I think it's best to have all three: yard, local, and otr (even just a few months). Then throw in some forklift or standing machine operator lifts. I think that those quick-make-a buck 110,000 a year otr jobs would be useful every now and then, and they want to know that you can handle the otr lifestyle without having to spend money on a shadow trainer for 3 weeks. The local and yard jobs are there just to keep paying into retirement and keeping a worklife balance. The standing forklift jobs are paying higher than lots of local jobs, so unless its fuel or ltl, local doesn't have much growth. With the way things are headed, maybe a guy who works two pt jobs doing city bus and line cook at 50 hrs/week is making more money than a mega local job.