Motor T Marine / Beat Up Arborist, Looking To Go On The Road.

Hiya fella's, My name is Scott, I am a former Marine, Motor T and now own and operate a tree service in Iowa. I am a Certified Arborist and am a Moderator on Arboristsite.com, a forum for professional Arborist and tree workers in general, I usually am the Moderator in the Commercial Tree Care and Climbing thread. Sgreanbeans is my name. I am looking to quit working in the trees. I love what I do and really don't want to, but the body isn't taking much more. The only things I know how to do is be a Marine and climbing trees. I was Motor T for 14 years and ended up running my shop at a couple of my last units. Really interested in going back to driving trucks. I went through several specialty schools like HazMat , explosives, bus, tankers, doubles and HMT. I hauled bulk fuel and water as well. Looking to get into something that allows me to either have my wife with me as either another driver or just to tag along when she can. Interested in the cool stuff of course, would like to get into the wind turbine deal, as they have a massive storage lot pretty close to my home in the Quad Cites. I have hauled long loads and all kinds of weird, over weight, odd shaped ......things, while in the Marines. I was involved in the major dirt moving project at Camp Pendelton when we got back from Somalia and Pendelton had just started to recover from a major flood. We ran dumps day and night for a for a few months getting the runway and other sites back in order. I would like to worker for a private owner first and then buy my own. While running the tree service, I have had several bucket trucks and dump trucks, but never ran a truck and trailer. So it has been a while since I lost drove for real, but I think I would not have a problem getting back in shape. I don't not have a class A, my newer buckets are under CDL so I just kept my Class C. I did test out for all endorsements while in California. I had a permit and was going to drive a super booster for Superior Ready Mix in San Diego, but I didn't like it. To messy and your always in local traffic. I have the lot for a truck at my house, so I could park a 53' in my drive. Have not done one bit of research on this at all, so I have no clue of the industry, the in and outs and tricks of the trade. I figured that a forum would be the place to find the private hi-end pro operators who get into it, like the Master Jedi Arborist on my forum. Hoping a trucking Master Jedi and can show me the force............... or just point me in the right direction! Thanks Sgreabean

OK where is the edit button!

Sorry no edit button here.

There is tons of stuff right here on TT to read and get information on driving.

Go to the home page and click on the "Becoming a Truck Driver". That is a great start. There are lots of blogs with information.

I have read tons of them and there are many more I need to read. I have not found one yet better than another. They are full of information.

Plus, Brett, the site operator has written a book and it is now online. You get to it through the home page also.

All the information you need is right here at TT to get you started on the right path.

Keep it safe out there. Joe S

Welcome to the Forum Scott. Semper Fi, and thanks for your service to our country. You've definitely come to the right placer for info. You're going to be happy you did. There are a ton of resources here that are going to take you from being green to being salty in no time....start here..Trucker's Career Guide once you have a better idea of what you want to do, then just keep coming back and looking at more info..we hope you find everything you need to begin your journey into the trucking industry, but don't worry..if you need help, all you have to do is ask..you will find the members here are some of the nicest and most experienced you will find anywhere..they're like ol Gunnies..