Profile For Merrick

Hello, I've been reading through the forums here and see a lot of information being passed around. To give some info on me, I'm a 24 year old currently in Florida. I have been thinking about attending a school a town up from me for my CDL for a long while. I've been looking over trucking as a whole for the past couple years. I've essentially given myself two options for what the next few years of my life look like. I'm currently a Walmart employee, and became such because they pay for 100% of college tuition to schools of their choice. Unfortunately I'm not sure if I can see myself in this job for the duration of schooling. College tuition is a major pro but boy are there a lot of cons. Hardly earning enough money to pay my bills and eat is the big con right now. Finally onto the other option, getting my CDL instead of just thinking about it. I like learning to operate new things, from warehouse equipment, motorcycles, forklifts. Obviously a semi would be the biggest undertaking yet. My plan was to drive for a few years and save money for college, I'm trying to figure out how realistic of a plan this is. Doing this would allow me complete choice of school and the ability to attend a physical school instead of online classes. There's a chance I might enjoy the work and find financial comfort enough to just keep driving instead. I have nothing really limiting time spent out, no children or desire for them, nor a significant other. I have a living situation right now that allows me to walk away without being locked into a lease and can keep personal belongings at family member's house. Now where Maine comes into the picture, my father is the only close family I have and he is moving from Florida back to Maine. I'm going to follow him up there but I'm wondering how companies work with that state. When I lived up there the primary export I saw was wood and paper related products. I've heard some places are harder than others to have be your home time. I was hoping someone here might live around that area and have insight to this.