Can you take breaks in between your trucking career?

Trucu · Feb 18, 2014

Is it possible to work for a year and then live off of the earnings for a period of time and then when you run out of money, work again for 6months to a year and then live off the money saved again, then work again, etc?

Tonythetruckerdude · Feb 18, 2014

Doubt any company would allow that...you want to change jobs every year or so....besides unless you can live on a really tight budget , you won't make enough , even if you get a really good paying trucking job to start with...so the short answer to your question would be a No from me....

CargoWahgo · Feb 18, 2014

Lol

...you sound like an old time o&o

Yeah sure can buddy.

Have your own equipment.

TripleSix · Feb 18, 2014

Every time you take a break, you're going to have to start at the bottom. When you walk away from Truckin, it'd better be for good. If you are needing a break before you start, perhaps you need to do a self check to see if this is really what you want to do.

Grumppy · Feb 18, 2014

and I agree... my answer is no...

For several reason. First, unless its a seasonal job, I wouldn't think any company would let you come & go. Most companies really don't event want you to take a weeks vacation, much less months off.

The 2nd is, personally, I do ok, but I certainly cant take time off like that. I have bills to pay every month. If your 21 & still mooching off mom & dad for a place to stay & free meals.. maybe so. But I have to save as I go along because we are usually off from our industry for the last two weeks of the year. That's missing two weeks pay.

Now, I understand what your saying because I had an old friend that was for the most part a hermit & lived in the woods and hunted & fished for his food as well as a skilled trapper. He lived in his parents old 3 room wood frame house.... literally in the woods. He was a welder by trade. He would work three months a year making big bucks on jobs working 12 or 14 hr days, seven days a week for 3 months. Once he had $20,000 or so in his pocket, he would quit, come home, fish & hunt & do whatever he wanted until next year. But his situation was very unique. He owned a small house, wasn't married, had no children & did not accumulate bills.

But, back to your situation... 99.9 % of the people cant do that now days. So, again, my answer is no.

Gulf · Feb 18, 2014

Maybe like drive in the oilfield in the Summer to help pay for college. Or drive a couple years and go live in the Phillipinnes for a year that's something I would do. You can live cheap over there. I wouldn't mind lying around on the beach for a year. Problem is most companies require you to take a refresher a course if you haven't been driving in 3-6 months.
But I like the idea, especially for the young single guy. Put your stuff in storage, make some money and travel the world a little. But of course it usually takes a couple years before you're really making decent money in trucking.

rda2580 · Feb 18, 2014

Didn't specify how long you wanted to take off? Try mamo transportation might be an option for you.

pattyj · Feb 18, 2014

If you're talken company driver,you won't make anywhere near enough money to take a brk.This carreer you live from paycheck to paycheck.

Trucu · Feb 18, 2014

Now, I understand what your saying because I had an old friend that was for the most part a hermit & lived in the woods and hunted & fished for his food as well as a skilled trapper. He lived in his parents old 3 room wood frame house.... literally in the woods. He was a welder by trade. He would work three months a year making big bucks on jobs working 12 or 14 hr days, seven days a week for 3 months. Once he had $20,000 or so in his pocket, he would quit, come home, fish & hunt & do whatever he wanted until next year. But his situation was very unique. He owned a small house, wasn't married, had no children & did not accumulate bills.
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Wow this really inspires me. I am not married, no children, and I would like to live like this. Except I would like to accumulate money by trucking. I guess I could save at least $20k by trucking? Wouldn't that be enough to mooch off from, for a year or two in a cheap country?

wyldhorses · Feb 18, 2014

You might want to consider some of the several companies that offer schedules like 7 on 7 off, or 14 on 7 off. They are out on the road 7 days then home 7. There are many companies that offer this, seems like more are every day, some of them I know of are Schneider, Roehl, Marten, Knight, etc.

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