Before Trucking

Thirty years in the electrical sign manufacturing business. I loved it, but finally got out, and found that I love trucking also. I like to be challenged, and both of my career choices have given me plenty of that.

I owned a self-service dog wash that sold dog and cat supplies and trained dogs. I loved it but I couldn't compete with the big guys, Petco and Petsmart and the Internet. Before that I was a paralegal and it had it's moments but I can't say that I loved it. Now I need a job and at 57 I'm having a bit of trouble of finding one that pays. My finances are in the toilet and I need to save my neck before someone flushes. My husband suggested truck driving because I have talked about driving trucks when we were first married. I'm still trying to figure out if he is supporting me or he has alternative motives, LOL. My dad's work kept him away for periods of time, my mom was always glad to see him but I think she was also glad to see him go.

Ha you guys all had real jobs. I did five years delivering pizza in the same small town. Just figured it was time to move up to delivering to a bigger area.

The good thing about having such a crappy job before driving a truck is that the change in income really stands out. Making over twice as much as ever before in my life promotes enthusiasm for this job.

I retired after 28 years in law enforcement. Over the years had a local race team running IMCA dirt modifieds, owned a small auto repair shop, flipped a few houses, and spent 22 years as a driving instructor for law enforcement. And if that wasn't enough I was a school board trustee for 8 years. I felt it was time for a more relaxed second career. Lol

Quite the mix of backgrounds. I started out as an HVAC Tech....got into facilities engineering...then facilities mgmt. 26yrs worth. Account I was on was going belly up so jumped into sales/management for a small local company. Owner decides he's wanting to retire...made a jump to another local company doing just sales. Had looked at trucking 7yrs ago until I landed the first sales job...and ended up being drawn back to it again this year. Good friend of mine is also interested so odds are we'll run team after we graduate from CDL school. I too seem to be attracted to a challenge....

Did a management gig for about 7 years until it hit me that I absolutely hated it. Went to college, did a stint with the govt, some more college then trucking. By far the best decision of them all.