In North Carolina, I was a school bus driver at 17, with nothing more than basic Driver’s Education and the ability to work a manual transmission. I could tell you stories about how this dim bulb figured out a school bus was not a sports car, but fortunately no one was seriously injured.
How long ago was that? Bus drivers must have a CDL with Passenger endorsement. 17? My CDL required me to be at least 23 and pass a DOT physical. It didn’t take long for trucking to ruin my health. Long hours, no physical activity, and truck stop food put 35 pounds in me in short order.
Thank god I got out when I did.