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Hey all. I've completed my DOT exam and getting my permit soon so still early in the process of getting started with trucking.
Just looking to have realistic expectations for home time when driving OTR. From what I understand you will get maybe 2-3 days every couple of weeks? With the option to stay out longer and bank some more days off for a longer break. So if you stay out on the road for like two months are able to take a full week off after that?
Also, when you're out on the road for months at a time, what do you do during that required reset period? I think 34 hours. Get a hotel? Just hang out in the truck?
Thanks for any feedback.
The 34 hour reset is not required. If my truck isn't in the shop, I never do a reset on the road. I generally stay out for at least 45 days, and as long as 97 days out.
Most OTR companies will be one day off for each week out, give or take a day.
Some companies will have a maximum number of days the truck stays parked when you're on normal hometime. Paid vacation is a different matter. I was out last time, then when I did take hometime, I had 8 consecutive days off.
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.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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Hey all. I've completed my DOT exam and getting my permit soon so still early in the process of getting started with trucking.
Just looking to have realistic expectations for home time when driving OTR. From what I understand you will get maybe 2-3 days every couple of weeks? With the option to stay out longer and bank some more days off for a longer break. So if you stay out on the road for like two months are able to take a full week off after that?
Also, when you're out on the road for months at a time, what do you do during that required reset period? I think 34 hours. Get a hotel? Just hang out in the truck?
Thanks for any feedback.
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.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.