What Does Verifiable Tractor Trailer Experience Mean?
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I'll be trying to find work with less physical activity involved...would that be considered verifiable tractor trailer experience due to me only having local experience?
I think you might as well just be prepared to have to take a refresher course if you are planning on starting out with a local beer distributor and then moving into an over the road job. You didn't really specify what type of job you want to move into except that you wanted it to have less physical activity. Since most local jobs require a good deal of physical activity, I am assuming you intend going into an over the road or regional type position. As far as what most companies consider verifiable experience, I do not think they would consider that job as experience. I realize that some of them are specifying "tractor/trailer" experience, but for the most part they want to see "over the road" experience. Until someone develops a standardized definition of what "tractor/trailer" experience is, If I were in your position, I would still be prepared to take a refresher course and expect to go out with a trainer for a brief time for most OTR trucking jobs. I think the best place to ask this question would be a recruiter at a company that specifies it this way.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
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.
Over The Road:
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.
I'll be trying to find work with less physical activity involved...would that be considered verifiable tractor trailer experience due to me only having local experience?
I think you might as well just be prepared to have to take a refresher course if you are planning on starting out with a local beer distributor and then moving into an over the road job. You didn't really specify what type of job you want to move into except that you wanted it to have less physical activity. Since most local jobs require a good deal of physical activity, I am assuming you intend going into an over the road or regional type position. As far as what most companies consider verifiable experience, I do not think they would consider that job as experience. I realize that some of them are specifying "tractor/trailer" experience, but for the most part they want to see "over the road" experience. Until someone develops a standardized definition of what "tractor/trailer" experience is, If I were in your position, I would still be prepared to take a refresher course and expect to go out with a trainer for a brief time for most OTR trucking jobs. I think the best place to ask this question would be a recruiter at a company that specifies it this way.
Man I really appreciate you for coming in and helping me out on this Old School... not considering any Regional or over-the-road opportunities once I get experience locally delivering beer... I just thought maybe there were other local opportunities without less physical labor... but you say that this would not be considered experience as a tractor trailer driver sir?
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
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.
Over The Road:
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.
Okay, if you are looking into other local type jobs, then yes I think it would be considered tractor trailer experience. My concern would be that if you are starting out local and then wanting to go Over The Road , I think you are going to find that a lot of companies would not consider what you've done as experience.
Keep in mind that most of your local type trucking jobs usually involve a good bit of physical work, that is hard to get around in a local truck driving job.
Over The Road:
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.
Okay, if you are looking into other local type jobs, then yes I think it would be considered tractor trailer experience. My concern would be that if you are starting out local and then wanting to go Over The Road , I think you are going to find that a lot of companies would not consider what you've done as experience.
Keep in mind that most of your local type trucking jobs usually involve a good bit of physical work, that is hard to get around in a local truck driving job.
Yes sir, I really don't mind the physical labor honestly, I just want to know that I could go to other companies such as LTL companies and others that deliver within a certain area but come home each and every night... when I look online a lot of the times it makes it look as if when you only have done local work you won't be able to find other jobs in the local trucking industry... had me sort of spooked but you just made me feel a lot better about it knowing that I could still get other local jobs...
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
Over The Road:
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.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
R&L Carriers delivered paper supplies weekly to my former employer. I spoke with the driver frequently (as I was the guy placing & receiving the orders) & I was interested in Truck Driving.
He said he was home every night & off weekend's. His "physical labor" involved moving a small shrink-wrapped pallet off of the truck using a floor Jack, wheeling it inside the building (the trucks have power lifts) & getting my signature. Took less than 5 minutes.
Our conversations were typically longer than his laborous activities.
R&L Carriers delivered paper supplies weekly to my former employer. I spoke with the driver frequently (as I was the guy placing & receiving the orders) & I was interested in Truck Driving.
He said he was home every night & off weekend's. His "physical labor" involved moving a small shrink-wrapped pallet off of the truck using a floor Jack, wheeling it inside the building (the trucks have power lifts) & getting my signature. Took less than 5 minutes.
Our conversations were typically longer than his laborous activities.
Do you think a local company like them would consider my local delivery experience?
Do you think a local company like them would consider my local delivery experience?
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R&L Carriers delivered paper supplies weekly to my former employer. I spoke with the driver frequently (as I was the guy placing & receiving the orders) & I was interested in Truck Driving.
He said he was home every night & off weekend's. His "physical labor" involved moving a small shrink-wrapped pallet off of the truck using a floor Jack, wheeling it inside the building (the trucks have power lifts) & getting my signature. Took less than 5 minutes.
Our conversations were typically longer than his laborous activities.
Good morning Charlie, Not trying to be nitpicky..............but delivery drivers use a pallet jack, mechanics use a floor jack. I don't want those warehouse guy making fun of you!
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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I would just like to know what would be considered verifiable tractor trailer experience... I am about to begin a new career as a local tractor trailer delivery driver for a local company delivering beer... In 1or 2 years, I'll be trying to find work with less physical activity involved...would that be considered verifiable tractor trailer experience due to me only having local experience?