Dealing With Being Homesick

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Ernesto G.'s Comment
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I hope you got your CDL. Driving OTR isn't for everyone. I tried it out of school and didn't like living in the truck. So I left the trainers truck after 30 day's. When I left the truck he told me I'd never find a job driving. About a week later I started driving for an LTL company. That was over a year ago. So when you get home start applying for LTL jobs if you are looking for an alternative to driving OTR. It doesn't mean you are any less of a driver......it just means you'll be home daily.

i did try ltl companies but they either want u to have your own truck or 2yrs otr , so im.just thinking on taking it like a man and stick to the 9 months program that CR England offers and then look for for something more local

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.

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.

T.W.'s Comment
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I think you have to be a little bit of an "outlaw" to survive in OTR trucking. Its a "nomad" lifestyle where you are living wild. You eat and sleep in a truck, eating mostly processed food, and sharing stories with strangers on the open road. Some are not cut out to live in a truck. Some would rather live in a comfortable hotel or be home every night in their own bed surrounded by familiar friends and family.

I am a mix breed. I like both worlds.

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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