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So, I'm considering getting into expediting. I'm twenty-five years old and have no family that depends on me and zero payments or bills to pay off. I have a class A CDL with a passenger endorsement. I have experience driving a paratransit bus and a seventy-three foot tractor-trailer with a reefer unit on the back of it. I have a spotless driving record and no criminal record. I am in California, so I would understand if I would have to stay out 3-4 months at a time.
I went to truck school for a month and was with a trainer for a month, hauling frozen goods on a dedicated Walmart account. I hated it! I ran hard and used my clock up almost everyday, only getting my 34 hour resets as downtime. I had no home time for those 2 months, but that didn't bother me.
I quit driving for some time, only to have an interest sparked in trying out bus driving. I obtained my passenger endorsement and VDDP, which allowed me to transport special needs clients as a paratransit driver. This only lasted about month aswell, due to low pay and having a split shift that required a total of 4 hours of commuting time.
I was curious if expediting would be a good fit for me. I ask this because the last two driving jobs that I had, I quit for very similiar reasons, a lack of downtime. In both situations, I was working at least twelve hours per day. I thought I might like expedited, because of the extra downtime. I had a few buddies who would get to sit a few days at the terminal or at a truck stop, and I was quite jealous of that.
Any advice would be welcome and any questions, feel free to ask them. Thanks for taking the time to read, driver.
So, I'm considering getting into expediting. I'm twenty-five years old and have no family that depends on me and zero payments or bills to pay off. I have a class A CDL with a passenger endorsement. I have experience driving a paratransit bus and a seventy-three foot tractor-trailer with a reefer unit on the back of it. I have a spotless driving record and no criminal record. I am in California, so I would understand if I would have to stay out 3-4 months at a time.
I went to truck school for a month and was with a trainer for a month, hauling frozen goods on a dedicated Walmart account. I hated it! I ran hard and used my clock up almost everyday, only getting my 34 hour resets as downtime. I had no home time for those 2 months, but that didn't bother me.
I quit driving for some time, only to have an interest sparked in trying out bus driving. I obtained my passenger endorsement and VDDP, which allowed me to transport special needs clients as a paratransit driver. This only lasted about month aswell, due to low pay and having a split shift that required a total of 4 hours of commuting time.
I was curious if expediting would be a good fit for me. I ask this because the last two driving jobs that I had, I quit for very similiar reasons, a lack of downtime. In both situations, I was working at least twelve hours per day. I thought I might like expedited, because of the extra downtime. I had a few buddies who would get to sit a few days at the terminal or at a truck stop, and I was quite jealous of that.
Any advice would be welcome and any questions, feel free to ask them. Thanks for taking the time to read, driver.