Newbie question - please be gentle!

The quality of "professional" drivers in this country has fallen off a cliff the last couple years.

 

Are you sure you want to jump right in? Shouldn’t you work toward that in stages, like perhaps banking first, then lion taming? I mean, you have a hat.

 

Thanks for the LOL! good stuff. Its true though, too many unskilled drivers out there to gamble you life with. Stay at our office job OP!

 

This is precisely correct. People forget about the stepping stones that get us into professional positions. I've driven a cargo van in my younger years, then moved onto a straight truck for a few years after that until I got my CLD for the rigs. Of course none of that matter to employers necessarily, but it definitely helped me stay safe out on the road by having the foundations to understanding traffic and maneuvering large vehicles. A point well made.