What's the attraction to OTR in 2023?

Which one will let me work “non-stop” for 7-10 weeks, and then take 2 weeks off? otr, I have everything I need to enjoy the downtime on truck, but getting a mini-cation is totally worth it.

 

Its me, the open road, good music, job freedom, scenery, good food, less routine. It's only a handful of available local jobs out there that pay OTR money. Most local jobs stay filled, then there's miles long waiting lists. I did the local thing, I'll take OTR any day without a 2nd thought.

 

Why did you have to leave the service or it that personal?
Used to be "up or out", but there was a loophole for that very few knew about.

 

It was an up or out situation. Sometimes referred to as High Year Tenure (HYT)

 

I've seen that. What I told sailors to do is extend vs. reenlist. Need a connection in the Personnel Office and a CO that needs retention to go up. Can't reenlist past 20 yrs., but nothing in the rules says you can't extend.
Maybe that loophole has been closed now.
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Sometimes can call the detailer and request recall to active duty. Those guys are used for ships in drydock or being re-commissioned because Fleet Reservists being recalled don't count against the manpower allowance.

 

Here's one; work when you want to:
Trillium Staffing - Driver Staffing Solutions

 

You know it's a good OTR job when the dispatcher says, "You ready to go home yet?"

 

Does that actually happen?

 

Mine says that to me all the time lol

 

Yeah, I love it. "Ready to go home yet?" "..Uhh, depends on what's available." Get some nice coast-to-coast runs that way.