OTR trucking is more an adventure than a job. I am saying this because you have the entire world as a working place so in the other words THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER.
The advantages of OTR Trucking are:
- You are making good money
- You have health or dental insurance for you and your family
- You are making friends from everywhere
- You are seeing new places every day
- You are learning new skills
- You are becoming more responsible
- You can find OTR job at any time even if you take some time away from the road
Cons
Thousand of truck drivers are taking the OTR trucking as a career choice but more than half of them don’t last in the first year. If you are person that is very attached to your home OTR trucking may turn you in one of those truck stop haunted faces.
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For most of the truck drivers, the pros of OTR trucking are more than enough reason to quit OTR driving job and consider the local trucking job. The cons of OTR trucking are:
- Being away from home – Long hours that are required for OTR trucking job will take your private life. OTR trucking will take you away from your family, from your friends because you need to be behind the steering wheel driving from a state to state to transport the loads.
- Inability to participate in everyday family life – If you become a part of the OTR trucking you will be forced to keep up with the road even in the cases where you are mostly needed at home.
- Loneliness can be killer – Especially if you driving alone without team driver or a pet companion, loneliness can awake your dark demons which can lead to increased nostalgia and depression.
- OTR trucking can be a reason for unhealthy eating habits which can cause health issues
- Your CB radio will be the closest link to your family
If you want to be in a truck but not for long period of time, closest to the OTR trucking is a local trucking job such as driving a dump truck.
OTR Trucking Services
Class 8 trucks are those who perform OTR trucking. Because the OTR trucking requires transportation of bigger loads for a longer period of time the transportation industry split in few OTR services.
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