Number Of Miles To Expect As An OTR Truck Driver
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Way to hustle! 
But u gotta eat bro
But u gotta eat bro
Not every day. Most people eat too much anyway.
But u gotta eat bro
Breakfast bar about 2 hours into the drive a few pretzels about an hour before bathroom stop but nothing heavy until stopped for the day.
But u gotta eat bro
Not every day. Most people eat too much anyway.
Your body has a starvation trigger. If you dip under the amount of calories your body needs for the day, it cannibalizes muscle into ketones to run, when you eat again it preserves as many of the new calories as possible in preparation for the next starvation. So, you lose muscle and gain fat if you're regularly over restricting calories. Nice try.
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So many people ask how many miles can they expect.
I'm OTR dry van <6months & will go home tomorrow with 5,165 miles in 12 days. Last trip out was 4,700 in same # of days.
To get these miles I had to make a few sacrifices, like being on duty (pre-trip) as soon as my 10-hour break was up and delivering a load about 14-hours early so I could be available for another. One shipper loaded me early and I slept at their lot so I could start the day & drive all day. One day I held off eating until I completed 633 miles.
I say all this to say; you CAN turn the miles and make decent $ as a company driver.
Good luck all. Be safe.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
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.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.