HoMe Sick And Neef Local Job HELP
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Hey Jv. Being homesick is definitely one of the hardest parts, and sitting with a trainer waiting on loads sucks. This is probably not what you want to here but most companies aren't going to give local runs to a new driver. Generally speaking they want at least one year, preferably two years of otr. I would say take advantage of the downtime to practice backing ALOT. Find an open area, set up some cones, and work on blindside and sight side backs, 45 and 90, tight fits, all that. While you have a second set of eyes. Heck, ask him to do sound hard backs while you watch from outside. Take note of when and how much he turns the wheel, and how the trailer responds. Pick your trainer's brain, ask about how he handled missing turns or exits, getting lost, bad weather, near accidents, etc. Once you are on your own, time will go by faster. But sitting idle makes homesickness worse, so focus on learning to take your mind off it. 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.
Hey JV...I read your previous posts and have a couple of questions for you. You mentioned something about attending a company sponsored school about 6 weeks ago. Then you wanted to know about driving a Pete or KW dump truck, but hadn't started school yet. Etc, etc.
What is your actual status; did you attend a company sponsored school and are you currently road training? How have you been OTR for 3 months if you went through company sponsored training and only got your CDL a month ago? Not to pry, but in order for us to give you reasonable sound advice, it helps if we understand the big picture.
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.
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.
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
Sorry for the miss information it really almost been a month or so of actual driving otr idk where 2 month with out my cdl came from thanks for letting me kW
Hey JV...I read your previous posts and have a couple of questions for you. You mentioned something about attending a company sponsored school about 6 weeks ago. Then you wanted to know about driving a Pete or KW dump truck, but hadn't started school yet. Etc, etc.
What is your actual status; did you attend a company sponsored school and are you currently road training? How have you been OTR for 3 months if you went through company sponsored training and only got your CDL a month ago? Not to pry, but in order for us to give you reasonable sound advice, it helps if we understand the big picture.
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.
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.
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
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Hey guys I got my cdl for a month or so already but I been driving for 3 months OTR. I been getting home sick to the point I even thought about quitting and the fact that freight is slow and I seat for days at the time waiting on dispatch and I'm still with a trainer so I been looking around for a local jobs home every night or every day but I can't find anything. I'm from NC Fayetteville area so if anybody here kws of something please let me kW OTR ain't for everybody and especially not for me please HELP
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.