DMV: Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.

A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. Dm: Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time. OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route. You might be in the 'Southeast Regional Division' or 'Midwest Regional'. Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. Just saying this seems to be working for me.Īny combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.Īny single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.Īny vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.Īny vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.

Not saying this is better than other ways of doing this. After 4 weeks (home each weekend I believe), plan is to test and go out solo in my own truck. Fill out some more paperwork and go out with my trainer for week one. I started attending job fairs early in school, before the one on our campus. Get the best training you can get and market yourself professionally. Technical college due to differences in results from hiring students out of the two schools. I know of one company which will hire out of 'my' school, but not the other local area After going to his boss, his bosses boss and the owner, they were continuing to move forward with me. I have been in ongoing discussion with a company which 'requires' 2 years of OTR experience. Hunt 'advertises' a 3-month experience requirement. Hunt on the Amazon Dedicated 7-state Regional run out of Kenosha, WI. I just graduated (have my certificate, cap and gown / diploma this Wed.) from a 400-hour technical college program.

Historical reviews are a great place to start but are not a substitute (IMHO) for current research.Ĭompanies may also make a 'one off' exception for 'the right' candidate. Many companies (more and more over time) are relaxing 'minimum experience requirements'. Where you attend school and the type of program matters. Which school are you attending? Let us know how it goes.

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