Should i gain experience OTR before i go into LTL?

Honestly, there is nothing in ltl that you need to learn to do on the road. Driving is driving, however if you do line haul for abf you will make significantly more money doing that.

So unless you want to do the otr tour of the usa, go to abf and build that seniority and make that money.

 

If you don't want to go OTR for some deep seeded desire to never be home and explore this beautiful country, go straight into what you want to do!

 

Hell no. Go straight to LTL! OTR is crap and it pays crap. Everyone should refuse to work it until they pay wages that are worth your while.

 

LTL and OTR are two completely different lifestyles and jobs.

Why learn something useless to you if it's not what you want?

LTL guys generally go to the same place everyday, they don't deal with any customers, and they don't deal with route planning and delivery times the same way an OTR driver does. Some LTL drivers are OTR, but it's rare and they're typically teams.

Unless you're thinking of doing P&D that's a completely different animal and would probably scare the #### out of most new drivers.

 

OP, ask @TROOPER to TRUCKER about Averitt, or look up some of his threads . . . I TOTALLY agree with the above posters, as well; however! If you're not "wanting" to go OTR, and have a better, more "viable" option, I'd go with that. As far as bringing the GF, many "newbies" going into OTR don't get a rider policy straight off the bat. (Unless she has a CDL and you fly team . . .)

 

Pick and deliver. Local pedder

 

Ya go here del 2 skids, go there pick up one, go here del 8 skids, go there try to pick up 15 skids..... have to go back, not enough room.... ya know easy work