Day Cab Or OTR
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Also it's $18/HR usually 35-40 hours weekly
Also it's $18/HR usually 35-40 hours weekly
You can make more than that for that run. Of course, if being home is more important to you that's fine to. All depends on what's most important to you.
Northeast really isn't as bad as some people make it out to be. You can do it
Did Swift pay for your CDL training? If so, you may wanna hump out the 5ish months left of your contract or you may get a not-so-subtle bill for thousands of dollars from Swift.
I don't pretend to know your situation, but you definitely want to look at all aspects prior to jumping ship.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Swift has shuttles - day work, home every day. It all depends on where you live, though. Ask your DM!
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.New Reply:
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I've been doing otr with Swift for a while now, I have a wife and a three year old daughter, they keep me out for a minimum of two weeks usually and only two days at home. I have a little over 6 months right now, I just got an offer for a day cav job today 25 minutes from my house, but I'll be running Boston and New york city, as a 21 year old with 6 months you can imagine this is pretty intimidating, lol. I've ran Manhattan before but only on 95 through jersey up to Hartford. I understand the stops and physical work will probably be much more demanding. Any tips or advice from experience?
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.