Just got my Cdll/looking for some advice when choosing some companies?

Most companies are going to want 6 months to a year of over the road experience even when looking at local jobs.

 

Regional where your out for a couple of days t would still be otr. Schneider does tanks as well. Some companies only want a year tractor trailer experience, but some want it to be otr.

 

Again it just depends on the company requirements but from what I have seen most of the better companies want 6 months to a year. Some of it is not so much the company itself but their insurance company puts those requirements on them. I think you have go go a certain number of states or miles from your company before you are considered OTR. I can't recall what the number is but I am sure someone else will know.

I will say a guy I worked with went straight from school to a local beer distributor making local deliveries. The only problem with that is if he later decides to spread his wings and go further out with another company then his local stuff will not count as OTR experience.

 

Pull a tank you wont work hard and keep plenty money in the bank

 

Honestly I don't know of anything special he did. Also there is another guy here I think from nc that went there.

But here is what the site says.

 

Most companies consider 5 or more states as OTR. I just looked and member here (Sluglife) went to Carolina Trucking Acadamy and then bused down to Memphis for his training. Maybe ask him who he signed on with as far as recruiters go.

But I believe they were under the impression you wanted to do training in nc which they don't do. But after your 3 weeks you can be based out of lenoir. Ozark is mostly regional but considered otr. You will primarily run the east coast which wasn't bad.

 

I drive for Prime and got the OTR covered as I have been in 47 of the 48 continental states in the last year. Now I stay out about 4 weeks at a time which works for me but may not work well for others. I had prior experience but it was many years ago (18 to be exact) so I had to start over.