Why does everyone think you have to go otr?

Haha Arizona's 129° days are bad weather to me. I rather be in single digits.

 

You are way off. I know local drivers making 80k working 50 hours a week

 

That would dertimine where you live. If your out in the middle of nowhere then otr is the only choice i would think.

 

A few reasons why these large companies push people into OTR;

First because that is their business and most of their customers are not local.

Second they have to fill these seats any which way, a rolling truck makes the money and a majority of trucks are doing interstate work.

Third and more importantly your risk for an accident is something like 10 times more likely local than OTR so it is not always a good idea to put a driver in a truck who just got his license.

 

There... I fixed that for you... You're Welcome.

 

Well, out in my neck of the woods, you're SOL without 3-5 years' experience OTR.

Not only is it an insurance requirement; it also makes good sense.

Worked for one local outfit that decided to hire a couple guys straight out of the local CDL school.

First one dragged his trailer over the mechanic's pickup truck during his first (and only) week.

Second one was batsh*t insane, roadraged, bullied four wheelers off the road and caught two speeding tickets his first (and only) week.

 

I absolutely loved going OTR. I was at a horrible company with an absolute piece of crap for a truck. It literally broke down near most major metropolitan areas and each time i called enterprise and went exploring new territories. I was already prepared to not make good money (actually the money was still pretty good considering few bills at the time) Yeah so that was 1% of OTR life and that was the part i loved. The other 99% of it can suck it.

 

So what would going otr have done for those guys? I work at a small company, 5 drivers, only 1 has ever been otr and he only did it for 3 months

 

Do you mind saying where you work? I'm moving to phoenix this summer with hopes of finding something,local,home nightly.