Profile For Jonathan R.

Thanks for the responses, guys. It's exactly what I was looking for.

Hey Jonathan. Welcome aboard!

I think it's important to understand your motivations before I can make any recommendations. You already have a full-time gig in marketing. Why are you looking for a part-time gig in trucking?

Are you trying to make more money?

Are you looking for some adventure in your life?

Would you like to travel?

Do you want to start your own business?

What are you hoping to accomplish with a part-time gig in trucking?

I appreciate the reply. My marketing business is my own but it's all online. I enjoy it but I want something "real". I like the security of being able to go out on the road, go from point A to point B and KNOW I'm going to be paid. With my marketing, it's unstable in the fact it's random with the income as with trucking it's more guaranteed. Also, it would be nice to be able to get out of the house every now and then. But mainly, the stability.

Hello everyone, I've been following TT on and off for years I've just never created an account.

Due to me having my CDLB license, I was wondering if it's possible to make decent profit doing the following: Purchase my own straight truck, get all my extra credentials (HAZMAT/etc.), get my own authority, and run solo OTR or even local runs part time (1-2 weeks out). I also had the thought of, with expedited teams out there, loads may not want to take me as I'd be solo and may be sitting for days..? My goal would be $1,000+/week take home.

I've been wondering this for a while but there's so much skewed, bias, and/or negative information out there I wasn't sure where to ask or start fact checking. I do online marketing full time which means I can work anywhere at any time and make good money with it but I'm wanting something real to have on the side. I have a business mindset and would work hard to find good loads or continually call to possibly find a dedicated route of some kind (difficult to do but I've seen it done from others)

I did team OTR expediated driving with my wife a few years ago; let's just say team expedited wasn't for us. We enjoyed trucking but not being able to sleep due to the truck moving at all time, it being exhausting, literally.

I'd like to get some replies of people who've done this personally. As I've seen some guys who do CDLA part time with OTR runs. I've also had the thought: is hotshot (f350/trailer) runs possible with a straight truck or even a 3-5 car hauler?

I'm trying to compile all the information I can before going further as if it's not worth it, I'll forget about it.. Thanks, Jonathan