Had More Miles Running Local Than Over The Road

Oh, I thought you weren't satisfied with where you are now, from your initial post.

 

I don’t know what your job history looks like, but, Dot Foods has a yard off I-25, a bit north of I-40. They do have inward-facing cameras, which sucks. But, when I worked there, I had all the miles I wanted running open dispatch, meaning I went anywhere a load went without a hometime schedule.

 

The industry is in a recession. Some companies have more freight than other companies. MOST local freight is locked down to individual companies. Lots of OTR is load-board junk in which every foreigner with a dream can also under bid and make OTR slower than local. It sounds like you are running load-board freight, meaning your company isn't hauling for direct customers but scrimping for freight off load-boards.

 

I get the acronym.

 

Its not normal. You should be getting more miles. Generally speaking, but not always, otr pays more.

 

I've never had an OTR job that paid more than local

 

Goes both ways.