The milk hauling company I was driving for last winter went out of business. Since I was a kid riding with dad to the produce terminal, I always wanted to drive a truck. Things didn't workout that way, but now that my knees and back are not cooperating (too much concrete and crawling on my knees). I would like to do some driving. Looking through the want ads, and hearing there's a shortage of drivers, there are a lot opertunitys. I'm 54 and with varied experiences and limited CDL A driving time. The ads say experience needed but how do you get experience without a job. There are some company's that will Train you out of driving school, but I'm sure pay will be low as can be expected and probably a team driving situation. I've heard bad storys about some of the drivers they hire and you know the company's I'm talking about. There are local company's that will hire with little experience paying 40-50 CPM and that is probably the way I will go. The semi crazy thing I want to ask is O/O ads say you can get $1.50-$2.00 a mile. My rough figures say it costs a $1.00 a mile for fuel and OH, so that's not much reward for the risk of owning. I'm sure it is for some of you but not at my age and situation. What are your thoughts about the current opertunitys out there?