What are my options? 8 Months since OTR

Swift will pay you for orientation and a couple of weeks with a trainer. You WILL NOT pay them for a "refresher course". Last I saw they were starting rookies at $.46 plus some bonuses. @Moosetek13 has been with them for over 10 years. Hopefully he checks in to give some more insight.

 

I've seen Knight trucks doing drop & hook at Sam's Club's. Seems those loads originate in Arizona.
The trucks I've seen at Sam's Club in Las Vegas are top notch trucks and look new.

 

Knight and Swift run new tractors constantly. They cycle their tractors every 3-4 years. Not sure about Knight, but, when I was with Swift, trailers were hit and miss. I have no idea how they even track 70-80 thousand trailers. I picked up my share with flat tires, missing mud flaps, non working lights, holes punched in them. Picked up a trailer one time with two big holes punched thru the roof from a dips#!+ forklift driver. Lol

 

OP, I went to truck driving school, then with the same company for just under three years, after that I took 8 months off. Did my own thing.

After 8 months off, I applied to a few nearby OTR, companies. All of those I applied to offered me jobs. I picked one, went to orientation and two days later I was in a truck driving my first load like I never took a day off.

You should have no issues if your record is clean. Eight months off does not require you to have a refresher or retraining. At least it didn’t for me

 

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OP only has 3 months of experience, vs. your 3 years. Big difference. Most Companies will require a minimum of 2-3 weeks with a trainer

 

I didn’t catch that. Yeah, He will probably have to go out with the trainer again for a couple weeks then.

 

Put the applications out there, then pick the job offer that suits you best.