OTR As A Family Man
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Check into Roehl's Hometime Plus fleets. Depending on the location of the nearest drop yard to your residence, you may qualify for one of them.
Some of the options are 7/7 (7 days out and 7 days back), 7/3 7/4 (7 days out 3 back 1 week, then 7 out 4 back the next), and 14/7 (14 out, 7 home). Roehl also has local positions in some areas.
You might be able to get on one of those fleets once your training is complete and not have to do national (11-14 out, 3 back plus 1 back for every additional 7 days out...typical OTR schedule).
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Aaron M., Enjoy your life and any decisions you make to better the quality for your family and yourself. My intentions were not to influence any of your decisions but just a personal experience about some of the financial differences out there. I know all about the lack of snow conditions for supplementing plowing in the winter. I was an auto mechanic when exiting the Navy but soon went into driving when I was 20 and continued for 45 years and I never regretted it one minute. I hope you are very successful in your choice and God bless you and your family. Be safe and happy.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Well if you're really all in, good luck to you and learn as much as you can while on the road. There is a lot that you can listen to while driving about managing money and creating different streams of revenue that might help you diversify if you decide trucking isn't for you after you've completed your contract.
At the end of your contract, you will either want to continue OTR or you will have a lot more options and knowledge than you started with. Good luck.
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 have a feeling you might have researched this one already but one other possibility is working on ships in Alaska for the Winter seasons. I worked one season up there on a processor ship. It's definitely lots of work for low pay. There would be a lot of possibilities up there for you with your background though.
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For the record, I would never drink while OTR. I stated during my days off, as in home time, I'd drink. I like beer...nothin' wrong with that...in moderation of course.
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.