Age Requirement For OTR?
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Hey, I recently got accepted into a truck driving school (Truck Driving Institute). The recruiter there got my information and told me he wouldn't have any problems getting me a job. He said that he guaranteed I'd have job offers and told me a bunch about how much money I could be making, etc. I've been doing a bunch of research on various companies and such, and have lately been kinda overwhelmed with all the info, honestly. I just found this website, which helps :). Anyway, I was talking to a truck driver and he told me that companies won't hire you for OTR if you're not 25 or older. I'm 23 years old. I've tried to confirm this, but from what I've seen, a lot of companies I've researched require you to be 23 or 21, which is fine for me... Is this information true?
Company-Sponsored Training that link has a few off the big companies with there age requirements you can check them out there or call them
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.
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.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
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Thanks! I guess he just meant that some local companies require you to be 25 for OTR. He kinda made it sound like it was a law or that most companies require it. I dunno... Anyway, I'll continue to do further research on companies.
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.
I'll be starting at TDI in Sanford, FL on March 9th. :)
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Hey, I recently got accepted into a truck driving school (Truck Driving Institute). The recruiter there got my information and told me he wouldn't have any problems getting me a job. He said that he guaranteed I'd have job offers and told me a bunch about how much money I could be making, etc. I've been doing a bunch of research on various companies and such, and have lately been kinda overwhelmed with all the info, honestly. I just found this website, which helps :). Anyway, I was talking to a truck driver and he told me that companies won't hire you for OTR if you're not 25 or older. I'm 23 years old. I've tried to confirm this, but from what I've seen, a lot of companies I've researched require you to be 23 or 21, which is fine for me... Is this information true?
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.