Comments By Seabee-J

Definitely not the preferred way to start out , tight delivery times and most places leave very little room for errors plus I've seen a ton with back in from the street docks . It's a ton of work that I think needs a bit more experience before tackling. It can be done but it's a much bigger risk career wise to start out in .

Ever think about hauling sandboxes , gravel , mulch , peat rock . It's mostly daylight work typically 6 to 4 or 5 in the construction field. Weekends off usually. It can pay pretty well from people I've talked to but it will depend on your area and it can be seasonal with a slow down in the winter but it's a local job and you go from plant/yard to site and back to plant/yard to another site . Just a thought .

Oh man, that is sad news . I've always enjoyed his insights and technical expertise.

I'll keep this short but as a public transit driver I haven't been coerced or forced to get it thankfully. As a service member it's currently still voluntary but I'm wary on how long that'll last , after all they've been experimenting on members for decades with stuff ie agent orange. Anyway I'm very much in line with Brett's thinking and as a student of history myself this is VERY scary what's going on here at home. I understand people are scared and concerned and yes people have died but what so many are willing to go along with in order to FEEL safe is astonishing. It looks like were going in a very dangerous direction.

Actually, I think that perhaps School Bus driving would be a good fit in your case . I don't know about your area but many School bus companies will pay you to get your class B plus P/S endorsements and train you not dissimilar to the Company training programs in the A world . You usually have to stay about a year commitment. The plus for you is that most have fulltime part time or casual jobs and flexibility in what hours you can work AM PM midday to accommodate your home life. Pay can be ok to pretty good in quite a few places. One driver I know makes $26/hr he averages about 35 a week not including charters . Just something to think about .

A larger company would be best. More resources and usually are more lienent on mishaps as the are typically self insured. These two reasons are why I would pick a large organization as an inexperienced driver. The learning curve will be steep so you want to have as much going for you as you can.

Just wanted to give this a bump very helpful for the site . Also I'm not sure how relevant but Greyhound also offers paid training for those looking to go the Passenger route . It's only a B but it's run just as the A programs . It's actually a very good program and there are many similarities to OTR driving .

In a word . NO . Young children need structure and stability. Being OTR is not a good nor honestly a responsible idea . 3 under 5 years old in the cab with you 24/7 is not going to work out .

Not enough information provided to really give any useful advice. Is there anything more you can elaborate on ?

Autonomous trucks , always reminds me of Maximum Overdrive 😆