Profile For Gareth S.

I am a 22 year old male located in MA and work in the heavy construction/asphalt industry.

Currently I am just a skilled laborer getting paid $15 before taxes. I work with another guy who isn’t as good a worker as me (I have to look after him, doesn’t speak great English, isn’t a skilled laborer, and messes up a lot) however he has 1 year more experience and is older than me and gets paid $18 an hour!?

Over the winter I have been busting my ass for my boss to get my CDL as he has been begging me to (demand is high and he is literally desperate for another driver) our only other CDL driver is also a skilled laborer and gets paid $20 after taxes.

The only problem is pay, my boss is like a dad to me and helps me a lot. However we have yet to talk about pay after i have my CDL and don’t want to be underpaid. I will still be doing my skilled labor job along with trucking material to and from jobs, maintaining my truck and trailering equipment.

I believe the reason he hasn’t hired another driver before is that he didn't want to pay someone the going rate for the area. I don’t want to work for less than I am worth. How would you go about this situation!?

I am nervous about this as I don’t want to cause problems and possibly lose my job because I have a baby on the way. But at the same time don’t want to be paid less than I deserve.

Hey guys, first time poster here and just trying to get some advice and kinda vent.

in February i will be starting Classes with a driving school to help obtain my Class A Manual license. i have over 5 experience driving Manual cars and 2 years driving automatic trucks under 26,000lbs in various situations.

im a 22 year old male and have been overwhelmed with anxiety for the past couple of weeks about getting my CDL.

i have so many people counting on me getting my CDL (Boss, Wife and baby on the way) and i dont want to mess it up as i am on a strict timeline to get it before my work season starts.

a few things: any general advice? how long did it take to get your CDL? how many attempts? how much money did you invest into obtaining your CDL?

any other advice you guys would like to give would be really appreciated, im freaking out lol.