OTR experience vs Dedicated Experience

dedicated should be fine. tractor and trailer experience will be what most company would look for

 

No one cares about otr experience.

Most people can drive down the highways fine. City route driving and off road is what makes you good at driving and backing.

 

I believe any trucking that isn’t local that is home every night and within100 miles from home is considered OTR.I went from 3 yrs local to 8 yrs OTR dedicated on a 800 mile rd trip.Now 15 yrs long haul with my own authority. But after about one year you can get hired by most Carriers.Local jobs are generally harder to get than OTR for obvious reasons

 

You ain’t kidding! Hey those 2 horses look familiar

 

General statements like "no body" especially in a industry as regulated by both the Government as well as Insurance as trucking is, are always going to be proven wrong at some point. Right now I will grant you with most carriers dropping standards to keep warm bodies in those trucks I am forced to agree with the basics of that comment. However if this ever changes that will also change. Give me 2 candidates for one driving job and both are otherwise qualified, I will pick the one with OTR experience. A driver that has a year or more of OTR has most likely driven on snow. I'm sorry but I will never agree that OTR trucking is just driving down a highway. the job being sought is also more to the point. If I am looking for a driver that has experience with making city stops, that is one thing. However most OTR jobs don't really necessitate these skills. Now I am going to go back to my general statement. Trucking in the US is a very diverse job. General statements like "no body" can get someone in a bit of trouble. I have done both. I used to drive a truck down Meeting street in Charleston SC. Some of the most horrid backs were required there. I know what you mean and agree about the backing. However when I was doing general OTR the only time I did difficult backs was in places that were not designed for 53 footers. Now on the face of it i agree with you. However you start to talk to drivers in these boards that have logged million+ miles OTR you might get an argument about "just driving down the road" I once had to back a 53 footer down a busy dirt road almost a quarter mile. Had no choice. Could not get a spotter to help me either. Not meaning to nitpick, just saying some OTR drivers have an experience and skill set that is VASTLY better then some local drivers.

 

If the stops on the dedicated route have the word "dollar" anywhere, run away.

 

You have a point moose.

I guess I should have said most people just want experience.

And no I don’t think otr drivers are dumb truck drivers, I know there is snow and mountains and all that.

 

Yep, right on top of my head! have a great night and day.