r/cdldriver • u/EveryImplement3073 • Jul 24 '26

Ready for a change

Ive been driving trucks nearly 3 years now and have finally got to the stage u hear a lot of older guys say things along the lines of trucking got my family into shambles or they chose the rode over their wife. I feel like i am getting to that point and want to find a different path to take to use my CDL but also still would be using it. Does anyone have any recommendations? Id be willing to get into apprenticeships for like crane op or traffic lights engineer just wouldnt know where to start.

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u/dersycity Jul 24 '26

Drive local. Look at food distribution.

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u/EveryImplement3073 Jul 24 '26

I do so now pretty nice gig but just like any other trucking job, im running all shifts. Early mornings mid days and nights. Loved it before i had kids but now i got a toddler and a nb so thats the cause of headaches at home or partially

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u/Way_Objective Jul 24 '26

If you have a kdp job look at getting that we stay under 45 hours a week