OTR Problem

I have a problem and maybe can get the answer here . Why is it that truck companies want OTR experience when their job they are listing has nothing to do with OTR? I am not understanding the point of having 2 years of OTR experience when the job doesn't require sleeping in a berth or showering once a week at a truck stop. I am a believer that these are 2 totally diffrent sides of the truck driving bed. Non OTR is a job where as OTR is a life. Either way you will have to learn the rig your going to be driving as i found out they all drive different, even if its the same 10 speed. You still have to have some sort of training they won't just give you keys and say deliver this. I am not trying to be rude so i don't want rude responses. If i knew the answer i wouldn't ask it

It's the combination of experiences, from traffic to weather to different situations you find yourself in. It's also dealing with shippers and receivers all over the country and proving to them that you have the mettle to have stuck it out and continued to succeed. With the high volume of new drivers who barely make the 6 month mark before giving up, a year or two on the road shows potential employers that this particular guy or gal has what it takes to get the job done.

Robert is exactly right. One or two years of OTR is kind of like "earning your badge" in trucking. If you can make it that long with a solid safety and service record then you have what it takes to do this job. Local jobs expect a lot from a driver. Often times they spend the majority of their time in heavy traffic and have to make a lot of stops with very tight docks to back into. To do all of that efficiently and safely it takes some serious skills. That's why companies like to see OTR experience.

Yayyyyy!!!!! I did good. Now where's my gold star dang it lol.

Oh and about the shower comment. I shower every day without fail but there are definitely plenty out there who determine bath day by how many dead flies are on the dashboard.