it would be quick and easy though

 

If you are interested you might check to see if there are any truck driving schools in your area and go ahead and get your CDL. I got mine at an area community college that had a driving course.

I drove long haul for a few years while I was laid off from my factory job about 20 years ago. I made good money but was out for weeks at a time. Made it into 45 of the lower 48 States. It was a good experience but not something I wanted to make a career out of.

 

Yeah, my brogher in law drove 48 for about 5 years. He drives local now. Home on the weekends.

 

My cousin owns a short haul trucking company, mostly hauling beans, corn and hay for farmers. If he ever gets in a pinch I will help out when I can. He has 5 trucks, 2 of which have fulltime guys driving them, the third is usually driven by 2 different part timers (his dad and grandfather) and the other 2 are basically only used in the spring to take grain to the mill and during harvest. He pays his full timers $15.00 it doesn't matter if they are driving or sitting, they are still getting paid, plus they are home everynight and get 2 weeks paid vacation.

My father just retired from being an owner of a small excavating company. He had a tandamn axle dump, I know that he was charging $65.00/hour. And once in awhile he would get hired onto state jobs, then he was making anywhere from $85-105 depending on what they where hauling and how far. He really like the state jobs!!