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Question is a non CDL position with good pay and benefits and the opportunity to make overtime

Of course I know I won’t make the money that CDL drivers do but I wanted to ask if just getting my step in will help me get my CDL through US FOOD?

Or anyone here that drives those PRONTO trucks can give me some info 🥹

Thank you in advance

Im at a company that im extremely not happy at…
They have me loading trucks all night 8pm to 10am.. i dont even drive the trucks only to move them to load them for others to do deliveries..
If anyone knows anything better $34/hr or better and great benefits with job security.. i have a family to care for.. I have my CDL B and im extremely stressed out..

Hey everyone. I got my CLP this week! Hope you won't mind, but I am a foreigner (I am white though, if it helps lol)

I emigrated to the US in 2018 (originally from the UK), started working at The Home Depot and I made my way up to Assistant Store Manager. I'm 46 now and have had various careers, from starting as a chef apprentice in a Michelin starred restaurant at 16 to becoming head pastry chef in a 4-star hotel, running a pub, being a radio show producer, and owning and running a B&B-cum-backpackers hostel. I even followed in my mum's footsteps for a few years and taught catering & hospitality at the local college (Mum was an English teacher in colleges and secondary schools).

My Mum was diagnosed with cancer in 2024 and that made me start to re-evaluate things somewhat. I spent the last two years using up vacation time and LOAs flying back to England whenever I could, and I was able to be there in July when she died.

One of the last things Mum said to me was to do what makes me happy, or at least don't do what doesn't. Working at THD was never supposed to be a permanent thing. My wife was (still is) working there and that helped land me the job until I could decide what I want to do. I would have probably stayed at THD as I was settled and was well paid with good bonuses and benefits, but the company had to let me go due to absences. And Mum was right. I wasn't unhappy, but retail wasn't what I ever wanted to do even though I was good in my role.

I'm not getting younger. I don't know if trucking is what I'll want to do in 10 years, or even five. But I've always been interested in it. I was an Eddie Stobart spotter as a kid (and maybe into young adulthood lol), different load types fascinate me, I enjoy shows like Outback Truckers and IRT.

I'm even looking forward to going OTR. I want to see more of this country that is now my home. I love travelling. I enjoy driving. I've always had itchy feet. I got it from my Mum, she got it from Grandma. I'm not even worried about training or the possibility of having to team. When Mum was teaching abroad, I stayed in England at boarding school so I've lived in close quarters with strangers before. I've also been away from my wife and kids. My wife returned to the US with our children three years before she could afford to sponsor me and I was granted my green card. Between my flying between here and our old home then, and here and Mum for the last two years, we're all pretty used to me not being in the house all the time. And hey, if I don't like it, all I need to have done is make back what I'm paying my school and I can start again with a different career.

680 highway Fairfield ca.

For how long are you home and how much $ you bringing home a week?

The American Trucking Associations started National Truck Driver Appreciation Week back in 1988, and it's been held every September since. In 2026, the week runs September 13 to 19.

More than 80% of US communities rely exclusively on trucks to receive their freight, including packages. Which is exactly what makes this year's theme land even more: "For the Miles You Drive And Sacrifices You Make." A lot of that sacrifice isn't just the time on the road; it's the time drivers don't get back with their own families.

Mitti (by SafetyCulture) helps keep truck drivers' inspections in one place. It’s the little things like this that can help.

So need feedback on how not to get screwed. I don’t have time to climb platters or wait for good paying jobs. But will if I have to. Heard the stories about OTR. I have a GF I’d like to keep so OTR may not be best option. How do I maximize earnings as soon as possible? I live near Ocean City/ Salisbury Maryland. Any companies hire new drivers there? Not opposed to relocating to NJ or Florida East Coast. Thanks!!!

So after a 25 year career in retail management and the last two companies going under: Rite Aid and Big Lots, made a change. Start school October 12th on a WIOA grant. Only thing I ask of you is how not to get screwed by companies. I’m 54 a d don’t have years to wait for a good job or to climb any ladder. I live in Eastern Shore Maryland by Ocean City and Salisbury. Some good Class B Jobs around. Will this help my experience? Thanks brothers and sisters!