Long Time Driving, Long Time Home?
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Hey B Not exactly sure what company can help you with that type of situation that u looking for. All I can tell you is that if u were to find a company that would allow u that. Most like it they will have u empty truck out since u are taking an extended time off. Most companies allow 4 days off a month. U can research trucking companies in the main menu page of this site. Hope that helps you.
Anyone know about a company that can get me something like 30 days on 10 days off? I've been looking around and haven't found anything like it, I guess people would rather be home on the weekends or every 2 weeks, but I just can't work with 2-4 days off. That's not enough time for me to work with.
Brandon, it just may be that OTR truck driving is not for you. There's nothing wrong with that, the truth is that very few people can do this. If everybody could do this job there would be a lot more folks getting in the career.
You have to realize each of these trucks are a hefty capital investment that the trucking companies make. The only reason they invest in all this rolling stock is so they can hopefully make some money with it. If it's sitting still for ten days each month then it's not producing revenue for all that time. They simply can't afford that.
There are companies like Roehl which offer some awesome home time options, but you'll be slip seating. That just means that you share your truck with two or three other drivers who will be using it while your basking in your family's presence at home.
In a situation like that you'll park the truck at a terminal when you go home and the next driver will pick it up and be gone for a week, or until it's your turn to keep that thing moving.
You may want to look into that, but realize you are drastically reducing your earnings potential.
Try checking your area for LTL jobs. I don't normally recommend that for Rookies, but occasionally you'll get lucky and find a job like a linehaul position that pays very well and gets you home every night and on weekends. Remember that trucking involves really long hours, and on a home daily job you will barely have time to shower, eat, and sleep before it's time to get back to work.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Linehaul:
Linehaul drivers will normally run loads from terminal to terminal for LTL (Less than Truckload) companies.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning them to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.
Roehl is the only company I know of that would even come close to that. They have a 14/7 fleet and a 7/7 fleet but it is my understanding that those fleets tend to make less money simply because they aren't running the way the regional and otr fleets are.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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Anyone know about a company that can get me something like 30 days on 10 days off? I've been looking around and haven't found anything like it, I guess people would rather be home on the weekends or every 2 weeks, but I just can't work with 2-4 days off. That's not enough time for me to work with.