I am 36, is it too late?

“Broke and no marketable skills”

You’re the industry’s target market for an employee.

They’ll all be frothing at the mouth to get you in a rolling studio apartment. And, they’ll be on their hands and knees begging you to sign up for their lease purchase.

 

@Poor guy I’m pretty much in the same boat as you minus the BP issues. I’m 3 months away from turning 36. Go talk to your state’s unemployment office today and see if you qualify for a school grant. It doesn’t hurt to find out. If you don’t you can just do as other’s have suggested and head off to a company who will train you. There’s a lot of info on this site and YouTube on how to get started. Good luck.

 

I know of a couple , but it’s small companies that are specialized hauling niche cargo, that’s very valuable and or contains proprietary technology .


For the BP,
I found that having the test done first thing in the morning was best, and don’t drink anything .
Just wake up and go get the BP checked .
Drinking water before the test will run my BP up at least 10 points . Coffee or soda will run it up even more

Most trucking companies will have their own doctor or clinic that they require you to use .
But if you get a choice , the minute clinic at CVS pharmacy does DOT physicals and it’s the easiest place to get them .

 

Hornady is based in Monroeville alabama

town has about four traffic lights .

but I’d be looking to get based out of Atlanta or somewhere like that . You can find a reasonable priced house about an hour or so out of town .

 

Have you already filed ?

 

The only way to deal
With stress is to just stop worrying so much about the future.

easier said then done , but that’s basically the only way.

you’re in the greatest nation on earth, are young , and speak the language .

think of all the immigrants that move here and can’t speak English and have zero marketable skills and zero knowledge of the culture . Yet they manage to survive and quite a few manage to succeed very well.

 

If there is logging around your area, logging truck can be a great gig. I would much prefer to haul logs, or fuel, even aggregate, over food.

 

Combination of best pay for inexperienced drivers and a low cost of living with no income tax? Eastern SD. BRUTAL winters, but if you're in a truck and have nothing else going on, just stay out during the coldest months and try to find warmer placed to drive in the winter. Starting with Reefer freight is good, as it adds a little more challenge and thinking to the job, along with a bit more pay.

Stick it out 9 months at your first company (or if dead set on indentured servitude, the contract time). Then look for a place that best fits your needs between a balance of pay, benefits, equipment, and work/home life balance. You will likely make about $40k your first total year due to low training pay, but a good driver can jump ship as soon as eligible and begin making $70k+ during their second year.

 

Wow, poor guy is pouring his heart out.

Get out of Washington. Move to Texas. Get a Latina Gal. They’re the best and plentiful down here. You’ll go from poor guy to awesome guy. I was divorced. Sucked at the time but long term best thing that ever happened to me.

If you go to CDL school try to have a good attitude even if you feel like crap
Inside. Fake it til you make it.

 

Prime Inc. (refrigerated division) and Stevens Transport both run lots of Texas and Florida.
Probably train in Salt Lake City, Utah for Prime Inc.
Probably get started sooner though with Stevens Transport.