NAH. I'll stick with what is known. Doealex said it best. Bird in Hand and two in bush. 2700 contract etc.
From now on never work with family where possible in life. All it does it busts them up.
Home is nice but expensive. So there is no real point in going regularly unless I or we have been out long enough to get saddlesore having stacked money, we'll go home for a month or winter. By then we will be raring to go soon enough.
is it worth the switch?
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Forget about a reference from your current job if you break it. Not a major deal if you stick with the new job for awhile
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I can’t say anything about breaking a contract, but I will say this:
Once I made the switch to hourly local work, I will NEVER go back to mileage pay. F that. Especially now that I load/unload my own trailer with my own forklift. I do everything on my own time. I don’t have to wait for any shipper/receiver, I don’t have appointment times, I don’t have to follow any route or fuel plan, if I pull in to my fuel stop and there is a line, I turn around and go somewhere else. it’s awesome.
These jobs are out there, you just have to be patient. Put your resume on Indeed and just keep your eyes open, but don’t rush it.
I don’t mean to slam OTR drivers, they do their thing and I do mine, and everyone is (hopefully) happy.Bob Dobalina, Texas_hwy_287, ZVar and 1 other person Thank this. -
I don’t know about breaking a contract, but being home most nights, sleeping in your own bed, being around family and friends and still making good money. Local.
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If you pay off your contract and leave you have fulfilled your contract. I’m assuming this is to cover CDL training. Your debt is to be paid with time or money which way you decide to pay is your choice. I vote for paying the money and starting the hourly gig. Teaming OTR always ends up sucking
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I would make about the same OTR with the current company but would make more at the new company being local vs at the current company local. -
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