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SVTPerformance's Chain of Restaurants
Road Side Pub
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<blockquote data-quote="velocicaur" data-source="post: 16433634" data-attributes="member: 33335"><p>Local driving or nothing. OTR is terrible - gone for a week(s) at a time and never see your family. Sleeping in the back of the truck or in a shoddy hotel. It's a terrible lifestyle. The pay is absolutely overrated. Single man's life at best and it's still not good.</p><p></p><p>Local driving for the right company could be a nice gig. Unfortunately you need a few years experience to land one of these positions. I think the most important step is finding a way to get this experience that wouldn't burn you out (OTR). There are a ton of companies that offer to pay for your CDL and then give you a job but you are just a bitch - the turnover is really high and the pay isn't great. Why? They can get someone else in the door the next week promising a good career and you're off. CDL training is short (month tops) and very cheap. The barrier of entry is basically non-existent. </p><p></p><p>It would be a massive career/cultural shock from going to health care admin to trucking. I would consider putting your education to use in another field. You already have a master's degree. You could transfer into basically any other master's programs by taking a handful of pre-reqs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="velocicaur, post: 16433634, member: 33335"] Local driving or nothing. OTR is terrible - gone for a week(s) at a time and never see your family. Sleeping in the back of the truck or in a shoddy hotel. It's a terrible lifestyle. The pay is absolutely overrated. Single man's life at best and it's still not good. Local driving for the right company could be a nice gig. Unfortunately you need a few years experience to land one of these positions. I think the most important step is finding a way to get this experience that wouldn't burn you out (OTR). There are a ton of companies that offer to pay for your CDL and then give you a job but you are just a bitch - the turnover is really high and the pay isn't great. Why? They can get someone else in the door the next week promising a good career and you're off. CDL training is short (month tops) and very cheap. The barrier of entry is basically non-existent. It would be a massive career/cultural shock from going to health care admin to trucking. I would consider putting your education to use in another field. You already have a master's degree. You could transfer into basically any other master's programs by taking a handful of pre-reqs. [/QUOTE]
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