In school but are they telling the truth ?

You have an opportunity to start out in a great profession.
Doctors are in low paying/long hour internships and residencies for years before anyone trusts them to be a REAL doctor making the big bucks, and that's after 8 years of college. The first year or two is a proofing ground. Are you man enough to survive it?

 

personally if i was going to bother going to school i would get an A license then your a more valuable employee to a lot more people
where do you move on to if roll off driving doesnt float your boat next year

 

Take it from a guy that started with a class B if it's at all possible go ahead and get your class A

 

A great profession ? Did he switch from trucking ? I see nothing great about a profession in an industry with turnover that exceeds 100% at times and wages haven't improved in over a decade . The better job in a year or to is unattainable for most . A few achieve it but there are far more drivers with that experience than there are available openings .

 

If carriers think Class A drivers are valuable why is the turnover rate so high ? Why are they still paying 1980's wages ?

 

If you were to consider the money Class B drivers make and the lower turnover in most cases Class B pays more , especially city and state workers and drivers for utility companies . Many of those employers will give paid training to upgrade to a Class A.

 

You'd be surprised how many I've met that thought OTR was there ticket to a great life, Think OTr is for them, and then in a few months there out, you're probably driving dy now, based on your info, Hope you still feel that way

 

You do not have to go OTR for experience. That's "Horse Pookie".