I really need some advice!!

To the OP- I understand your frustration at your current employer, but at all costs DO NOT just jump at the first thing that comes along to get out of your current situation. 9 times out of 10 you'll just end up in a more miserable position, and be right back where you started!
Have you looked into any local city/town/county jobs? Most are now hiring again (after the downturn in the economy-regardless of whether or not you believe things are actually heading "up" again....) and even if you don't start off driving, they have great benefits and room for advancement. That's how I got my CDL many moons ago- started out as a maint. wkr. at a local city in south FL, and they actually had their own instructors on staff that I got my CDL through. Not to mention I got to use the city's trucks and city time to get trained! And who knows, you may find another occupation there that takes you in a totally different direction than driving.
Plus, you'll get to be home every night to watch the kiddo grow up.
Best of luck.

 

Where are you located? I ask, well, for several reasons but primarily this- if you live in, or near any decent population center there should be some local companies that hire warehouse/dock/yard workers and many, if not all, will train to advance those already employed. Look at Craigslist, Indeed.com, and other job boards for listings such as those under "transportation". I know FEdEx, UPS, Carlile, Lynden, Food Service of America and many others, including the building supply company I work for do this. They either have their own training program to get employees a CDL, or they get experience by OJT after gaining a CDL permit, or as Carlile did with 12 employees in the class with me where I attended school, sent them to a 6 week course paid in full AND paid them their hourly wage, so that they could drive for the company. These opportunities are not uncommon, you just need to find them. Six months or a year working a dock/warehouse to get cdl training for free and without a contract, while remaning close to your daughter, PLUS securing a local driving job in the end... it is out there.

You being someplace in the L48, there must be much more opportunity for you to take advantage of than here in Alaska.

Don't sell out to a mega just yet, keep looking, consider who moves a lot of freight- building supply stores, grocery stores, retail stores, food and beverage distributors, etc.

 

Oh hell, you sound like you are already a truck driver!

Keep us posted on how things are going for you and what you find!