Hey all. Hope you'll bear with me as I have numerous questions that I'm sure are pretty routine. I did post in the newbie forum but not getting many responses. I am 39 yrs old, married w/2 kids almost grown (1 in college, the other 1 yr of high school left). We have run a small trade/business for the last 15 yrs or so and it has provided a living for us. However, business is slowing and honestly, I am getting burned out at it too. Wife and I have talked before many times while on the road traveling that we'd like to one day be able to just travel together and see more of the country. Our favorite part of vacation was always the road trip and we tailored our vacations so there would be more driving. We have been married since we were 16/17. Anyway, with our nest beginning to empty and our business slowing considerably (also no ins or retirement), we have been considering trucking. I can attend a local accredited school and not have a company contract to contend with. We have just been trying to ask all the questions we could (there are several) and I'm glad we found this forum. I have been reading many of the posts and still have so many questions. Would love some advice and answers from anyone who would be willing to help, Thanks in advance.
Some questions: $38-40K 1st yr possible?
Can she go with me most/all trips? Do most co. pay loaded and unloaded? Can we run coast-coast for a while? Will I be a more desirable hire since home time is not really a concern? Are the big, name co's really that bad to work for (if so why?)Is the ins good and affordable? Please bear with me as we have so many questions and they keep coming up. I'm willing to listen and learn the right way. The biggest drawback (or "con" in our pro/con list) from most people seems to be home time. We don't need to be home every week. Bottom-line-is this a good 2d career? Sorry for the length of this post. Just really appreciate some help before we decide wrong.