Going to truck driving school

[ultramatt7]

Ive been thinking about it for acouple of years, just got layed off so im just gonna do it. i figure im perfect for it,i like driving long distances by myself alone with my thoughts, my wife complains that i take the scenic route everywhere as it is.Allready went through a local transport company that pays for training and signed up so i get to go to Little Rock Arkansas for three weeks, so im excited,whats bad is if i do this now i will probably miss the birth of my son whitch upsets me but ive got to do it.

[Makaveli2k]

Do what you gotta do man

[wed3k]

hey man, gotta pay the bills somehow.

[Rusty]

My dad was in the same boat a couple of years ago and did the same thing.

But You don't have to do long haul. While your kid is young you could do either just do day stuff or trips that only require 1 night away.

Also why do you have to travel to another state to get training? I would check into the your local unemployment office. They are the ones who helped my dad out. They payed for him to go to school and get his CDL.


good luck

[91accord4door]

i didnt even go to school to get my CDL, just rented my own rig, (exspensive but hell of alot cheaper than school), and made an appointment.....passed and now i can drive rigs. i deliver beer all day long. lol. i also have my hoisting license.

[bigjoegood1]

Matt, we sometimes have to make sacrifices for the betterment of our families. I know you'll do fine

[JoshM]

Matt, good for you.
A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.

But, like Rusty said, I'm sure you can get day trips while your son is young!

I hope everythign works out for you bud!

[90Cb7sleeper]

you could go to northwestern's trucking progam. and you could hang out with me all day lmao.

Most of my family has done trucking for a while. I chose not to, ill stick to my service manager/mechanical engineer goals.

[MikeW]

He more than likely has to go to another state because thats the closest Regional HQ for that company.

My step-dad is an OTR driver and he's home for 1 week every 4-6 weeks. Its not fun, but he enjoys it, he's good at it, and it pays the bills.

You could do local/day-cab. That way you'd be home, if not every night, every other day or weekends.

Trucking, especially long-haul/OTR, is not something i would suggest to someone with a baby on the way. You'll make money, but you wont get to enjoy those precious "first" moments. Id say do local stuff. You need to make money, but you make money doing anything. You cant make up for lost time with your baby.

OTR(Over The Road), IMO, is more for single guys with no family/baggage. Or for older guys whose kids are older/grown. But you gotta do what you gotta do, so, GL and congrats on the baby.