CDL-A Local Truck Drivers are the champions of the local area, earning the opportunity to develop long-term relationship with the customers they serve. As a local driver, you'll enjoy in-cab technology that makes communicating with dispatch and navigating routes a seamless process. If it's daily home time you're looking for, then becoming a local driver is an ideal position for you!
CDL-A Local Driver Benefits
Competitive hourly pay based on experience
Daily home time
Paid time off including 8 paid holidays (after 90 days)
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Truck Transportation
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In some cases, when you are driving locally you will be able to get home every night, though many local drivers work very long days. Many regional drivers come home two to three times each week. Some companies do their best to have you home for a certain amount of hours every weekend.
Local truck driving jobs are very competitive. Since the demand for them is high, carriers can afford to be a bit choosier because they have a lot of interested candidates. It's very common for local positions to require a minimum of one year over the road before even being considered.
Instead of driving long hauls overnight to deliver cargo or goods, Local Truck Driver work within a set regional area. The benefits of this kind of position is a more traditional schedule in which the driver can be home at set times every night instead of on the road for several days at a time.
OTR truckers will usually earn a day of home time for every week spent on the road, but many companies (including Melton) have ways in which drivers can earn more days. This is the best option for those looking to make more money, since you're rolling more than local or regional drivers.
Because experienced truck drivers are more difficult for new companies to recruit, you may find it necessary to focus on recruiting one experienced flatbed driver and use them to train other qualified but untrained or inexperienced drivers in how to safely and properly utilize flatbed equipment.
The biggest selling point of local truck driving is that it gets drivers home every day. If you are someone who doesn't want to spend weeks out on the road or aren't interested in the long-haul lifestyle, local driving may be an ideal job for you.
Behaviors like reckless and careless driving, speeding and violating a law and causing an accident can cause you to be turned away from many carriers. Similarly, if you have too many CSA points, you won't be hired.
Where Truck Drivers Make the Most. Truck drivers are paid the most in Washington D.C. and Alaska, followed by Washington state and New Jersey. However, there are far fewer drivers in the District of Columbia and Alaska— 620 and 3,020—compared to 34,510 and 44,800 in Washington state and New Jersey.
Load and unload times dictate how much flexibility you have in your trucker work schedule and also depends on which career path you select. In a typical week, a driver can expect to work about 40-60 hours. In the U.S., drivers are limited to 60 hours on-duty over 7 days or 70 hours over 8 days by the FMCSA.
Highest Pay: OTR drivers typically earn higher salaries than regional or local drivers, as they are compensated for the long distances and extended periods spent on the road.
Truck drivers base their duty time on hours and not the number of miles. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a truck driver can drive a maximum of 11 hours a day.
The life of a long-haul truck or over-the-road (OTR) driver is not for everyone. Anyone who has been in the industry can tell you that. Long hours and tight deadlines can make it a challenging job. In most cases long-haul drivers will be away from home for two or more weeks and then home for several day.
You'll drive no more than 11 hours a day with at least a ten-hour break between drives. You'll get “home time” about once every three weeks. As a general rule, OTR drivers need to have at least a full 34 hours off after 70 hours of driving. The 70 hours is usually done over eight days.
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