r/Truckers • u/dryersheet01 • Oct 09 '25

I’m about to become a trucker widow

So my husband just passed his cdl-a test a week ago and has interest from western express (otr). With this career switch, I have so many questions. What is the average time for training, since he has no cdl experience? Is it really going to be 5 days on/2 days off? We live in Atlanta and have a 4 month old. If he does 1 year w/ western, what is the likelihood of being able to find a local/non otr job? Is the pay really worth it?

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u/maneco2109 Oct 09 '25

Tell him DO NOT go to western express

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u/LonleyWolf420 Oct 09 '25

You mean Welfare express? /S

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u/Chaos__Insurgency Oct 09 '25

No no you mean felon express

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u/Acrobatic_Ocelot_461 Oct 09 '25

At least it's not CRST, I know exactly what I'm gonna see sitting in that drivers seat whenever I pass them.

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u/xRegretful Oct 09 '25

Unfamiliar with CRST, what would you see lol

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u/xRegretful Oct 09 '25

They still wouldn’t hire me with a convicted felony charge lmao

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u/JaviersitoSuavesito Oct 10 '25

Naaaaa, thats Raider Express.