Thinking of changing careers

Man there's so much to tell I could write a book. I started in my early thirties after a 10 year stint working in defense contracting, nice, boring and predictable job.. I got tired of the office drama and being a paper pusher.. needed a change. I don't regret it but I took a substantial pay cut the first few years. It was worth it for me. Just be prepared to take a pay cut, you're looking at roughly 55k your first year.

Make a five year plan for yourself if you decide to get in the business. You need to have a vision for yourself or else you may drift, what type of trucking interests you, where do you want to be in five years.

Do you have more specific questions? That'd help a lot. The market for new truck drivers is tough right now. So if you've got a decent job I'd keep it for now. Alteast take time to research, make your five year plan..

 

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I'm not a big fan of reefer and I've tried it for two years. You have to flip your schedule quite often. Stevens is decent to start I suppose if you want to do reefer. KLLM might be the better choice though.

TMC would be a good place to start but you must be in decent shape to do flatbed. Flatbed experience is good experience to have, highly valued in the industry . Physical work though, bright side is you'll get some exercise.

I'd choose TMC over Stevens with the caveat that I'm in good shape to meet the demands of the job.

 

I used to haul ProCraft boats, early in my career.
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Where is your location?
If we know, we will try to help you find a good paying company to get the new career off to a good start.

 

I'm gung-ho reefer trucking, but of those two, Stevens or TMC, I think you'll make more money with TMC.