Profile For Jason S.

Thanks Old School. Good to know there are others out there like me who’ve made this same transition and done well. And thanks also for the tip about flatbed companies. I checked out three you mentioned, and they look good.

Thanks everyone for your replies. I appreciate hearing your thoughts. And Dean, I’ve been reading some your other posts on this site about your experiences starting out in trucking. I hope you keep going with those. They’ve been super helpful to me.

I’m planning to make a career change and have been looking seriously at trucking. I read a lot of info online, and much of it conflicts, so it’s hard to get an accurate picture. One of my biggest questions is, can I get a regional trucking job right out of CDL school that 1) pays well and 2) offers decent home time? By pays well I mean starting in the mid-forties. By decent home time I mean home on weekends or gone for 2 weeks and home for 3 or 4 days. Do jobs like that exist, or are those unrealistic expectations?

Some info about me: I’m 49 years old, have a wife and two teenagers, and live in the northeast. I’m also new to this forum and this is my first post, so apologies if I break an online etiquette. Thanks