Truckin'

Update: Had a nice meeting with a guy, an older fellow, gruff, manly, hat wearing...very focused on my history and needs. He recommended I shoot for a CDL-B (dump trucks, delivery style trucks, buses) and could probably get me work for $400-600/week starters at that level. Then later, after my daughter gets older, go for the A license. Decisions, decisions.

At least with the local gigs, I can still teach and I can probably consult and make up the difference.



In five minutes, I am off to talk to a recruiter and director of a local CDL school to see if there is any type of fit for me in the trucking industry. Are my eyes good enough, can I learn to do this, is there flexibility to train me and then employ me locally, so I can do regional runs? All good questions.

This is my first attempt to talk to someone about the business and whether I have any hope of getting involved, whether it is worth my time and effort, and whether it can be managed around my family needs.

It would be ideal to be a triple threat: to learn to drive, to consult, and to paint.