Road Tested - Company Driver Survival Guide: Book 3 Career Management & Advanced Skills
You've mastered the job. Now build the career.
You've survived the first 90 days. You've developed professional competence that gets results. But at some point-usually around the 3-5 year mark-capable drivers start asking different questions:
How do I advance beyond my current position? Is owner-operator status right for me? How do I build real wealth instead of just managing income? What mistakes end careers regardless of experience?
These aren't operational questions. They're strategic decisions that shape the next 20 years.
Road Tested Book 3: Career Management & Advanced Skills is the strategic guide for experienced drivers ready to think beyond the next load.
What you'll master:
Career Advancement Strategies - Specialized hauling, training roles, dispatch, and management. Understand what opportunities exist and how to position yourself for consideration.
Owner-Operator Transition Planning - Honest assessment of business ownership. Capital requirements, equipment decisions, and the lease-purchase trap that destroys more careers than it helps. When ownership makes sense-and when it doesn't.
Wealth Building - Move beyond budgeting to strategic wealth creation. Real estate, retirement optimization, and building financial security that lasts.
Industry Leadership - Give back through training, mentoring, and advocacy. Build a legacy beyond personal achievement.
Career-Ending Mistakes - The errors that destroy careers regardless of skill or experience. Equipment abandonment, social media disasters, substance violations, and how the industry's long memory works.
Health and Wellness - Practical nutrition, exercise, and mental health strategies that work in a truck. Long-term career success requires a body that can sustain it.
Written by J. Baldwin, who progressed from company driver to VP of Operations over two decades. A graduate of the Minnesota Trucking Association's NextLeader program, he brings perspective from the cab, the dispatch office, and the boardroom.
This is the capstone of the Road Tested series. You've proven you can drive. You've proven you can excel. Now build something that lasts.
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