- Flatbed Transportation services – transportation of oversized loads
- Reefer Transportation services – transportation of temperature sensitive cargo
- Dry Van Transportation services – transportation of dry packages and loads, that are not require special treatment
- Dump Transportation services – transportation of loose material such as coal, sand, coal, gravel
- Tanker Transportation services – transportation of fluids
- Live Load – transporting trailer from point A to point B and waiting to be unloaded
- Drop and hook – transporting loads in a trailer from point A to point B. After getting to the point B the trailer is left to the customer facility where the returning of the trailer can be 2 or 3 days later.
Each of these OTR trucking services requires special knowledge and separate endorsements besides the general knowledge that you get with your CDL training.
OTR Trucking Salary
The paycheck of one OTR driver depends on many factors. There is a lot of OTR trucking services and each of them requires specific skills from the truck driver. As many specific skills are required as much as money you’ll make.
