What does it mean to be OTR

I was under the impression that OTR means you are given loads that have large # of miles in them...and regional and local are given loads that keep them close to home. As an OTR person my current company(schneider bulk) sends me local 100 to 200 mile runs when am far away from home. Is this a norm? As an OTR person can i refuse to take these loads

 

Over The Road just means you go everywhere. When I was with Schneider, they paid more for loads under 300 miles. And yeah, if you don't have a home time request in, they're just going to keep you doing whatever is available until they find a load paying good enough to justify sending you a long way, especially if you're in a place everyone else hates being in.

Whenever they sent me to Jersey or the northeast I would put in a home time request before I even started driving. Otherwise, I'd be there for weeks.

 

Ya there is a 20 bucks extra pay but doesnt come close to justifying all the time wasted in traffic and all the unpaid stops and time wasted at tank washes. I will have to start puttin in a 1 day off time just so that they wont waste my time with this mickey mouse local crap.

 

Should probably put it in the Qualcomm tonight if you're still there. Over time you'll learn where you don't want to be and plan accordingly. Don't be afraid to call up your DBL and tell them you need miles.

 

A lot of the megas ship their long distance and non time sensitive stuff by rail. That's eliminated a lot of coast to coast work.

 

I already told him that a couple weeks back when they had me stuck in Alabama doing worthless crap. They gave me a 1800 miles run right afterwards. But I shouldn't have to complain to get long haul loads. May be am at the wrong company or type of work(tanker) for what I want to do, which is drive.

 

Am not looking for coast to coast runs. Anything greater than 500 miles at this point

 

If you don’t have a year in, finish your year or your contract agreement if you have one, THEN sign up for some gig paying you for what you know as well as what you do.

Look around, hand...you’re surrounded by green grass.

 

companies like to bounce in bad áreas till the can find something decent to get out and if you dont complain why should they do it any different

 

He went to Schneider. Haaaaahaaaaaaa.
Sucks, bud.