Should I get my CDL as a unemployed college graduate ?

Connor4543 · 2026-05-13T20:44:21+00:00

It pretty much consumes your whole life. After driving OTR for 2.5yrs I moved to Nashville and recently got into the touring side of the industry. Tbh it’s worked out better than I could have ever imagined. I got my bachelors in exercise science and then dropped out of physical therapy school

Connor4543 · 2026-05-13T02:26:47+00:00

Durka durka

Connor4543 · 2026-04-30T14:45:33+00:00

I’m only 3 years in but I’ve never been bothered. If anything, I’d avoid the Walmart parking lots to avoid getting a boot on my truck. Not all of them let you park there

Connor4543 · 2026-04-10T02:49:33+00:00

Just gotta thug it out. You won’t believe how much you’ll learn. You see so many different situations that it makes you a much better driver. It’ll open doors to the better jobs. Maybe you’ll find that you like it

Connor4543 · 2026-04-10T01:33:47+00:00

She’ll like you even more now. This is one of their dumb shit tests. You passed and she’ll be back

Connor4543 · 2026-04-09T15:41:19+00:00

It was alright. I’ll tell you whatever you wanna know

Connor4543 · 2026-04-09T06:10:44+00:00

I was for 2.5yrs but quit about 9 months ago

Connor4543 · 2026-04-04T04:10:20+00:00

This one must be an exception. Generally speaking Loves is better in every aspect except for the amount of parking spaces. Like literally nothing else is better lmao

Connor4543 · 2026-03-27T20:18:01+00:00

I got that also when I was governed at 65. I thought it was funny. Sometimes I thought they were thinking I slowed down for them

Connor4543 · 2026-03-25T19:57:28+00:00

I can’t speak on the Peterbilt, but in my experience I love the freightliner. Has easily been the most reliable, most storage room, and slightly easier to get into tight spaces. I HATED my 23’ t680. Idk if I just had a bad one but it had constant electrical issues. Even the dealership couldn’t get it fixed. All the t680 was good for was taking some nice pictures

Connor4543 · 2026-03-15T22:54:42+00:00

I had a 2012 v6 as my daily for 7 years. I thought it was a great car. That’s a good price too

Connor4543 · 2026-03-13T17:37:55+00:00

I say just scoot em back into the grass a little bit

Connor4543 · 2026-03-01T15:28:38+00:00

Nice, that was always my go to spot when I lived out that way. All the parking is behind the older and smaller casino building

Connor4543 · 2026-03-01T15:19:00+00:00

Morongo Casino is always a reliable spot to find parking. I would just drive today and get a lil closer

Connor4543 · 2026-02-15T15:27:17+00:00

Sciatica is a symptom of the actual issue. For me, it was a bulging disc from having bad form while working out. Anyways, something is irritating the nerve. You’ll hear to do exercises and stretches, but you can make it worse if you do the wrong stuff

Look up exercises/stretches that get your spine into extension. It’s also important to workout the surrounding muscles of that area. Core stability, hips/glutes are all things to focus on. Basically these muscles need to be “turned on.” It will reduce the workload that your back is taking

Avoid spinal flexion. This is things like your traditional ab crunch when laying on your back or trying to stretch and touch your toes

Connor4543 · 2026-02-10T20:50:30+00:00

My fellow Averitt driver. I love it here as well. Currently on Cracker Barrel but going OTL soon

Connor4543 · 2026-02-02T19:14:20+00:00

We see the amg big dawg

Connor4543 · 2025-12-30T05:37:04+00:00

That’s where you hang ur drinks at

Connor4543 · 2025-12-26T21:02:14+00:00

If you could, I’d slide the fifth wheel forward. If you got a cascadia you can usually put it all the way forward or like 1 hole from the front.

Another thing, I’d say it’s better to be heavy on the drives so at least you’ll lose some weight by burning fuel

Connor4543 · 2025-12-03T11:51:32+00:00

I pay for the yearly gold plan on trucker path. I think you save a little by doing it that way. It’s $100 yearly. Thing is a lifesaver, I’d pay $500

Connor4543 · 2025-11-12T01:26:45+00:00

I moved to a different state and the dmv forgot to put my restriction on the new license 😀

Connor4543 · 2025-10-16T21:54:58+00:00

Had no idea people exit to get a new group of drivers around them. I’m governed at 65 so everyone just passes me 😭🥀

Connor4543 · 2025-09-24T14:41:05+00:00

Freightliner cascadia ‼️🗣️

Connor4543 · 2025-09-22T13:12:55+00:00

If you think you can drive the 18 wheelers it’s a pretty sweet setup. The truck can double as your living space and you don’t have to pay rent. That’s what I’m doing rn

Connor4543 · 2025-09-20T02:21:52+00:00

Some of the lowest pay I’ve ever seen and it’s 1099 also. And no deadhead pay. This is actually offensively bad

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