TMC states OTR and Regional are the same thing and I'm confused

TMC's typical "home weekends" dispatch model assumes a "regional" operation to keep drivers close to home. If you wanted to roam further, you'd tell them "I want to stay out 2 or 3 weeks" and then other load options would be looked at, even well outside your home region. At least that's the way it used to be.

That said, TMC is really not a 48 state carrier. They just don't do much Rockies or west, regardless where your home is.

 

No. I think with TMC, you're entitled to say you ran OTR especially if you request to roam outside of your normal space from time to time. I counted my years there (long ago) as OTR, but I ran all but a handful of states while I was there. But typically I ran 4 or 5 states if I was home weekends.

 

I think most consider 4-5 states or more as OTR. And if you're at TMC you're at least going to do that much even if you never request to stay out over the weekend ... unless you run their "Texas fleet" (if they even still have that)

Some places like to see winter weather driving experience, but it's generally not a deal breaker.

 

Hubby is currently out with a trainer - week 4 under way. We are based out of TX and he has gone to SC, VA, TN, MO, KS, MT, ID, NM, and TX for loads (probably a few other states I've forgotten). That seems OTR to me... HTH

 

If you are on percentage pay at TMC you should probably do alright running regionally anyway. You’d be surprised how much shorter runs can pay.

 

Tmc has a philosophy of getting drivers home weekly, to do that they try to avoid sending you out more than a 2 days drive from your home. More as Texan mentioned if you tell them you want to run 2 or 3 weeks or longer at a time, then they will send you out even farther, but the majority of their loads are loads that can be picked up and delivered the next day so basically 450 to 600mile runs.