Looking For The Perfect Start To Fit My Needs
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Dominic Welcome to the forum from what I understand you are in the area to find something close to what your looking for. Are you looking at going to a trucking school or company training? Reason I ask is its difficult to find a company that trains who is not OTR. There are a few drivers from your area that landed jobs like you've showed interest to like heavy c. I am sure they will be happy to provide you with great information.
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.
Dominic Welcome to the forum from what I understand you are in the area to find something close to what your looking for. Are you looking at going to a trucking school or company training? Reason I ask is its difficult to find a company that trains who is not OTR. There are a few drivers from your area that landed jobs like you've showed interest to like heavy c. I am sure they will be happy to provide you with great information.
I don't mind going OTR for 4 or 5 days at a time. Just not weeks at a time. Don't think I can handle that. I would goto school or company training, whichever works best at the time. Is the money i'm asking reasonable? Thanks for the reply
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.
Dominic the chances of finding an OTR company like that is nil. you need to look at regional LTL or perhaps a dedicated run. Even with that there are very few that will guarantee home time that you are needing. Quite often these jobs require you to unload your trailer as well. The money you are requiring is okay. It's the home time that will be the issue. I left on January 3rd and just got hometime yesterday. I'll be heading back out on monday
Dedicated Run:
A driver or carrier who transports cargo between regular, prescribed routes. Normally it means a driver will be dedicated to working for one particular customer like Walmart or Home Depot and they will only haul freight for that customer. You'll often hear drivers say something like, "I'm on the Walmart dedicated account."
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.
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
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.
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This is my first post on trucking truth as I literally just registered minutes ago. I enjoy reading all the blogs / forums on this site to get a better understanding of what it's really like out there on the road. I curently have a CDL class A but haven't driven in over 15 years and even when I did drive, it was minimal. As you can see, I need lots of training. I'm looking to start training soon with the right company. I would like a dedicated run of at least 2,000 miles consisting of 4 or 5 days out with 2 or 3 days home per week at .40 per mile = $800.00 per week. Am I asking too much ?? I currently live In Long Island NY and it's not cheap to live here. I'm in no position to move anytime soon with step children well established into a great school system. I currently have a great job but it is a young mans job. As I approach 40 years old I have to start thinking future. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you :-)
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Dedicated Run:
A driver or carrier who transports cargo between regular, prescribed routes. Normally it means a driver will be dedicated to working for one particular customer like Walmart or Home Depot and they will only haul freight for that customer. You'll often hear drivers say something like, "I'm on the Walmart dedicated account."