How to Become a Commercial Truck Driver in Less Than a Week, Even If You Haven´t Studied in Years

You're heading to the office for another day that is inexplicably both mind-numbing and stressful. But the repetitive administrative work, unreasonable deadlines, and aggressive office politics easily explain this dreadful dynamic. Sigh...

Perhaps not so surprisingly, your long drive into work is now a highlight of your day. You pass through some spectacular nature and experience the serenity that comes from being alone with your thoughts. Not to mention, you are a top-notch DJ spinning the best mixes the world has ever heard.

The problem isn't simply this company. You've had other jobs in this role and industry, and it always ends up being the same.

You are so ready for a change, but you have no idea what else there is. After all, this is what you learned and have the resume for. Office jobs seem like your destiny for life.

That's when you catch a clip-on MSN-Money about corporate supply chains and logistics. One of the biggest bottlenecks is increasingly coming from a shortfall in truck drivers. With autonomous trucks still years away from being able to operate independently, truck drivers are in critical short supply.

Commercial Driver Demand:

• Growth: 5% per year
• Current drivers (average age): 55
• Shortfall by 2026: 175,000

Truck driver? You've never really thought about it, but the money is good, and the lifestyle is definitely a nice change from the ordinary.

A CDL (Commercial Driver's License) enables you to transport cargo and passengers in all sorts of vehicles, be they tractor-trailer, tanker trucks, or buses.

And it doesn't take long to get certified and working. You only need to pass two tests, one written and the other behind the wheel.

A big part of your training can be on your own, learning the legal and technical details particular to driving a commercial vehicle. If you really push yourself, you can process this material in under a week to pass the exam.

Here's a selected sample of what you'll discover in CDL Study Guide:

• Checklist to see if commercial driving is for you
• Everything you need to pass the exams
• The biggest safety risk unique to commercial driving
• Coverage of every type of commercial vehicle you need to know
• Comprehensive safety, inspection, and maintenance procedures
• The one thing drivers overlook when inspecting cargo that wastes more time than anything else
• The biggest reasons candidates fail their tests

And much more.

A lot of people might never consider commercial truck driver as a profession. Frankly, it's outside most people's day-to-day experience. But if you like driving, making the switch to a commercial vehicle is a piece of cake.

And even better, you can pass the licensing exams in a matter of weeks.