Just Been Offered A Local Job
Topic 16090 | Page 2
Hey everyone,
When I first got my CDL I always wanted a local job where I'm home everyday, today I got a phone call from a guy that runs a propane business telling me I start off with 15$ an hour and home everyday.
So far I have 5-6 months of OTR experience under my belt, I'm really thinking about taking up the offer and the pay sounds decent.
Would you guys take up the offer? I would appreciate some thoughts before I make a decision.
Not sure where you live, but JB HUNT Intermodal is where the $$ is at. Started regional now I'm local. Great pay, home every day off weekends
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.
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.
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.
I forgot to mention and I should have I live in mississippi so that pretty much explains why I thought the money sounds nice due to the cost of living down here isn't much compared to other states.
@C.T. you have a point about that, with my current company detention is 15$ an hour if I'm at a shippers/receivers for over 2 hours so when you really think about it I might have more with my current job than the one I'm being offered, not sure how their holiday pay works though + OT.
But then again I might ride this OTR out for a year though to have something under my belt.
@ The Shiva I heard some good things about J.B. Hunt, I need to give them a call and see what are they offering as well.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
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.
IMHO. I would stick it out for 1 full year OTR. It will look real good to other prospective Employers. It also begins to open the door to many other Trucking opportunities! BTW Amerigas is a huge National Company. Not some fly by night outfit. 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.
Something you also want to consider is how many hours per week you will be working.
Assuming 40 hours/week if you are making $15 hour x 40 hours x 52 weeks that is $31,200 / year. Kind of on the low end for a new OTR driver.
If they are having you work 50 hours/week you are making $15 hour x 55 hours x 52 weeks, which would be $42,900, quite a bit higher. I came to 55 hours because after 40 hours you would be paid time and a half.
I'm not really pushing for you to take it or not take it, I just want you to try to find out how many hours each week you will be working as that makes a large difference. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
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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This and it's OTR experience of one year.... so even if you did two years at the new company cause it is local it might not "count" in a way if you know what I mean. As far as OTR you would still only have what you have.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
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.