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From 911 to trucking
Hi y'all! I'm about to make the plunge into this new career, and I'm more than a little nervous!
I've thought about doing trucking for a long time, but the timing was never right until now. My husband and I moved to Florida last year to try something new, but he wasn't able to find a job, so he is currently working out of state :/ We have no kids or pets, so its just me working two jobs to barely pay bills, so I thought why not go for it? I have been a 911 dispatcher for most of my professional career, but I've really burnt out on the stress of that job, and didn't want to go back to it.
I called several companies, and a lot of them don't hire from Florida, but then I heard back from Stevens. I guess they partner with local driving schools, so I'll be going to a school that's 15 mins away from where I live! A couple friends also recommended this company, so it sounds like a good place to start. Hopefully I'm not jumping into this too quickly, but I don't have too many other options to make better money.
I'm really anxious about not getting a paycheck for a month, plus having to learn so much information in such a short time, and learning a whole new career, but I'm hoping that it will all be worth it? :)