Flatbed companies with good home time?

[rainmakerr]

Pretty good company, home every friday anywhere from 11o am to 9:00 pm, just depends on where you live. Leave out on Sunday, usually around 3-5 pm

[heavyhaulerss]

I have it made. I am home everyday. hours are usually, 7:00 a.m. start, back home at 4-5 p.m. $750 to the truck.

[OpenRoadDreamer]

Why do you work? Surely your goal in life can't be to live in an 8x8x8 aluminum box performing tasks that are both mentally and physically demanding. Is there something about your home you dislike? No matter what you do you can only work 70 hours in 8 days. Wouldn't you say it would be a higher quality of life to work 5-6 days and then take 1-2 days and get away from your job. I certainly feel that way about my job, and I am home every night. Don't you have hobbies or interests that you could do if you had a day off every week? Sometimes new hires will explain to me that they don't care if they are home on the weekends (its rare but it happens). I explain to them that there are opportunities where that comes in handy. However, you still can not get around the 70 in 8 rule. If you work hard when you are out there, you will exhaust you 70 in 5-6 days. Wouldn't you prefer taking your restart at home then in some crappy TS.

By no means am I trying to tell you how to live. I just think you will burn yourself out in a hurry if you never get out of the truck. Everyone needs some downtime to unwind. As I said earlier, trucking is both physically and mentally demanding. If being out for long stretches is working for you now, go with it. I would just have a different plan for whan those walls start closing in on you.

I just dont see any reason to go back... I dont really talk to anyone there. I spent years just hanging around the house. I do get out of the truck some. I go back to the yard n hang out for a few. I know a lot of people lol I really enjoy watching the new student learning how to back a truck/trailer. Its a huge hassle for me to go home, due to living 50 miles from the nearest interstate, and no room for the trailer. Will be taking a few days off in the yard this week to handle business, and get my APU fixed, cause it just said "screw it, its too hot". Being out for long stretches is working for me right now. When it stops, Ill ask to return to the house. Just nothing to do there

[abby]

Hey folks...I'm filling out my app. for PRIME and have a couple of questions... Would someone call me please, 832-978-0032?? How's this for an incentive to call ??
If you happen to be with Prime, I'll put you on my app. as the person who referred me.... that'll put some $$ in ur pocket once I'm on. (hey, I'm trying !!)

~abby in Pearland, TX
11:33AM CDST, Monday, July 23, 2012

[SHC]

I have it made. I am home everyday. hours are usually, 7:00 a.m. start, back home at 4-5 p.m. $750 to the truck.

Now THATS what I'm talking about. I need to get me one of those jobs.

[Truck school sucker]

I work for Tru-Line trucking who is leased to Northland Trucking in Phoenix Az. and they are great for hometime. We usually go out from Phoenix towards the Mid West or the South East then back through the house for home time. They pay decent as well plus 100.00 for full tarp, 50.00 for xtra picks and deliveries after the first and additional for oversized loads. They are some great people to work for!

[mthye38]

Pape sounds like a really good company, wish I could work for them but I live in Ft Worth TX. Or I could move back to my hometown in Burlington IA but i do not see that happening, I might give Lonestar a shout since i live a mile away from them.