Is going local as a newbie a mistake?

Local is awesome. You get the thrill of driving the rig you studied so hard for, and you get to be home every night. For me, driving for 12 hours is great. Sleeping the other 12 in the bunk behind the seat would be not so great.

 

Thats great for the both of you, In 30years from now, you can retire. LOL

 

Way too dangerous of a move, for them to turn loose a greenhorn, with a Haz/Mat load. If I were him, crawl with that thing.

25 years ago, my brother was hauling Tanker, DRUNK. Did it his whole life.
He pulled Swinging meat back then, but didn`t like that. Did it still Drunk.

Then he finally got a local Union job, Asphalt. Drunk Every Day. He knew the owner.

Some will jump on here a say something about being Drunk, behind the Steering wheel of a Commercial vehicle. But he did this for 33 years.
Never hit anything. That was luck. I would never, ever do this, but he did.

 

Agreed 3X ! Go local if you can. It was impossible for me to find local work when i started driving in 1977. now that ive been in daycabs for 19 years and home by 4:30 every weekday, i would NEVER go OTR

 

Who would've thought a person could get a local job right out of school

A lot do not even look for local jobs and head right over to the OTR places as that is what a lot the schools associate themselves with.

As others noted if its a decent job go for it.

 

For me...I tried a local gig (gas/fuel)...it just wasn't my cup of tea...I like the OTR, and the local scheduling really screwed up the family routine. But OXY will be a daytime "normal hours" operation most likely hospitals, manufacturing deliveries...and at the delivery sites, there should be someone at the receiving site for supervising the off loading, and the same for loading...safety first as they say!

so many things wrong in this post...glad you are so "enamored" with your brothers ability!

As for a "greenhorn" getting a local gig with HazMat hauling...I guess the OTR's grand abilities of steering the truck down long stretches of highway makes the OTR driver "more qualified" to do city/local work. I have never figured this concept out...for the most part, the OTR driver seems to be even more uncomfortable in the city environment, negotiating sharp tight turns, excessive traffic and delays...but the driver that starts his/her career in this environment has the advantage of experiencing all the trap-falls of local/city driving...also in a dedicated routing, the local knows the routes and has the knowledge of the local environment to adjust to construction or traffic congested zones in his daily routine. Most OTR drivers learn to negotiate industrial areas outside of the main city environment...a real training ground for local, tight driving....NOT!

 

So, otherhalf, are you saying that OTR rivers have more skidmarks in their skivies than the local drivers when it comes to city driver?

 

It is a horrible mistake! Please provide me with the name and address of this company so I can take over that job for you. I wouldn't want you to hurt yourself.

 

Yeah...in a nutshell that's about it!