Should i get a class b license for a straight truck delivery route?

[Victoria.M]

I’m trying to figure out if it’s worth the hassle to get my Class B license for a local delivery route I’ve been offered. The pay is better, but I’m only familiar with driving a cargo van and I’m not sure how steep the learning curve is for a straight truck in daily city traffic.

[Kyle_T]

I’ve done something similar, getting a Class B license for a local route. The pay was nicer, but the first week in city traffic with a straight truck was a wake up call. Parking, wider turns, and the limited rear visibility threw me off at first, but I learned to treat the city like a puzzle and plan every block in advance.

[Samuel14]

Do you feel like the real hurdle is the extra vehicle itself or the schedule and dispatch hassles that tend to come with it?

[AvaT]

I jumped in thinking the bigger pay would solve everything, and the learning curve ended up being steeper than I expected. The turning radius and docking spots in tight alleys were the surprises, and I wasted a couple of days chasing spots I shouldn’t have.

[Aaron86]

I found that a quick walkthrough of the route before shift changes helped, even if it looked silly. The day to day was more about patient maneuvers and a bit of calm than raw speed. And honestly, some days I felt like I could barely parallel park a moving truck.