Division Options?
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What division you train in - depends on if there are trainers in that division - there usually are. Make sure you have a TWIC CARD - as that is MANDATORY to get onto a port. Many ports also require you to have THEIR CARD to get on that particular port "unescorted". By "Port Division" - do you mean CONTAINERS?
OTR is 24/7 OVER THE ROAD (OTR - get it?) in your truck. As far as home-time goes - most companies allow you to accrue 1 day off for each 6/7 out. But most companies WILL NOT give you more than 3-4 days home and let you keep your truck. And you sure don't want to get your truck all comfy and setup the way you like it - then have to MOVE OUT because they "slip-seat" you.
Lot's of folks stay out for weeks or months, when there is no "compelling reason" to go home (as in spouse, kids, etc.) - and you don't have to GO HOME - to take HOME TIME. You can grab 3-4 "days off", pretty much anywhere the company goes. So if you've got some friends/family you haven't seen in awhile - you can request "home time" in their zip code and get routed there for a few days off. Lots of drivers use this to see family/friends other than where they reside, or get those couple of days off to sight-see somewhere they've never been (or just hang somewhere they like to be).
Rick
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.
Over The Road:
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.
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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Is Port Division an option as a rookie, as a still being trained rookie? And is OTR just a 24-7 on the road, in your truck deal? Last question, most co.'s give drivers a day off for every 7 day week on, have any of you guys ever gone weeks, with no days off for say a month or two, And let those days off pile up?
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.