Home time

I was told by one company that since I live where I do I'd be by the house every other day or so. They were no lying... I did drive by the house all the time. They only failed to mention that I'd be by the house at 55mph (speed limit).

Now for seriousness. I have worked for folks that couldn't get me home on time if I paid them. I have also had times where I was home 12-24 hours early. Sometimes it depends on where you live in relation to the "common" routes the company runs. Some companies probably just flat out don't care.

I have never worked for Swift and my answers in regards to them would be hear say with no factual knowledge to back them. However, theyaren't they only ones you hear about not getting drivers home.

 

Not getting home on the day you requested is normal.So be prepared for that to happen with every hometime request.Tell your hubby to put in a request 2 weeks prior to hometime and bug his dispatcher daily.There are no guarentees getting home the day you requested so keep that in mind.I think just because you request a certain day to be home,companies don't HAVE TO wait till that piticular day,they can get the driver home a day or 2 earlier and then the driver goes back out after hometime as long as the driver agrees to that arangement.But no companies rather wait till the day you requested and they cant get u home so what youll get home sooner or later is how they look at it.

 

Yes it is sad but companies do not care about the drivers,it's all about them.They treat drivers like 3rd world citizens and will be like that as long as trucking exist.So you and your husband better start getting use to it.Or maybe he can find a local job.

 

So sorry you don't have your hubby home this weekend. I am very thankful to have Fred here. He stays out 6 weeks at a time and this is only the 3rd time he's requested home time. The first two times, he only stayed 2 1/2 days. This time he's taking 6 days because his truck is continuously broken down and he wants them to have plenty of time to fix it or give him a new one. I honestly believe that they resent drivers asking for home time, and he's always been 3 or 4 days overdue from the date he requested.

 

It is what it is. Similar to the military, it isn't for everyone.

 

I know how disappointing it is. I think we need a support group for all us new trucker wives. You know, somebody to talk to when something like this happens, or like when Fred didn't call me on the phone for over 24 hours, and I had him dead a 100 different ways before I broke down and called Atlanta to see if he was still communicating over the QC.
(yes, i did)