I'm currently a Sheriff's Deputy in NC and barely getting by. Making a mere 27K a year with 3 years under my belt and the local agency has not had a raise in 10 years and doesn't appear to be going up anywhere in the near future. I have a wife in school to be a 2nd grade teacher but has another 1.5 years to finish. Right now we are barely making it , if any surprises come up we will be f#$%&d. Also have our first child due next month. I see and talk to so many people in my area who drive locally making almost 40k a year driving grain trucks and are only 21 years old. Don't really care for the whole police thing anymore, nowhere near what people think it is. Just can't see the point in risking my life everyday for no money. I'm a type 1 Diabetic on an insulin pump but its carefully monitored. Just looking for any insight, words of advice, or comments from you guys in the business. I have a Community College program right down the street from my house. We have talked about with her being a teacher that we could use our summers to take big deliveries across country as a family(once the child got older of course) and see different places. But after reading several post on here I see how much of a concern trucking is for a "Family Man". Anyways, thanks for and advice.
~Nick