3 months in otr and I like.......

When you are new you don't get miles because they don't know if you can make appointments on-time or the company right know doesn't have much freight. I wouldn't jump ship now. Being on ypur 2nd company in 3 months doesn't make you more valuable to the next company.

 

Within 2 weeks of my first driving job, I knew I'd found my calling; long haul trucking
Not for everyone, but is for me. I would have been dead years ago stuck in a time clock job or office job.
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I tried local for a short period of time and almost wanted to jump off a cliff to end my misery.
At night a big rig, with all those lights, would pass me and I'd look at the company name and where it's out of, and wanted to just quit that local job right then and hit the road.
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I dont blame you , I couldnt imagine being a otr company driver . Now a Local job might be better for you .

 

Aren't you paid detention pay while waiting for unloading/loading?
The trucking company is probably getting it, but not passing on your portion of it to you.

 

At first is pretty tough. I stuck out my first job for a year. Just to show I'm stable. Have fired 4 companies. Did OTR, Regional, tankers, reefer.
Now doing dry van for a local small business. Actually do regional. Pretty good situation.
Just this week was a little tough. Right now taking it easy. A little more home time than usual. I can do that now. I get home once a week.... generally. Sometimes more, some barely once.
Need to find what works for you. Many different type driving jobs.
If you want exercise. Get into food service. It pays. Healthy.
LTL... running everyday. Tight schedules. Home every night.
I loved OTR. But was killing myself. I get too obsessive compulsive.
Regional is working good for me. Taking everything into consideration.

 

Dude.....different truck doesn't mean different circumstances.
Its like @Chinatown said, you either get it in the first week or so, or you don't.
There's nothing right or wrong, good or bad either way.
But if after a week or so you can't say, "This is what I've wanted to do forever.......", you're just biding your time.
If you love it, its never a job. Its just a different day.

Good luck