All,
My thanks to all who responded for the good advice. Additionaly, my thanks to golfhobo for his detailed response. It is very much appreciated on this end.
Golfhobo wrote:
" May I ask what type of job you retired from after 32 years? "
Here is a brief career summary in chronological order:
US Merchant Marine, sailed deep sea 3 years; went to sea @ 18 years old.
USAF flight line (operating specialized vehicles) & Air Weather Service 6 years
US Navy civilian employee (high voltage electrician) operating diesel electric power plants overseas in Pacific Islands, 5 years.
National Parks Service, motor vehicle operator, trades instructor & safety officer 2 years.
US Dept of Education, program analyst & correspondence writer, including DHS temporary assignment for Hurrican RITA disaster relief. 18 years.
The numbers do not add up to 32 because all figures have been rounded to the nearest whole year, up or down.
FWIW, I still have a valid mariner's document and considered going back to sea, but that industry is as depressed, and, hard to believe, even more regulated than trucking.
To reiterate, trucking appeals to me, but at the same time I do not want to jump in blind.
The experience I have gained driving a school bus is priceless and the most amazing/dismaying thing is the number of inattentive drivers who do not see the bright yellow bus with red lights flashing.
Even worse are the drivers who deliberately ignore the flashing red lights to pass while children are loading/unloading. That concern is the biggest worry I have operating the bus.
Once again, my thanks to all who responded. I truly appreciate it.
Guampaul
NC Outer Banks.
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