For those otr bashers
#11
08-21-2008, 06:55 AM
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 1,658
Why do you feel you need to get paid for everything you do?
I call it being greedy if you ask me.
I don't get why you need to be paid to eat, sleep, or take a whiz and wipe using Charmin Ulta Soft!
In my opinion I don't think running local pays any better than otr, the only advantage I see is that your home everynight.
If you do get paid more it's only a couple bucks extra versus otr
I get sick and tired of a few members on here bashing otr drivers.
the only advantage I see is that your home everynight.
enjoying the freedom of doing what you want.
I know I couldn't be a local driver, it'll be boring seeing the same ole thing day after day
look at back at history there was jobs that were so dangerous they only paid like a couple cents or a loaf of bread or maybe they didn't pay you NOTHING! I suggest you look back at history and see the type of jobs people had to do that were similar to today's jobs and compare the pay they received then to the pay they received now!
#12
08-21-2008, 06:56 AM
Re: For those otr bashers
Originally Posted by Double R
Go get a year OTR experience and THEN come back and tell us how you REALLY feel. LL needs to obtain a CDL first, then get a year of OTR or Local to be able to pass judgement.....
#13
08-21-2008, 06:58 AM
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Re: For those otr bashers
Originally Posted by BigDiesel
Originally Posted by Double R
Go get a year OTR experience and THEN come back and tell us how you REALLY feel. LL needs to obtain a CDL first, then get a year of OTR or Local to be able to pass judgement.....
#14
08-21-2008, 07:43 AM
Originally Posted by Double L
Originally Posted by RostyC
Originally Posted by Double L
It's like you had bad experience with one plumber company that all plumbering companies and contractors are bad.
#15
08-21-2008, 08:22 AM
Re: For those otr bashers
Originally Posted by Double L
Why do you feel you need to get paid for everything you do? I call it being greedy if you ask me. I don't get why you need to be paid to eat, sleep, or take a whiz and wipe using Charmin Ulta Soft! Whatever happened to people EARNING their living? It seems like most people want everything handed to them! In my opinion I don't think running local pays any better than otr, the only advantage I see is that your home everynight. If you do get paid more it's only a couple bucks extra versus otr, whoop di freaking do. I get sick and tired of a few members on here bashing otr drivers. Maybe they like running otr cause they like to travel or they want like being away from home while enjoying the freedom of doing what you want. Local doesn't offer that at all! I know I couldn't be a local driver, it'll be boring seeing the same ole thing day after day when I can make the same or a little bit more and see the entire country. No wonder why this country is going down the toilet along with the Charmin! You think it's bad that otr drivers don't get paid for everything they do but you know what wehould be blessed cause if you look at back at history there was jobs that were so dangerous they only paid like a couple cents or a loaf of bread or maybe they didn't pay you NOTHING! I suggest you look back at history and see the type of jobs people had to do that were similar to today's jobs and compare the pay they received then to the pay they received now! You should be thankful that you get a paycheck instead of a loaf of bread and cheese. That is just my .02 cents!
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#16
08-21-2008, 08:48 AM
I have local and OTR experience and I got paid about the same maybe a little more OTR deal, I feel like its a preference on what someone likes, I liked being home everyday but I like the OTR alot, if I could take the family it would be OTR all the way, paid to see the country why not! I see what Double L is saying why would someone come on here and bash a OTR guy when where doing the same job, getting paid the same ( except the OTR guy has more chance to make alot more) maybe just because the local guy is a P#@@* and cant handle the OTR job and hes jealous! Just my opinion!
#17
08-21-2008, 09:06 AM
Like it's been said over and over again - OTR isn't for everyone. Neither is local work. I'd go insane doing the exact same thing over and over again. Not to mention the fact that during the winter, local work in north-central WV would absolutely blow.
I have no problem with my pay as an OTR driver. Very rarely do we get paid detention (which is a sore subject with me), but other than that, I'm happy. Get paid to fuel? Why? It takes 15 minutes at most. Get paid to wash the truck? Nope - I don't wash it - the company does. On average, when you take into account the number of hours I drive compared to the rate the load pays, I make anywhere from $20-40/hour depending on the load. The load I deliver tomorrow: I drove 6 hours today and will drive about 10 minutes for it in the morning (320 miles total). I'll get $175 on the load. So, that's almost $30/hour. Beats the living hell out of what local work near my home pays - $7-9/hr. Hell, I'd have to work 20hrs to make that at home.
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#18
08-21-2008, 09:09 AM
Originally Posted by sbatson
because the local guy is a P#@@* and cant handle the OTR job and hes jealous!
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#19
08-21-2008, 09:24 AM
Youre right Mackman why work more hours for the same pay, because I see the US for working those extra 20 hours, to me its worth it, because like Malaki86 said, it gets old seeing and stopping at the same store almost everyday seeing the same people and looking at nothing but the same old town you live in, but if thats your thing, its all good but I would never bash someone because of it. I have been in this OTR deal for a short time and I miss the hell out of my family when I'm gone, but I think this is what I was meant to do,I love it and after 2 days or so at home I'm ready to roll, I feel like I need to drive when I'm at home if this makes sense to anyone.Hey and you cant never go wrong with a good Lot Lizard while on the road! JUST KIDDING :lol:
#20
08-21-2008, 09:50 AM
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: the Buckeye
Posts: 1,732
First of all there's only a couple people who bash, and they are on both sides. The rest are mostly discussing/debating. But anyway, why dont you just post your support of the OTR lifestyle in the current thread. I pretty sure we're all tired of beating the same horse. Especially in a new thread started by a guy who has no experience in either local or OTR. You've never owned a home, had a wife/family, or driven a truck so it would be hard to know where any of us are coming from. :wink:
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