Typical Salary?

I totally agree.I emailed this tanker company this morning.Won't hear back till Monday.I have seen their trks around.Very nice equipment and an impressive website.I'll probably look into local tanker outfits over this weekend.

 

Questioned it myself months back. ( local tanker ) Had to get a tanker endorsement for LTL.
Doesn't work out with this new employer. I still can claim "tanker" experience LOL.

Go for it Patty local tanker. Post the results. Curious myself.



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Not to hijack the thread. CDL nation. Typical salary. 20k to 120k for a company driver
You don't have to do OTR for experience. Anyone can bump a dock/destination every other day.

OTR companies think Local is not experience, Which is the furthest from the truth.

 

He may be able to do the job 100% to support your family. Are you willing to provide positive support to him also as a career choice? Home life support is essential !

It's a 2 way street. Can't complain if he is not home at 6pm during supper ETC

 

Most trucking jobs is not a 9-5 job. It varies and I'm lazy to type it all out.
Positive home support for the driver is important also. It's a rewarding career choice.

 

If he can read and speak english, good for him. I can't

 

This just baffles me. All my driving exp has been OTR, but to me, local exp in a big metro area seems like it would be far more valuable than OTR exp. especially in the northeast. You have the tightest areas to work with, low clearances, super heavy traffic, snow, ice and at least some small mountains.

What can an OTR driver answer that with? "I have exp sleeping in the truck" ,, "I went through donner a few times",, "I know how to trip plan". I suppose logging is a bit different, but in most cases you have a little box that tells you when you can or can't drive.

 

Respect to yins OTR folks ( still a brotherhood ). It's a life style. Just not mine and many others that did not believe the hype in CDL school saying OTR was needed for local.

Local isn't always greener either. I wanted to go OTR last year for the heck of it ( I've tried ). companies told me out with a trainer 18 months experience sleep in his truck 3 weeks no thanks.

I just don't understand it. Trucking is weird.



ETA: sure some of us do log books or trip destinations. depends on the company policies it really widely varies with electronic crap / GPS etc also. No set standard. Companies vary so just my opinion. Impossible to say 100% local always has big brother to monitor your duties lol.