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What direction should I take to start out making $1000+ a week fresh out of CDL training?

I am considering OTR truck driving again (been considering this pretty much every year since 2016) because my contracting business is slowing down again. I have been making about 40K in net income with my business since 2015 when I started and can't afford any pay cuts. I also don't want to slave myself working 12 hours a day for anything less than 4 digit weekly pay. I also want to work second shift as I absolutely cannot stand waking up at the crack of dawn and think that it would be easier to just go to sleep right after my shift is over and would rather have my leisure time before I start my shift.

I have a clean driving record with no criminal history. Is it reasonable to make $1000+ a week starting out? CDL school will probably be around $5000 and I already have backtaxes from my business being unsustainable. I would honestly just rather kill myself if I have to work for $600 a week starting out, no way!

I am going to make a decision within a couple weeks for my New Year's resolution. I can't make any more career mistakes at this point in my life (I'm 28 and basically have no career, no girlfriend, and really am at my whits end here).

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