Iim 50 I Dont Look 50 I Want To Drive Do Any Companys Provide Child Care During Training

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Temple P.'s Comment
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C. S.'s Comment
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No companies that I know of provide child care while training. Unless you have a family member that can take care of your children, you might be out of luck as far as OTR goes. Even after training you will be gone from home for weeks at at a time. Depending on where you live it might be possible to get a local job with no experience, although those jobs are very difficult for rookies.

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.
Susan D. 's Comment
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No, trucking companies don't generally offer child care. I've never heard of any that would. I would be leary of going local as a new driver for sure. Those jobs can be difficult to get and difficult to keep, even for experienced drivers.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Lilysmomma's Comment
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If you need childcare while you are in training, what are going to do when you are out on the road for days at a time? I think you need to re think this if you have small children and don't have someone who can watch your kids and be there all the time...

Lynn B.'s Comment
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If you need childcare while you are in training, what are going to do when you are out on the road for days at a time? I think you need to re think this if you have small children and don't have someone who can watch your kids and be there all the time...

Yep!

Sweet Caroline's Comment
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I have had this dream of going OTR since I can rememeber.. I once had small children and often thought about it but I chose to do the smart thing and wait until they were adults. I do realize that I do not know your situation and everyone comes from different backgrounds but if your children are small I would really sit down and think about this before agreeing to anything of the kind. Trucking companies are not going to care if you have no child care. At any rate I wish you 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.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
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