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Hello everybody and happy holiday's
I'm new in this forum and I thought I would ask your opinion on my next major life move.
I've got my CDL back in 1987 after driving for 1 year and few months my wife had our second son and I felt it would be best to get out of the trucking and do something close to my home, I kept my CDL updated till 2009 then I moved to Europe and let it expired (California DL).
Now I'm thinking to come back to the States and get back in to trucking. At first i thought I would go and work for a company and after a year or two perhaps I'll purchase my own truck and lease with a company. Or buy my truck right away and lease it with a company, since i have no family ties at the moment, kids are grown up and been divorced for a while. I was planning to live in the truck at least till i figure out where to settle down for my retirement. I still have a good 10 to 15 years that i can drive,and I always loved driving. I know I'm not as young (55) but I'm very healthy and fit not a smoker or drinker and not have any medical issues besides needing glasses to read only when the print is very small.
I like your input and suggestions, thanks. Petros.

 

Thanks for the quick reply.
I think your suggestion is the best for me right now too. One of the reasons I was debating if i should purchase my own truck was my age. I wasn't sure if companies would hire me been 55, and the second since I wanted to live in the truck at first, I wanted to be able to have a dedicated truck and not have to switch trucks all the time, but i think most companies will assign you a truck anyway, back in 87 the company i worked for, after 2 months gave me my own truck.
So the next question would be which State would be best to start, back in California or some other state. Which is a best State to be a Truck driver? One of my son's is still in California the other one is in Nevada, but I was thinking to go to California to short out my expired CDL first, and then go to Texas or where ever is best.
Thanks again Petros.

 

Thanks a lot guys, I guess my next step is to go to California see what I need to do to renew my expired CDL and then find a good state to make my home base.I will not stay in California for sure, like I said before I was thinking going to Texas, but you both have a good point about States with no Income tax.
When I'm good and ready I'll buy my dream truck, I love the Kenworth W900L with the Caterpillar C-15 550 engine 18 speed and the studio sleeper.
I know it's not the best for fuel economy but we only live once and right now I have no major obligations, so spending some extra on fuel is worth it to enjoy what I drive. But I have couple years to chose, who knows what I come across while I'm on the road.