Comments By Mike

So I was planning on going tomorrow and signing up for a school. Does the school really matter as long as you get 160hrs? It's at the local college here. My only concern is after graduating a company not wanting to accept my cert.

I agree. I've had bulk trailers and especially ready mix trucks in places I wouldn't take a 4x4 pickup, but I guess that doesn't qualify me to keep a rig between the lines. Oh well, it's their game and if I wanna play, gotta play by their rules. I'll prob be going to a local school. Don't want to tie myself into any one company just to "pay back" the training. It's not too pricey, and gives me the freedom to check multiple companies out.

Well, looks like I'm gonna just bite the bullet and go to school. After talking to a couple places, as it stands, my CDL that I've had for 15 years is useless since i never drove OTR. Hopefully the school doesn't take too long. I'm out of work and need a job ASAP.

Well, as the title says, I'd like to get into OTR, but lack experience. Here is a little background on me. I'm 33, got my CDL back in '98 as soon as I turned 18. I have driven off and on throughout the years, oilfield, ready mix, and other local stuff. My family owned a small dump truck company, so I never went to a "truck driving school." (They retired and sold out while I was in the military). So far I've had zero luck even getting a company to look at me since I have no OTR experience and no school. What can I do? I have a clean driving record, and can handle a big truck without any issue. I do not know the paperwork side of OTR though.