Where do you leave your truck?

Hey all, I don’t have a CDL yet. I want to drive solo OTR with my small dog. I’m trying to figure out which company to drive with based on how close its terminal is to my house. This stuff is new to me. I’m in the Bay Area and it looks like XPO has a terminal(?) in Oakland. Looking at satellite images, lots of trailers. I do see a handful of tractors (no idea if they’re parked overnight for days) and I see many cars. My questions are:
1. Where do I park my truck when I go home? Are drop yards strictly for trailers or can I leave the tractor there, too?
2. Do you guys drive your cars to the terminal and leave them for weeks/months? This would solve everything! lol

If I can’t leave my truck near my home or my car at the terminal, then I should start looking for companies with terminals a short cab ride from airports. There are a few companies near the Ontario Airport that would work.

3. If I’m going with a company near Ontario and assuming I cannot leave my car there, after all the training and I’m ready to go solo, how do I get my dog? Ask to be sent to the Bay Area?

Thanks everyone for your feedback. Fingers crossed on (2)

 

Oh man, that’s a relief! I know I can’t park nearby but if I can leave my car at the terminal, things are looking much better! Thanks Brett

 

That makes sense. A company driver has a spot and a place to leave his car. A owner/operator is on his own. Man, this checks a number of boxes! Thanks Bean

 

The Ontario thing was definitely a worst case scenario where I’d fly home a few times/year but not frequently. I had no idea you could park your car at the terminal while you’re on the road for several weeks. That’ll work.

 

1:40ish by car. Dog friendly in Lathrop, FFE in Stockton, and Knight 3:30 away in Tulare. All closer than Ontario.