Is home every other day a common schedule in trucking

That's more of a regional gig. Less than 500 miles from the house. You leave home, make your runs, run out of hours, 10 hour break, continue and the next break is at the house. That's the way I did foodservice.

 

I wouldn't say its common but not out of the ordinary either. they may have a particular run that is 1 day out then 1 day back. If that interests you its worth looking into.

 

Home?

Ok. Let me tell you what home actually looks like. Let's say you finished your every other day and want home. It's been 3 to 5 hours gone before you are told to go home. Home might be a few hundred miles away. Go home. Kiss wife go to bed. Stay there maybe 7 hours with everyone waiting by door to wake you up again, Just when you managed to finish playing the kids and dog phone rings at about hour 14 into your expected 24 hours at home. Hey we have a load, get here in three hours please.

whoops gottta go.

 

It depends where you are. If you're someplace that has freight, it can happen. On my lane, if I lived on the other end, I could get home daily, but at my end it's once a week.

 

Hauling auto parts is like that for the most part. Runs are within a day drive, empty racks up and a loaded trailer back. Home every other day,off weekends. Look for carriers that haul for Honda, GM, Toyota, Nissan, etc

 

That's how i do running linehaul. Head out one night sleep during the day come back the next night.

 

@X1 is pretty much right on this one.

Just bc you're home every other day doesn't mean it's any better than sleeping in the truck 500 miles away.

It easily could be "take your 10 and get right back to go again".

That's truckin.

 

There are runs like that. I ran a dedicated from Bridgestone to Toyota every night, about 550 miles. Took every bit of the 10 and 14. Took my 30 for dinner. Home is relative. After working 14 (or more if you have to drive 30 minutes to get to your truck), and sleeping 7 or so, you are right back at it again. Once a month had to work 6 days to make up for being off on holidays . Good luck.

 

Had a job like that where i was home every other day the meaning is open to alot of discretion we'd go out Saturday come back Monday, Out Tuesday back Thursday or from 70 miles north of SLC - LA around 733 miles return back to SLC, out Modesto CA 754 miles and return that was the miles we got which would be around all up about 2974 miles for the week i was happy with that.