Profile For Jared B.

Hey guys,

New here and just wanted to ask some advice from you all.

So I've had my cdl for 7 years now. I started out otr for a few months and got a job offer from a local outfit so i left drove a mixer truck and later on switched to another company hauling big reels of cable and other freight. So long story short most of my experience in driving is class b.

I had no problems with otr life but the local offers paid close to what I was making and I can be home with my wife and kids everyday.

So with that being said I always looked for opportunities to use my class A again but most local companies here want at least a year or more experience under your belt so had no luck.

Well I was offered a position recently that pays similar to where I am now and wants to hire me on pulling doubles. I talked to some drivers and have some saying that I need more experience pulling 53s and some telling me that it's a piece of cake and I should do it. But I don't want to set myself up for failure as my cdl is clean with no accident tickets or violations. And it's my passion and what puts food on my table so I want to be smart about the move.

Now that I got that out of the way what do you all think. Would I be getting in over my head. Is it really as difficult as some drivers make it out to be I'm a pretty quick learner but want some advice from those who are far more experienced than me. Thanks for any advice