What options exist for CDL B and home every night?

You pretty much hit them all. We have quite a bit of local LTL that rides around in B class straight trucks.

 

It sounds like a solution in search of a problem. What you need to do is figure out what you want to do. Either construction, crane operation, or whatever and then figure out what type of license you need for that.

 

Go ahead and get the A.

It will make you more valuable to the construction companies. When I came off the road, I took a job as a driver for a demolition company. I drove a dump truck mainly, but because I was their only driver with an A, I was also the guy bringing in the big machinery on an 8 axle rig. That meant more working hours for me.

Also, some of those dump truck gigs will require you to pull a trailer via pintle hook. You never know what they will need.

 

Yes, get the cdl-A because many box trucks require A and having the A also is good for Class-B trucks.
Some fuel companies us a tankwagon and that required the CDL-A.

 

I agree on getting the A. But what box truck requires an A?

 

I don't know, but many ads for box truck drivers specifically state "CDL-A required."

 

Most likely because they want to hire an employee that can be put in any of their trucks. My brother works for a company that requires an A class CDL for all positions, even middle management. He hasn't driven a truck for his company in a decade, but they keep paying for his physicals and he's random'd anyways for other parts of his job.

 

Class B, Trash Companies, Lumber Companies.