Would Like To Know What 'irregular Route' Trucking Is

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Todd G.'s Comment
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Hi. I'm in the process of checking out companies to apply to for when I finish school. A couple I've looked at, including Ozark, say they're irregular route carriers. Besides the obvious, what does that mean? TIA.

Brett Aquila's Comment
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Hey Todd. Irregular route just means you'll be going wherever the heck they happen to be sending you. There is no certain schedule, nor are there any certain destinations in any certain order. It's basically random. That's what 99% of OTR jobs are - irregular routes.

You'll also hear:

Regional Routes - these are routes (or divisions within companies) that stay within a given region of the country, like the Northeast or west of the Mississippi and often get you home every weekend or every other weekend.

Dedicated Routes - these are routes (or divisions within companies) where drivers only service one particular set of routes or one particular customer.

Local Routes - these are jobs that stay around a given area and normally get you home every night.

Dedicated Route:

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.

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.

Todd G.'s Comment
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Hey Todd. Irregular route just means you'll be going wherever the heck they happen to be sending you. There is no certain schedule, nor are there any certain destinations in any certain order. It's basically random. That's what 99% of OTR jobs are - irregular routes.

You'll also hear:

Regional Routes - these are routes (or divisions within companies) that stay within a given region of the country, like the Northeast or west of the Mississippi and often get you home every weekend or every other weekend.

Dedicated Routes - these are routes (or divisions within companies) where drivers only service one particular set of routes or one particular customer.

Local Routes - these are jobs that stay around a given area and normally get you home every night.

Thanks Brett. Sounded like something out of the ordinary

Dedicated Route:

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.

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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