So sick of not making a living wage!

You don’t want to drive solo because you don’t smoke or drink coffee? Can someone clear that up for me, I don’t understand the relevance.

 

Oh, but if you’re driving, isn’t the other driver sleeping? Especially at the time you’re most likely to be having a hard time staying away aka later into your shift.

 

Be grateful you are making any wages. There are people out there that cant make anything and cant even feed their family.

 

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If you can drive, all you have to do is pass the tests. There are practice written rests here on the site, keep taking the long ones until you get 90's every time. There are sites with state specific questions to try as well.

If you get your permit it's a step forward and shows initiative. Tanker and doubles are just a few more questions, the you have those endorsements it might open a door.
Some dry van loads require tanker because they carry totes.

Some driving schools will rent you a truck to take the driving test. They might have a refresher course. I don't know about Texas, but some schools have 3rd party testing. They give you a packet, you take that to DMV, they issue a CDL. You can take the test in any state and bring that packet to your DMV, so for example if Oklahoma has 3rd party testing you can do it there.

Also, some companies still use state employment offices in nstead of Craigslist, most of those listings are online and you can put up a resume there.

You might have a look at the local trucking forum on here, some companies like fedex freight hire people with a fresh CDL and do extra training, many of those jobs are home every day and pay well. Some of them will start you in the dock and train you when they need drivers, even the dock jobs pay more than what you're making now.

Look around for drivers pulling those shorr pup trailers and see that company has a terminal nearby.