Profile For Casey M.

Thanks for all the advice! Didn't expect such honest and prompt responses, really cool. Seems like I'm gonna have a rough 1st year (family life wise) but getting that out of the way while my son is young, gaining the experience necessary to obtain a local gig dosent seem like a bad idea. Honestly. ....getting away from the house is sounding like a MAJOR plus right now anyway haha. I currently have to wait till July for MS to get funding in the workforce investment act and I'll get started. Any suggestions on study material or mental preperation before school starts? Getting more and more excited each passing day.

29 years old engaged with a 3 year old. I've been a chef in a casino for the past 5 years. Working a crazy schedule (days,swings,Graves in the same week) and am definitely looking for something new. Looking at the truck driving institute in gpt MS, a 3 week course in which I'll obtain a class a cdl with no obligations to any company. I was looking at doing regional or local but am hearing that is next to impossible without OTR experience. Even with the crazy casino schedule I was still home daily, being gone for weeks at a time worries me. The quick training, decent money, high demand for the job and benefits are a pull to me. I've always loved driving and have crossed the country several times, not in a big ass truck though. Am I being realistic in a pursuit in this field? Or am I becoming paranoid from the heresay?

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated

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