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07.15.2007
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| OTR: Hometime? Negotiable? I am in a bind: I want to train and drive with a good company for all the obvious reasons... But the companies with the best reputations for for things like safety/quality of training/not screwing drivers all advertise frequent hometime... I really am looking to just live out of the truck for my first couple of years, so that I can maximise my earnings nad not have to pay rent for a home I will see infrequently in any case. I am single, no kids, and I wouldn't be getting into this buisness if I hadn't had an ***full of Philly already... Is it usually negotiable to be routed home LESS often? Two days in Philly every second or third week seems pointless to me... I would much rather have a week or more off duty (wherever I might be) every couple of months... -HF  |
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| I've always driven for small companies, but from what I gather from the drivers at bigger companies if you don't REMIND them you want to go home, they seem to forget about it.
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| Additional point: Since I don't care for hometime and I want to get into the RIGHT company SOONEST, is it possible to convince a company to hire me for a home terminal that I do not live near? If the job I want is hiring in a differrant state, might I take it at the cost of hometime and still use my mom's house in PA as a mailing adress? I realise that I can't have a PO box as a home adress, since most states won't accept this for a liscence and I have to be liscenced in my "official" home state... or do I? |
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| 1 thing I have not been is forced to go home. Some won't let you take a week though no matter how long you are out. I have found that the best way to control your home time is to own the truck. |
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 Against my better judgement. I would refer you to CFI. Simply because you'll make more out of the box. They will hire you from your area. They don't make you go home. Although you may get by there many times. They have a drop yard in Bensalem. They allow you to bank your days off, and don't make you start over if you take 3 days off when you have 10 on the books...you still have 7 when you return. They have MANY drivers who live in their trucks. Not something I would recommend...but whatever floats your boat.
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