You are quik buddy ! Lol....wife is quicker than girlfriend and she's been putting up with me for over 2 years now .
Why do we stay OTR?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Lennythedriver, Jul 22, 2021.
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I get tired of running the same routes every week but then I slap myself and remind me I have a pretty tit job Lol. 300ish miles a day and hardly ever run up against the 14. I know every single pot hole between here and jersey
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I like the lifestyle and make $18,000.00 plus per year in per diem. I do not want to start a discussion on per diem. That is not the point of this post. In my particular financial position, it works out well for me. I tried local Beverage delivery several years ago. I HATED IT WITH A PASSION. Not my cup of tea.
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Because fuel hauling isn't as much fun as it used to be in the late 90s.......
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I could never do OTR as a company driver.
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I did OTR for a year, then local foodservice for ten, got married to a crazy woman somewhere in there. Back surgery took me out for 18 months, no more hard work for me. Been back out for three years now.
OTR is tolerable... I just plain don't like it at home anymore. I still seem to argue with the wife every day, but I don't have to look at her face. And I can hang up the phone, turn the ringer off and delete the voice-mail without listening to it if need be.Northern Nomad, geargrabber89, EuropeanTrucker and 9 others Thank this. -
over 35 yrs driving 75% long haul or east of the Miss. regional,(no northeast).
tried driving local after 1st wife died and had youngun's home. worst 5 yrs of driving.
city driving everyday?? all day???
nope.
remarried and went back out. she was really understanding. lolbryan21384, Dave_in_AZ, Lennythedriver and 2 others Thank this. -
Driving has always been a hobby of mine.
Yup, really. A hobby. I drive just to be out driving, so this job is a natural fit.
I'm not OTR anymore, but regional. Pretty much the same thing but it keeps me in the part of the country I like best.
I would never do local or dedicated because it all seems way too boring with the exact same routes and loads all the time.
A bit of variety is very nice.
I get home every 4-6 weeks for a few days.
And I live with my sister, since she always keeps a spare bedroom for me.
But she is as much a loner as I am, so we never get in each others' way. It is a nice arrangement.
I imagine we will both go nuts when I can no longer drive and am living with her full time.Atthattime768, Blue jeans, bryan21384 and 3 others Thank this. -
boring, exact same routes, are wonderful.
you get faster at the job (not driving faster, but working faster), and get home earlier
i hated adventures, challenges, variety.
in fact, i'd put up a hissy fit, if the boss asked me to make a special drop along my way.....
i hate distractions like that.
i hate having to find new places
i love sameness, since i was a kid.......franklyNorthern Nomad, Atthattime768, bentstrider83 and 6 others Thank this.
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