Sorry if these are silly questions.

I disagree with Chompi.
Each family has it's needs.
I started OTR and drove line haul for four years. Was gone a lot. Then, realizing I should be home more for my family, I took a job pulling a local dairy tanker. did that for 8 years before a fool friend talked me into buying a truck.
But that's another story.
Putting in a year or two OTR will open a lot of doors.
There are also a lot of LTL jobs available out the gate, where you're home a significant amount of time. It just depends on where you live.
My youngest brother recently got his CDL and snagged a tanker job locally. He's home every night.
As for pay?
If you're doing OTR and making less than 700 per week NET after one year, there's a problem.
There is no reason you cannot make $1,000 per week NET after 2-3 years.

 

How are you disagreeing with me if you just said you realized you should be home with your family more and then got a local gig?

 

Yes as long as he stays a company driver !!!!!!!!!!! Do not let him get talked into leasing a truck from any company..... As long as hes a company driver they take care of all repairs,fuel,scale tickets, plus he can have ins. This will be a big eye opener for both of you please be patient with him . Its going to be very hard but can have great rewards in the long run , Like getting a local job making 55,000 to 75,000 a year so you can do very well but you have to be willing to just about give up your personal life for a few years to do so. Good luck. P.S telling him to go with a company that does not let the trainer sleep while hes driving . The trainer needs to be up and training the hole time, Thats why hes called a trainer. If you dont belive that look up the u-tube video of donners pass truck wreck . That was a student driving with a trainer sleeping .

 

As far as time with a trainer goes, that depends on him. I realize that does not tell you much but it really depends on his personality and driving habits. Driving a truck is stressfull, so if he is a person that gets freaked out in busy traffic, or is impatient, gets angry, confused, ect, then, he will need more time with a trainer. The number one asset I have seen in my limited time( 10 months, 120,000 miles wich makes me a baby compared to most who post here) is the ability to remain calm when it seems like every car around you seems intent on committing suicide under your truck. Rain, snow, hail, night driving all take their own set of skills to develop. I had ten days of training, probably should have had more time but that was how it worked out. I had some things that helped me such as I'm older(48) very patient, I learn very fast and my previous trade was very stressfull, so I have the ability to stay calm no matter what happens around me. My dad drove trucks for years so I spent a lot of time riding with him (years) and had a pretty good understanding of just how hard a driver is working driving these big trucks around. One thing that will help is asking his instructor his opinion how much training he will need before he goes on his own. Really, there is so much to learn, and every day I'm reminded of just how much I don't know. I hope this helps, but the only person who can say how much training is needed is your husband and his future trainer.
Merry Christmas
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