Made A Tough Decision Last Week

[Double R]

That's all news to me. There was a guy at orientation with me that had been driving a flatbed day cab for 8 years locally who still had to do the 8 weeks training program. I myself had to do a refresher course after driving locally for 3 years because they said I had no recent experience.

Local experience does not count towards OTR. I have nine years of local experience and if I would ever(not likely) decied to try OTR, they would make me go with a trainer. Local experience does however count towards other local jobs(LTL).

WEIRD??? How come Roehl, Advantage Tanks Lines, JTC Logistics, FedEx Linehaul, and MANY others approved me and counted EVERY year of my experience??? I was in the 5+ years at each and EVERY one!!! Problem is I couldn't and wouldn't EVER go OTR due to I have 3 small children, I like my free-time, and oh..... actually makin money to speak of, haha! Must just be me..... or the fact others are going off of "hear-say"??? Experience with this holds more weight with me..... nothing personal against you or any of the others.... :wink:

On another note..... WHY would ANYONE choose a OTR job VS. local??? Your home every night, make more money, and actually have a life!!! I know there are those select people that love adventure, time alone, and are fianancially (sp?) set. Otherwise.... its a NO BRAINER.... or is there somethin I'm missing here? Personally I've NEVER went OTR, been in a tractor-trailer over 6 years, and never made less then $700 a week.... and I missed a day that week... Oh, and PLEASE... don't challenge me..... because my reputation on this forum will prove I'll dig up each and every damn check stub back to 2002 when I got my CDL and post em... 8)

I just know from what I have experienced before. My nine years of LOCAL does not count according to SOME OTR companies. And no, I don't think taht I will ever go OTR. I like being home

damn 700 a week. go ahead numbnuts, go get every paystub...i need a good laugh.

[Colts Fan]

Jed- What do you do now and how much do you make?

[gmh]

On another note..... WHY would ANYONE choose a OTR job VS. local???

Since my divorce, I've had no home, just a house with lots of bad memories. Need to get out there and try to forget. Also, over years of IT work, I've made friends across the country who I can now get paid to go visit.

Not sure why so many people feel the need to slag OTR. Someone around here said "they make different flavors of Kool-aid for a reason".

[unkut2003]

damn 700 a week. go ahead numbnuts, go get every paystub...i need a good laugh.

If you aren't makin ATLEAST $700 wk....... consider a new line of work.......

i drive a truck and i do not need to post my wages to make myself feel better about myself...i am VERY happy. but you guys go ahead and have your pissin' match over wages, it makes me laugh.

[unkut2003]

i drive a truck and i do not need to post my wages to make myself feel better about myself...i am VERY happy. but you guys go ahead and have your pissin' match over wages, it makes me laugh.

Thats whats important anyways.....