Advice please

Hi all. I finished school and got my CDL a couple weeks ago. I've been looking for a local job. I've submitted many applications online and a couple in person. I have one job offer but its for a class B. The pay isn't too bad and its a mon-fri done by 6pm job, which is ideal for my situation.

I have an interview coming up with a different company and I'm pretty sure I'll be offered a job. It starts out at $1.15 less an hour and for 3-5 weeks I'll be working on the dock and going on some deliveries. After that I'll be driving a tractor-trailer but I will have no set schedule. I'll be on call 24/7 and they'll give a 1-5hr notice before I have to be there. I don't believe either job would be a career.

Would it be better to just suck it up for a year or 2 with the inconsistent schedule of the 2nd company and get the proper experience needed for a better job? Because I'm assuming having a year of experience driving a straight truck will do nothing for trying to get a class A job.

 

Yes I applied to a couple of them. A couple of them are too far away from my house. I do want to drive a tractor-trailer.

 

Thats what I'm afraid of.

 

I would still be looking for a local job after I gain a year or 2 of experience. I would like to do OTR at some point, but not for atleast 4 or 5 years.