Am I Expected To Not Plan or Schedule ANYTHING At Home

If the economy turns around, it will improve things, with the demand for freight to be moved, new opportunity will arise. The system will eventually right its self.

 

This is one of those jobs. Hell, even when I was home daily, I really couldn't plan anything. To be honest, it was more frustrating in some ways than OTR. Instead of being two states away from where you want to be, you're right there, but can't do anything because you end up working 18 or 20 hours that day.

 

I think you are pretty safe on your conclusions. the funeral they will probably do their very best. anything else will be cr ap shoot i surmise.

like a lot of professions the job needs to get done. they need people to get it done. police firemen doctors lawyers any kind of management ect ect.

trucking is a way of life not just a job. you may want to find something closer to home a dedicated rt or local company. good luck

 

When my grandmother died, I missed the funeral, only because my truck broke down.

The trucking business brings great freedom, yet that freedom comes with a cost, you will not be "home" for many things, you are going to miss a lot. but at the same time you will be able to experience much that others could never hope to.

 

I can understand where you're coming from, but the sort of cohesion something like that would require... it simply doesn't exist.
I suppose it's easier for me to accept now, since I'm almost out of it. I've filed for my GI Bill, enrolled in classes at the community college, and I start that on the 22nd. So these are my last days here. I love driving trucks, too, even if not necessarily everything which goes with it. But sometimes the expense gets to be too much.
I moved to Colorado because of a girl. I went OTR because the job market in Colorado wasn't so hot. Well, the job and my reason for moving to CO.. they conflict with each other, very much. I simply had to decide which was more important to me, and this wasn't it. Such a decision might be what it comes down to for you.

 

You should know that drivers will never unite to achieve a common goal. It all sounds good on paper. It just isn't going to happen. It'd be different if there weren't a steady supply of fresh meat ready to take the place of disgruntled drivers, or a constant influx of immigrant workers with no concern for hometime or better pay. If drivers couldn't band together to effect change when fuel prices hit historic highs, they won't come together over anything. It's sad but true. Good luck in your new endevours.