[MARYKAy48]

My husband is thinking of becomming a driver and nobody wants to hire him localuntil he has experience .When he has experience will it be easier to go local and make a decent living?

[rowdymonster]

If your husband can get 2 years expierence behind him,He will have no problem getting a local job

[MARYKAy48]

going local will it be good pay? Or will it be low

[Twilight Flyer]

If your husband can get 2 years expierence behind him,He will have no problem getting a local job

He should have no problems QUALIFYING for a local job, but a lot depends on what is available in his area. Some places have some great local gigs...others have absolutely nada.

[rowdymonster]

P.S I too went local after 2 years,I now run regional, I,m uasualy home 2 nights a week and off every weekend. My average take home pay is $750.00 a week!!!!!

[Ridge Runner]

Originally Posted by MARYKAy48

going local will it be good pay? Or will it be low

It would be best to check around and find out some of the pay rates in your area. I know some areas the pay is based on what the local jobs around the area pay.

Around here I see the pay range from $10.00/hr to $21.00/hr. with the average "blue collar" job being $11.00 to $12.00 per hr.

Also smaller companies that are not self-insured are at the mercy of their insurance carrier as to the level of experence needed to drive there.

[Cluggy619]

I do ok. And unlike most of my fellow truckdrivers, I only had about 4 months OTR, the rest was local. Of course, it all depends on location, and the time of the year.

Good luck.

[millersod215]

I guess you could say i was an exception to the rule, but i went local right out of school, this was and is a very unlikely circumstance though, so don't get your hopes up. Like everyone else says, he's going to probably need atleast 2 years to land a good local gig that has decent pay, he could probably find jobs with less experience, but don't expect to make the big bucks.

[Folsom Flash]

I'm local with no OTR experience, I got turned down a lot but in the end it only took one place to say yes. Look long and hard if local is what you guys want, long haul is no place to be if you don't want it. You'd be amazed at how many people think they'll go OTR for a year for experience to go local and either fail miserably or end up staying OTR. Look at what you really want and go get it.

[Malaki86]

I can get a local driving job tomorrow. However, I'm not gonna work for $6.50-8.00 per hour that they pay in this area.