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OK you have otr , ltl and local... Local and ltl companies want otr experience most of the time... Otr has dedicated and regional that will get you the otr experience and home most to every weekend... Ltl and local will get you home every night... Look for local and ltl jobs in your area that hire new drivers with no tractor trailer experience.... Otr you will get home 1 day for every week you stay out... Up to 4 weeks depending on company...

I have a friend who's been working for the same company for 10 years or so, he does "local", meaning he travels all day, 10-12 hours a day, in and out of state, but he's home every night and weekends. He said if I can do the job, his company would surely hire me. Should I actually visit his company's office to make sure? lol

At the very least I'd visit their website if they have one. And yes, a visit to their office is probably a good idea. I believe in being your own advocate and not relying on someone else to "make it happen".

Good advice. :)

I have a friend who's been working for the same company for 10 years or so, he does "local", meaning he travels all day, 10-12 hours a day, in and out of state, but he's home every night and weekends. He said if I can do the job, his company would surely hire me. Should I actually visit his company's office to make sure? lol

At the very least I'd visit their website if they have one. And yes, a visit to their office is probably a good idea. I believe in being your own advocate and not relying on someone else to "make it happen".

Good advice. :)

You can also look into intermodal. Intermodal can get you home maybe every other night or every night

So here's my issue; I am a recently divorced mother of two. Don't have a current income and I have been trying to find a way to make something happen, that will allow me to earn a living wage. I've had a rough road so far, and I don't want to depend on anyone. I was told by my friend that he got his trucking school funded by his local career center years ago. So that's where I started today, and I went to their office. They gave me a date to show up for an orientation. This is where they will decide if they allow me some funds to take the class, but the councilor flat out told me that the funds are almost gone, and that my chances are slim. The problem is, this orientation appointment is *after* the next classes start in December. So this is not helping me at all. My other option is to try to be approved for a loan with the school, but I need a co-signer and asides from my ex, I have no one. I have zero debts, and don't like the idea of taking up a loan, not knowing if I'll even pass the CDL and get a job to repay it. It's almost $5000 for tractor trailer (class A), and $2000 for class B.

As usual, it seems like life has a funny way of keeping from freedom and being autonomous.

PS We don't have the option to edit our posts in this forum?

Reb, to answer the editing question, the short answer is "No". Brett can explain his reasons, but the closest you can get is to add a separate post that says "Brett, I messed p please delete this post."

As Mother of two, are you expecting to get a "day job" right off the bat? Those are super rare for a rookie. Also, most day truckers have longer hours. Or ... are your children old enough to take care of themselves either daily or for a couple of weeks?

You don't need to fret about tuition. Many companies will pick up that tab if you promise to stay and work for them for about a year. I got my entire schooling through Swift, and plan to stay that year, at least.

Thanks everyone. I have already read through a lot of that info. My question was more specific about requirements in Massachusetts. I heard someone say that you have to do OTR for the first two years, 6 days a week. Which I'm not interested in doing, as I do need my weekends. I still have a teenage daughter at home, therefor I wouldn't want to do long distance trips. I'm looking to get into this career and be able to be home at night.

Schneider does regional or dedicated right off of the bat. You will be out five home two. Or Roehl has a 7 on 7 off

Reb, to answer the editing question, the short answer is "No". Brett can explain his reasons, but the closest you can get is to add a separate post that says "Brett, I messed p please delete this post."

As Mother of two, are you expecting to get a "day job" right off the bat? Those are super rare for a rookie. Also, most day truckers have longer hours. Or ... are your children old enough to take care of themselves either daily or for a couple of weeks?

You don't need to fret about tuition. Many companies will pick up that tab if you promise to stay and work for them for about a year. I got my entire schooling through Swift, and plan to stay that year, at least.

One of my daughters is 20, the other one turning 16 in a few weeks. My friend who works for a local company said they will hire a rookie right out of school, that's how bad they need drivers apparently. But they do work long days, 12-14 hours. Home every night, holidays and weekends. I'm hoping I can go there.

Reb, to answer the editing question, the short answer is "No". Brett can explain his reasons, but the closest you can get is to add a separate post that says "Brett, I messed p please delete this post."

As Mother of two, are you expecting to get a "day job" right off the bat? Those are super rare for a rookie. Also, most day truckers have longer hours. Or ... are your children old enough to take care of themselves either daily or for a couple of weeks?

You don't need to fret about tuition. Many companies will pick up that tab if you promise to stay and work for them for about a year. I got my entire schooling through Swift, and plan to stay that year, at least.

One of my daughters is 20, the other one turning 16 in a few weeks. My friend who works for a local company said they will hire a rookie right out of school, that's how bad they need drivers apparently. But they do work long days, 12-14 hours. Home every night, holidays and weekends. I'm hoping I can go there.

I'd say, look into it, work hard and go for it. You might be pleasantly surprised at the outcome and it never hurts to try.

Reb, to answer the editing question, the short answer is "No". Brett can explain his reasons, but the closest you can get is to add a separate post that says "Brett, I messed p please delete this post."

As Mother of two, are you expecting to get a "day job" right off the bat? Those are super rare for a rookie. Also, most day truckers have longer hours. Or ... are your children old enough to take care of themselves either daily or for a couple of weeks?

You don't need to fret about tuition. Many companies will pick up that tab if you promise to stay and work for them for about a year. I got my entire schooling through Swift, and plan to stay that year, at least.

One of my daughters is 20, the other one turning 16 in a few weeks. My friend who works for a local company said they will hire a rookie right out of school, that's how bad they need drivers apparently. But they do work long days, 12-14 hours. Home every night, holidays and weekends. I'm hoping I can go there.

I'd say, look into it, work hard and go for it. You might be pleasantly surprised at the outcome and it never hurts to try.

Thank you for the good words!! :)