what should my friend do

He doesn't have to start out with a so called bottom feeder. He has a Class-A so Maverick might hire him right now. Prime Inc. might hire him and pay him $600.00 a week while he's being trained; he can choose flatbed, refrigerated or tanker. Another good option is Central Refrigerated. Tell him to apply with these 3 companies online and see what the response is. He doesn't have to accept the job offers.

 

I think only your friend could answer that question. Does he have family? Can he picture being away from home for at least two weeks at the time (starting with a large trucking company) Now as far as 13.50 per hour nowadays its not much since cost of living is rising from year to year and i think he should be able to make at least that much to start with in trucking (as far as CPM)... hope this helps alittle

 

Well then if he's up to the new adventure in his life he should go for it, as far as benefits most companies will give them after 90 days and asthma should not be a problem as far as i know (someone can verify this for you here im sure)...

 

He passed a DOT physical for his Class-A even though he has asthma, so that shouldn't be a problem.

 

I think he should sell all his worldly belonging for pennies on the dolla and get in a truck...... and tell us where the garage sell is...

Seriously only he can answer that.... If I had no life to speak of ... 10 to 21 days at a time wouldn't be to bad away from home... for a year or 2.......

 

Is he willing to give up a regular life working a steady schedule for working 70 hours a week across all hours of the clock living in a truck?

A truck driver doesn't really make $13.50 an hour in comparison because they work the hours of two jobs to get their pay.

You give up them regular things with friends and family, the conveniences of home and push your circadian limit. About 1 in 6 make it a year. You either hate it with a passion or love it. It's a lifestyle and not just a job.

Evidently he has a medical card. He is not to have any respiratory dysfunction that interferes with driving. He must of got cleared by his doctor. Getting a company physical might be a challenge. I would bring a letter from your doctor stating your asthma doesn't interfere with your driving.

 

In a couple of years he can almost double that pay in trucking & travel the USA, Canada, Alaska at the same time. That's what I did, worked very hard for 11 months, then took a month off for a nice long vacation in the Orient. Still made $65K per year. Just depends on what makes a person happy.