I’m thinking about becoming an OTR driver. I’m 28, single with no kids, and I’m really starting to hate my home life. I’m still in student debt and I can’t afford to live anywhere but I do have a CDL with all endorsements except passenger and school bus. My job paid for me to get it but it was a tuition assistance benefit and not a “we’ll pay for your training to promote you”. I got it at the time just because it seemed like a quick and easy way to get a skill set and I wasn’t do anything else with my life. I didn’t jump into the job market right away because actually driving a giant truck and getting the cdl was a pretty nerve-wracking experience.
I really hate my home life and the people I live with but I don’t have any other marketable skills or a way out to start a life for myself besides this CDL that I pursued on a wim.
Has anyone used trucking as a way to move out, or lived homelessness as a driver? I’m miserable still being 28 and living at home, and I’ve never had success with anything life besides getting this CDL. I just want a change and a way out. Never lived on my own besides living in dorms in college.
