[onewhippedpuppy]

Interesting thread. My brother in law has been driving trucks for 5-ish years, he does food delivery in the DFW metroplex and makes in the $70k ballpark. It's hard work, but what blue collar work isn't? He makes pretty decent money with benefits and has never had trouble finding a job. He is home every night doing local deliveries, but could easily be making $100k+ if he was willing to go over the road and be gone most of the week. He's a good dude and totally straight arrow, which gives him a big advantage over many of his peers.