Nah I don't think so. It's not Lebron's style. There's only one Leb...er I mean 2, er 3...ah forget it! This aint him!:lol:

 

You can make as much or more money otr as you can local. Some of these who criticize and put down otr drivers like to brag about how much they make driving local compared to otr. That may or may not be true. It depends on the carrier and how well you work. Some of the large union companies are cutting back and closing part of their businesses. Just yesterday I heard that Schneider, Roadway and one other company has closed part of their operations in Atlanta. Unions are on the way out. They have priced themselves out of the market. Performance based pay is likely to continue to be the way of growth in this industry. It makes sense, especially in a troubled economy. When things are good it works well for everyone. If things are bad with the economy then the hourly workers are the first to go. There is no need to continue putting otr drivers down. If you have something to say about a specific situation or carrier then note it. Your constantly putting down otr drivers needs to stop.

 

I don't think you can compare many local jobs to OTR. Besides, many of these companies such as FedEx, foodservice, and LTL have linehaul drivers who are paid by the mile.

Also I don't see alot of independents doing any better in this economy. Just check the loadboards and the rates being hauled, many O/O are paying the shippers to haul freight. I see alot of independents stuck in truckstops due to no loads. Many have parked or lost their rigs.

A little touchy aren't we? I don't see where I or anyone else put down otr drivers. I simply stated the facts. One of the benefits of working local is that when freight slows, you can go home. And you can work part-time or go to school on the side. When OTR slows, you're stuck on the road somewhere.

"Part of the job" as many say.

 

Who is the "you" that you are referring to? If it is Mo Miles then you need to reread his post. This is textbook "attack the post and not the poster". He simply stated his opinion and I dont see where he attacked anyone. I think ya'll still have open wounds from past posters but I dont see anything wrong here. Most of it isnt even opinion its fact or at the least his belief.


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Originally Posted by golfhobo
And, in most cases, you will work HARDER, and even possibly longer hours than OTR.

Crappy local jobs, yes. fact

Good local jobs, no. fact

Good or crappy OTR job...it doesn't matter. You WILL work over 70 hours per week and you will not see home. Anytime you combine a logbook with a sleeper berth, you are going to get ripped off. OK biased opinion

Good local jobs rarely advertise because nobody leaves those gigs. Generally, someone has to die, get fired, or retire for an opening. Who in their right mind would give up a local job that pays good and gets the driver home every night with weekends off? Fact Especially when the driver can make just as much or more money than living out of a tin can for 2+ weeks and peeing in parking lots. biased opinion

Good local jobs are the holy grail of trucking.opinion

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Originally Posted by Colts Fan
Both local and OTR can suck. Slow economy=no freight=no miles. Slow economy=no freight= no hours. Maybe if your friends with a bunch of losers and you need to "turn your life around" then OTR would be best. It's hard to believe R&L would hire a recent grad in this economy. The market is currently flooded with layed off, experienced drivers.

When freight is slow at a local job, you go home early. fact When freight is slow in OTR, you sit in the truckstop.fact

If the local job is slow, you can always get a part-time job to pick up the slack until things get better. Or you can go to school and take classes on the side. If the OTR job is slow, you sit in the truckstop. fact

If I never see another truckstop again in my life, it will be too soon. Done with the hookers, greenhorns who can't back, people selling cheap/stolen goods, panhandlers, bums, idiots cruising along at 10 mph with the jakes on.opinion

Sorry but I dont think any of this is offensive. The board has to allow for debate or else why even exist. Are we that thin skinned? I agree if it turns out to be CFM then its old and tiring but I dont think this is CFM and the writer is entitled to his/her opinion.

I also think alot of drivers wrestle with the decision to go OTR or local. They want the information and opinions. Both sides, good and bad. The original poster is one of them and he is entitled to hear it all, good bad or indifferent.

 

I thought you were never in the truck stop?

It's gonna be real interesting when alot of these "local" jobs get cut in the next few months, and the so called truck drivers can't get a job with an otr company because they have no otr experience in the last few years.

 

Speedway, Indiana.... on my way home this morning at 1AM. 10 inches of snow outside home this morning. Going back to climb under my blanky......

 

Quote: It's gonna be real interesting when alot of these "local" jobs get cut in the next few months, and the so called truck drivers can't get a job with an otr company because they have no otr experience in the last few years.

IF MY LOCAL GIG DIES I RATHER GO TO BK OR MCD's BEFORE I GO BACK TO OTR!!!

 

Start gathering applications

 

thats why I said "so called truck drivers" most local guys I know are just guys with jobs that happen to involve driving a truck.

 

I also think alot of drivers wrestle with the decision to go OTR or local. They want the information and opinions. Both sides, good and bad. The original poster is one of them and he is entitled to hear it all, good bad or indifferent.[/QUOTE]

thank you sir!!! good looking out~!