One Mans Trash Is Another Mans Treasure?

Howdy everyone.. its been awhile. thought id give you all another update.

I interviewed with my local town a good 4 or 5 weeks ago to drive a garbage truck. The interview went super well. A long time family friend of mine is #2 in seniority there so i had someone on my side to put in a good word for me. Which is a great thing since i had no garbage truck experience and relativity a low amount of CDL experience (3.5 years). they said they would contact me in the next week, well i never heard from them. Until this afternoon! i start training there in 2.5 weeks which is great so i can put in a proper 2 week notice at my current job.

This is defiantly a game changer for me.. this is a place i could spend a long time in and starting out young i should be able to move up into management in time. Not to mention its a great hourly wage, I work four 10 hour days and the 5th day you can work OT if needed. Not to mention its government so i get those benefits and state retirement.

Although I have not posted in awhile i still feel like i need to thank all of you. I have no idea how i would have started in trucking if it wasn't for all of you guys. So thanks again!

Congrats. You have certainly worked some different jobs to get where you are. Sounds like a place you can retire from. Stay in the truck though, less hassle than management..... LOL

Great to hear from you Max! I hope that new gig works out well for ya.

It's always great hearing from you Max. You always seem to have some interesting angle on a new opportunity and you're always enthusiastic about it. Never hesitate to come by and chat with us. You've been out there plenty long enough to help out the newbies with some advice and to share your experiences. We're always glad to have ya.

Let us know how that new job works out. Are you going to be doing the house-to-house thing or picking up dumpsters or what? Have they told you?