OTR @ 21?

Keep in mind, i'm not discouraging you from OTR, you may like the lifestyle. However if you dont, at least get 6-12 months solid experience especially a Full winters worth of driving. This will make getting a local/regional job a snap!

 

I'll be curious to hear how this turns out, if after a few months, or a year he still has the same attitude.

I could never be OTR, away from my 2 year old, wife, family, etc. Not worth it to me.

I'll be out ONE night at times, and can't wait to be home the next day, lol.

I guess being single at 21, it is the perfect age to do it!

 

Starting off at the beginning of winter will be harder than if you started in the summer simply because when you first start theiris so much to learn and get used to as far as how your truck will handle that adding weather into the scenario is just one more obstacle. But if you make it thru the winter accident and incident free you'll be ahead of the curve. Just remember GOAL. get out and look! if in doubt get out and look. And if it's bad enough to have to chain up you should stop also you never chain upto get into bad weather only to get out of it.

 

You are the captain of the ship not dispatch. If you aren't comfortable communicate with your trainer and dispatch after your on your own. Don't let them force you to something if your not capable of it.

 

Gonna mainly depend on what company you are working for. Some are not so bad but other could care less about you.

 

On another note my personal opinion is all new drivers should start in winter. Keeps you on your toes and makes you be more cautious. Those that start in summer can get overly confident and not be near as alert come their first winter.