end to find one that does.

Do both you have to drive? If not, maybe have one of you can drive and the other go as a passenger. You'd have better luck IMO. Living on the road has been romanticized after a short period of time the fun wears off. Keep that in mind too.

 

Actually, if the two of you are running team, it might not be that difficult to actually sit like that for 24 hrs, as by running team, you're generally going to offset that time of sitting.

 

To emphasize what I think is the most important point, DON"T GO TO CDL SCHOOL until you find the job that will work for you. Hiring is SLOW right now. You can go get your CDL now and maybe not find any work that accommodates your needs for months and months. Having a new CDL and no experience for several months will likely lead to being required to get Refresher training before working.

The CDL skills and training are simple enough just assume you will both pass the training. What isn't guaranteed is a job that works with your need. Why have the CDL if you don't use it? Find the job that doesn't just have someone saying "sure we can let you have those days off" but one with a schedule ALREADY providing those days off. EVERY recruiter will instantly say "no problem" but then it becomes your problem when you are assigned work on the Sabbath and saying "but the recruiter said we cold have this time off" will not do you one bit of good. Don't sign up or pay for CDL school until you know exactly what account at a particular trucking company you will start on the Monday after CDL school, unless you don't mind throwing away $5-10k each for a CDL. It does you no good to hear a few drivers tell about that one time they were home on the days you need to be not working. You need someone, not a recruiter, inside the company showing you which dedicated account they have that doesn't work when you need off every week, unless you think working through Sabbath sometimes is no big deal. It's important to you, but some of the people answering questions may only think it's just another question. Find the job first or don't waste your time with CDL school.

 

Stranded?

You do realize....most carriers that hire newbies...offer some sort of tuition reimbursement (including McElroy).

Some reimbursement amounts can be pretty impressive.

https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=936e442ef2501924&from=sharedmweb

-- L

 

Community college or tech school much cheaper and possibly get assistance or something akin to a pell grant .

 

Perhaps.

But you have to start out SOME-WHERE.

In many cases....trucking doesn't pay all that great, for new(er) drivers -- since your pay is based at least partially on your experience level.

It helps....if you think of your first year or two of trucking as an "apprenticeship"...where you are being paid to learn a profession.

After driving for McElroy (or similar) for a while -- when you have enough experience under your belts....you might try looking for gigs that fit your schedule with Schneider:

Part-time truck driving jobs | Schneider

Lord knows....they certainly have the freight volumes to keep you busy....

Schneider also has some owner-op options that may appeal to you (just get the truck from somewhere else).

-- L

 

And that’s because it doesn’t work, especially starting from the ground up - in trucking.

Driving for Uber or Lyft is worlds apart from CDL A .

Forget any suggestions of buying a truck unless you have $50-$100k capital. Even then I’d advise a conservative investment than investing in this current cruddy market.

10 years ago , companies advertised for drivers , with tags like ‘No NY’, home weekly, blah de blah. It’s not a drivers market now - even for those with experience.

To be honest, not dumping on your ideas - but if you’re committed to your religion, then forget the trucking idea.

But, go ahead and prove me wrong, and create a thread on here about how you did it, so others in your situation can learn.

Beat of luck - genuinely.