I’ve always said OTR is only beneficial to people who are homeless!!! If u have family, a home and bills then it’s not worth it

Otr drivers should be making 2k weekly no discussion

I did OTR for a year and at first it was fun then it became depressing. I dont have a woman nor do i have kids and after a while it became difficult for me. Im still with the same company but im home daily now. Still working around 55-60 hours a week, but its nice being able to sleep in my own bed every night.

Blame the brokers

Somebody gotta do it, but it ain’t gone be me 😭😭

I like OTR, because I like traveling, the pay is definitely not where it should be though. My company has a mileage pay rate, the more miles on a run the less they pay, we had quite a few drivers quit last year.

Otr is good if u don’t have no bills and try to stack up some bread

Like a lot of careers, the pay should be more. OTR gave me a chance to travel & see friends & family. Local is good however you have local bills & that’s one of many reasons why I’m glad I did OTR.

And to add, a step in the right direction is making up for lost money or really paying the driver for the actual time invested and not what the eld say. Then focus on higher pay. We also can’t be too greedy and think about the welfare of the company

I have one state exam left till I get my CDL. I plan on going local only to pay for cyber security school . My CDL school here in miami is 95% Cubans who just got to America 6-9 months ago, 3% Haitians and the rest Americans. My school is one of many that are CDL driver factories pumping them out super fast. In April they just changed the test to make it easier for them. These immigrants will work for anything , far less than what American drivers are used to. They live in a truck and send money home. I’m not mad at them just explaining a big reason why rates are low and will stay low

I did OTR starting out. The money is definitely there if you willing to sacrifice and try specialized divisions. It’s just the pay inconsistency that gets to you when you do OTR. You can be making $2000 one week and $700 the following week just because of simple breakdown or not getting loaded/unloaded on time. At the end of the day if the OTR guys are not there, we local drivers wouldn’t have loads to deliver locally.

Just got my offer accepted at Gordon Food Service in Bethlehem, PA all thanks to Anthony tv.

I enjoy being an OTR driver. Been doing it since I started.. Its the companies that take advantage of the high demand for OTR drivers. They know most drivers are fleeting and will not educate themselves about the freight markets.

Iv never complained about driving otr because i had a goal. While i was otr i had no rent mortgage or car note and saved. Bought a house and went local

I'm a otr driver and I used to drive local.

Awesome video Sir . Keep up the great work… “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm “

Look into milk hauling, hauling wastewater, food service all good high paying jobs. You can find in same area a fuel hauling job paying $22 an hour and down the road another paying $32 an hour. Some waste paying $20 and others paying $30. The differences are crazy

I think it all depends on the company you work for as well as tenure but I completely agree man, OTR drivers are severely underpaid especially new drivers. My quick stint of OTR was not lucrative at all. 0.29 CPM running over 2500 miles and not even bringing home $1000.00 was enough for me to know our lives would never change while out here OTR with the company I was with.

Thank you ATV for acknowledging us. ✌️

Being on the road, particularly Over The Road it’s not worth being out there anymore . Best to be local paid by the hour and be home every night . You’re not not paid for everything you do as a OTR driver . Especially if you have a family . But if you have a family OTR really isn’t and shouldn’t be for a family man . Being OTR with the lack of pay affects your health . Physically and mentally . Not to mention the respect or lack there of doesn’t help either . That’s why I recently came off the road permanently .