Is part time trucking possible?
 

I really want to give trucking a try but everyone says I would be a fool to switch careers at this point in my life. I have 10 years until I can take early retirement where I work. I will be 51 then. I currently make a little over $40,000.00 a year. There is nothing I can do in this job to make more money.

I am planning on going through a truck driving school next summer knowing that I will not seek a full time job driving a truck. I just can't get it out of my mind and I think I will know if I would like it by going through a school.

My question is...Is it possible to drive for someone on my days off? Part time if you will. I work four, ten hour days so I have three days off every week.

there are a few agencies that supply drivers to fill in for sick drivers or drivers on vacation. you might try one of them

Who are these agencies?

Sure, part time trucking is possible, just ask HawkJr. =)

Temp agencies sometimes have openings for truck drivers, Mostly straight trucks but any experience doesnt hurt.

Check ads in your local paper. Check your local workforce center. Each area has Temp Agencies, they go under many different names.

Sometimes I wonder if you're really that mean-spirited. Then you go and prove it again...

Rick

There are a number of companies that do this. You just need to start calling and ask if they need people for fill in work on a part time basis.

I know Knight Transportation hires part time drivers. But they require 4 mos. OTR experience.

I don’t know of any company that would hire you with just a CDL on a part time basis without the required driving experience. Acquiring a CDL doesn’t mean you are a qualified driver. Rather it means that you have passed the first step to becoming a qualified driver.

It qualifies you to be hired as a trainee and to go out with a trainer for 6 to 8 weeks over the road. Subsequent to the requisite training you would need probably at least 6 months of solo experience to get another job, and if you prefer to have a local driving job, most companies won’t touch you without at least 2 years of previous full time driving experience.

Thus, finding a part time driving job is probably possible for someone with the requisite driving experience and a clean driving record. With just a CDL and no driving experience, it would be impossible.

I think that you may find it difficult to find something part time without previous experience. However, I would check around locally to see what is available. I would not spend the money going to school without having something lined up unless you plan on quiting your current job and making a career our of driving. Driving jobs are very competitive with our current economy. Most driving jobs that will be available to you without experience will involve over the road which will mean at least a week or two on the road, sometimes longer. If you spend money going to school and not find a job then you will likely need to do it all over again after 6 months has elapsed.

LOL....cant take a joke? Besides, lets see how often you get $#!t on in life, then finally get tired of all the fake people and their B.S.....and eventually you just say 'i dont give a F anymore'.

You can always check with a Fed-Ex ground company..I drive partime for one. Usually on the weekend..

Steve Booth.

google is your friend

And Monster.com isn't.

Indeed.com is.

if u live in columbus ohio and have 8 mos and driving school i can get u a part time gig right now

how about me? =)

when 5-8 states succeed from the union (ohio included) i want to live in those states.....under different government.

LOL...The Legend Lives On.

Wonder what he's up to and where his truck with the rv roof mounted A/C unit is?

Try
 

Try a local company. Not one of the biggies. I worked for a company that hired a lot of "casuals". They pay was crap but they treated them like kings. Not long before i left they hired a driver who hadnt driven in 9 years. The insurance co required a 'training' driver but it got the guys foot in the door.

Just a note though: you hear all this talk about big money.. all these promises. I made 40k my first year. I was in the top 100 drivers for my company and i run HARD. I got home weekends. The years after that about the same but i took it easier the second year and after that i was home 3 days a week. REAL days not trucking days. And remember truckers arent governed under labor law. Its unlikely you'll find any place with a real retirement plan.

But to be honest.. most real truckers dont really see themselves retiring. Theyre adventurers who just cant turn square parts into round ones or hammer nails or sit in an office 9 hours a day. The life IS NOT what you think it is. You are giving up Everything for money including family and friends.

You might consider trying to get a leave of absence for 6 months. That will let you know if you can hack it and if you like it. At the end of the six months either go back home or what the heck if you have the savings buy yourself a 25k truck and hit the road.