For a instate job, LTL companies would be your best bet and yes they do pay well. Problem is none that I know of are hiring now or in the foreseeable future. I'd suggest starting with a OTR company and then after a year you can probably pick any local job you'd want.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
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.
Gail, there's a lot of trucking companies doing "regional jobs." Many times these can get you home every weekend. I'd focus on regional jobs before interstate. As a rookie driver I think you'll have a lot easier time landing a regional job.
They are still considered as OTR experience, but they are limited to a certain limited region of states nearby your home location.
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 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.
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
I just started my serious hunt for CDL training. I would like to stay in state for family reasons. I guess my question is, do in state Jobs pay well?
It depends on what state you live in but a couple of options are yard hustler where you shuttle trailers from docks to parking spaces all day/night long. Or if you look at any distribution centers near you, you'll see that they have national companies that have dedicated drivers hauling their trailers. Pay varies from state to state tho.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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I just started my serious hunt for CDL training. I would like to stay in state for family reasons. I guess my question is, do in state Jobs pay well?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: