OTR @ 21?

I started at 21 myself. Do yourself a favor stay away from crst and teaming. Teaming is very difficult when teaming with someone you know and It's 10 times harder with a stranger. Best of luck to you and enjoy yourself out here.

 

BE sure you know what your getting into driver otr isn't for everyone you will miss a lot at home and you will spend what seems like an eternity on the road if you get a slow truck and you probably will. If you have to team do it with a vet another rookie can't help you learn important skills like forecasting traffic. Or the best way to back in at pesky truck stops.

 

I started OTR when i turned 21 years old.That was back in 1977 with FFE out of Lancaster. i was living in Arlington Tx. at the time. I thought the same as you, i had no relationship with anyone so OTR was ideal. I was Wrong. I blew the best years of Prime time to develop a relationship with someone . when i turned 26 i said goodbye to OTR for good. Many experienced poeple here will tell you OTR isnt for everyone. By the way, back then FFe was All team drivers.

 

CRST is not an experienced driver with an inexperienced driver...it is 2 inexperienced drivers trying to figure it out together.

 

Going otr is more than being able to be away because of no commitments. It's more like being able to live with only yourself only somewhere new everyday. Dealing with other's who don't give two ####'s about you (including your company ). Waking up and realizing that hey I'm 3 days from home and that's where i wanna be. It's eating mostly crappy food and not showering everyday. It's realizing that hey this job ain't as bad as i thought just as a 4 wheeler cuts you off and then hit's it's break to make a turn. It's also learnning to deal with other driver's when you'd rather not. the days when the shipper takes 6 hours to load you and your 14 has already started or you go and deliver and the consignee is closed for the weekend. but hey welcome aboard. IT'S A LIFESTYLE NOT A JOB.

 

Don't get me wrong I love driving and hopefully ill see you out here rookies by lunch lol. But for me I got my first year as a local driver I jumped to five day regional and I like it wand I don't like it. I like it because I get to fulfill my dream of being a otr trucker. I don't like it because I'm a ppl person and the isolation is slowly killing me.