Thinking of hanging up the keys for good ( warning: long post)

Whatever you decide just don't let your CDL go. So many people do and they always regret it cause they can't find a job that pays good enough but don't want to go through the headache of getting it again. It's not that big of a deal to get a physical every couple years even if you aren't using the CDL.

 

I am not tied to any company.

In Blacktop paving you cannot do this in winter. It freezes to a solid block in a hour before you arrive. Dump it and becomes a game of dice instead of paving.

So unemployment 300 some dollars a week 5 months sit home let the winter roar.

Two people had a problem with that. My parents. They were old fashioned. How is it possible... Here i am.

And yes I was the Forrest Gump going home several times. Not a issue. Ive had my spouse quit a few times for some VERY good reasons. One place we had a suitor wait for her in the employee entrance which turns into a Marriage problem.

So quit that employer suitor got the message and went out of our life. He died shortly later in the arms of a better girlfriend for him. Long story short.

Money is not all that. It is yes. But at the same time if you had a million in the bank and you sit in the same living room not able to motivate to get up and go do something in life then what are you? OR better yet what have you become?

Maybe he makes you partner. You cut the owner a check each week for his owner ship and you run the outfit maybe at a salary better than your best 4 quarters there in 8 years. (Social Security has a list of all wages earned to the penny in your entire lifetime it is very easy to pull a time frame and pick the 4 best quarters in wages, it only takes a minute)

He goes home to putt putt, the company rolls on maybe evolving a little bit. You get to got out into a winter howler if that is what suits you. and so on.

 

Talk to your boss about your concerns.

 

My two cents..
If you're unhappy with your place in life then change it.
Life is too short to live it unhappily.

Sounds like you have tired of the current situation but not driving.

Lots of options out there that will allow you to set your kids up for success while allowing yourself to be satisfied doing it.
I like my job but look for better work constantly.
Seek a workplace that you feel satisfied/secure in.

 

My advice, become your own boss and make your own decisions and bed. Some are cut out to do it and most aren't. Your mileage may vary in that department.

 

OP you mentioned a job moving equipment around, that might be a great gig.
Never concern yourself about starting over as the new guy at a job...its not a big deal.

 

With those kinds of obligations you have (Wife, kids, mortgage) you need a real job and paycheck 50 or 51 weeks out of the year. LTL pays well even bumping docks on day shift those guys are up around $26-27/hr after a couple years with good benefits. Linehaul can pay better but I was never a huge fan of running overnight. A bit more specialized work like car or gas hauling pays well also. ($70-80K at least)