Local Or OTR?
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A majority of people here are OTR , myself and several other "real truckers" are home daily.
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.
There are other options besides Local or OTR. I drive Dedicated and I'm very happy with that. Regional is another option.
The site is designed to be a resource for new drivers entering the industry. Most driving jobs for entry-level drivers are OTR so most of us got our start in OTR and most of the folks getting into the industry will too. The other options usually want to see at at least a year of OTR experience before they will consider hiring a driver.
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.
Alan, this forum mostly deals with OTR , regional , dedicated and local company drivers.
There are a few owner-operators here but not many.
Personally, I am OTR, but it doesn’t matter. Any question about truck driving gets addressed here.
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.
I am local as well. To add to Bobcats post, real truckers pull 2 trailers, sometimes 3😁😁😁.
But seriously, going local as a rookie is tough, I know cause I’m doing it. You will be on tight roads with lots of stop and go traffic and also have to back the trailer many times per day into some pretty tight docks and off the street sometimes. I had 25+ years of driving with and backing utility and dump trailers in the landscaping field before getting my CDL. I truly believe that my prior experience and understanding of how trailers react and move in reverse is what made it possible
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.
As soon as I got my year in OVR I moved to a local job as well. Home daily, all weekends off and I make more than I ever did OVR… ide never go back to that personally.
I'm local/ line haul for Pepsi for 15 years it's a good gig if you have the back to do it for about 5 years till you get enough seniority to get the Cush routes. I have a wife and kids so I'll probably never be over the road till the kids are out of the house. And then maybe I'll throw my hat into that ring to go across the country with my wife, if robots aren't doing it by then
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.
Line Haul:
Linehaul drivers will normally run loads from terminal to terminal for LTL (Less than Truckload) companies.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning them to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.
Home every night for Walmart.
I've been offered local, regional and dedicated at my company. I turned them down. I prefer OTR as I have it with them. I choose where I want to operate and for how long, depending on how much freight is available. (Lately it's been lean, but seems to be changing)
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.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
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Hello, brand new guy to this site, just signed up 30 minutes ago. I started reading some of the forum posts and was wondering doe this site just cater to OTR truckers or are there any local home every night truckers on here?
Thank you,
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.