OTR vs Regional experience

haz-matguru · Aug 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM

Moosetek13 said: ↑

I was at Swift for 14 years, around 8 or 9 years OTR before I switched to GLR.
Great Lakes Region.

Nothing really changed that much for me except that I was just running in a more limited area.
I ran my usual schedule of 4-5 weeks out and 3 days of home time.
The cpm was a bit better because regional gets fewer miles, and I didn't have to run in the parts of the country that I don't like.
The deep south, east or west coast are all a nightmare in my opinion. GLR was ideal with me being in MN.

Many drivers that ran GLR took home time more often, but everyone is still on the road many days to weeks and running similar loads to OTR.
Basically the same thing, in my opinion. Getting home a bit more often still means you are essentially living in the truck, just like OTR.
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3 days after 4-5 weeks out! Whew!!!!

aramil248 · Aug 20, 2025 at 4:18 AM

Chinatown said: ↑

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Interested in relocating your family to Southern Idaho? We are offering relocation assistance!

"We prefer candidates with milk loading experience, but for the right individual, we are willing to train you for the job."

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Speaking of Idaho. I actually saw a ad the other day. It was a OTR job pulling that Idaho potato trailer.

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