What Did You Do Before Becoming A Truck Driver?
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Firefighter, retired after 32 years....
Certified Diesel Technician for 18 years top pay 46 per hour. Had no interest in becoming Shop management (where mechanics go to die 😂) so I figured I'd put my Class A to use in OTR.... 3 wks in... still can't get hired on... 😔
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.
If you don't have any recent driving experience you may have a hard time getting on anywhere.
I think my company has a program for folks like you where you basically train with someone for a few weeks until you're back in the swing of things.
Certified Diesel Technician for 18 years top pay 46 per hour. Had no interest in becoming Shop management (where mechanics go to die 😂) so I figured I'd put my Class A to use in OTR.... 3 wks in... still can't get hired on... 😔
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.
- Former military - Once out of the military, I went to sales (failed and was fired)...customer service then to a specialist position in mental health for 15 years then fired - Used our daughter's college fund and savings to fund CDL A school after being told by a fellow truck driver the financial difference that a CDL A can make.
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.
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