Tampa, Fl Local Jobs
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Hey guys! I am back again. I was planning on going otr and then settling with a local company (preferably Dominos pizza though its 100%+ touch its 60k a year for 2-3 nights a week to start needless to say they like many other local jobs, want experience.)
So I am here asking you all what local jobs are there that hire a 21 year old newbie for local. My wife is pregnant again and she doesn't want me to go over the road. This will make kid #2 when the new one is born well have a newborn and one at 17months. I still want to go over the road for six months to a year and then get local but she doesn't want me to. Any advice, suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks TT Universe. You guys have all been so much help for me.
Well you have a tough choice to make and I know what I would do but here are your choices.... Stay home and work local and stay married OR going OTR and become another divorced OTR truck driver. It's pretty simple. Want to stay married or not?
And since she is against the idea from the start don't think for one minute that if you could talk her into letting you go over the road that she would not resent you.
You my friend have a tough row to hoe. This is only something you can choose of your own.
So far as local work down there.... Since you live down there you would be the best person to find that sort of info out.
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.
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.
I agree with what Guy's trying to tell you. OTR is very tough on families, let alone new ones. If you're wife doesn't want you to go OTR, then you have your answer in regard to that. Sounds like you are taking the path to local.
Florida is a tough state to find trucking jobs if you're not looking for OTR, but you might just have to be more resilient and determined to find something local. Check out LTL trucking companies. Most of these do want experience, and they can be tough to get into, but I'm offering another suggestion. You can check out my thread on LTL companies (LTL Trucking - My linehaul job ) where I have a list of such companies about halfway through the thread. Again, these jobs can be scarce and a lot of the opportunities will depend on being at the right place at the right time.
Some local companies might offer you a driving position if you start working at the dock. You can look into this as an option. Check food service companies, LTL companies, grocery companies, and just keep trying and trying. If you can't find a local job now, one might open up in the future. However, based on what you have already said, it sounds like you shouldn't consider OTR as an option, even if you can't find a local gig. For you it seems like if you can't find a local trucking job, then trucking isn't an option for you at this point.
Congrats on your new baby, I wish you the best.
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
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:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
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.
Linehaul:
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.
The guys have given you excellent advice and I'm going to throw in my two cents here....
If you punched your situation into a computer that knew everything about everything it would tell you to forget about trucking altogether right now. Maybe someday it will be right for your situation....but not now. You're so young that you need to focus on the long term. It doesn't matter where you are today, next month, or even next year. You need to think five or ten years out. You need a career that you'll enjoy, will allow you to make solid money, will give you room to advance as an employee or maybe even a business owner, and is suitable for raising a family. It would also be nice if it was something you could do on the side to make a few extra bucks. It's not that you couldn't make it work in trucking, but there are way better choices for you in your situation.
If you need a career change quickly and some solid money coming in then look to other trade schools - maybe mechanical work, one of the building trades, or some other specialty. Just anything to get the ball rolling in a good direction. Once you have a stable job and income you can build on that.
I just think you're wasting your time looking at trucking right now. Your days of thinking about yourself are over for a while unless you want to be completely alone like the guys mentioned above. Focus on building a career that you can raise a family on or at least will put a solid foundation under your feet that you can build on. Don't think with your heart - think like a computer. Make logical choices that will work for your situation.
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Hey guys! I am back again. I was planning on going otr and then settling with a local company (preferably Dominos pizza though its 100%+ touch its 60k a year for 2-3 nights a week to start needless to say they like many other local jobs, want experience.)
So I am here asking you all what local jobs are there that hire a 21 year old newbie for local. My wife is pregnant again and she doesn't want me to go over the road. This will make kid #2 when the new one is born well have a newborn and one at 17months. I still want to go over the road for six months to a year and then get local but she doesn't want me to. Any advice, suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks TT Universe. You guys have all been so much help for me.
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.