Ya know, I was just thinking that wouldnt it make more sense if the industry paid OTR guys MORE and local guys LESS?? You would think that companies would have to pay more in order for guys to sacrifice their time at home and whatnot. Yet its local work that pays more. I wonder why.
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My guess is that local companies won’t hire the piss bottle toting. No showering box trolls that find their way in to prime cabs. They pay more because they can be selective.
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LTL 80k+ most truck driver don’t want to do the physical work. They only get paid per mile. I like to break down pallets
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would you shovel 400 degree asphalt on a 100 degree day? I do
Do you run hundreds of miles a day? Probably. I used to and wanted to blow my brains out.
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I dunno, I found the regional work to be rather simple compared to what I'm doing now. Running regional, I never found myself 13 miles back in the Elk State Forest on an old logging road covered with 4" of snow, with mud underneath, stairing at a very steep hill to go up, dragging 26 tons of cement powder behind.
Still, there are some things that OTR guys do that I would have trouble with now. Backing in at a truck stop comes to mind. Last time I did that I realized how rusty I was at that. Even though I back blindside (using mirrors like I'm supposed to) into tight places at every power plant I go to, I admit backing in between two trucks at a truck stop posed a challenge I hadn't seen in a while. And I probably looked rookie-ish doing it.
I do agree that OTR should pay more though, simply because of the time away from home. I hear these people bragging (or complaining) about bringing home $900 a week after being gone for 3-4 weeks at a time and almost feel sorry for them. But, you gotta start somewhere I guess.
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