should I go back over the road?

Do you value your home time and family?

 

I rest my case, your Honor. Good question!

 

I feel ya....but if you have a family then....well you know.

 

Back home after my time on the road, I can honestly say I very much regret my decision to go local. My job is good, my pay is good, my boss is a great guy. But I miss the life, I miss the driving, I miss the adventure and the danger and the experience and everything that OTR comes with.

That's only if I'm being honest with myself, otherwise I just keep telling myself to push on at university and make it through life until I get this degree.

Everyday, I daydream of driving a beautiful sea blue kw900l pulling a reefer load across I-40.
Everyday, I remind myself it will never happen.

 

And if not, then it's a no-brainer

 

the pay will probably not be double as often as you hope or have been told, unless your current wage is pretty low... if you have a family, stay put(IMO). good luck either way.

 

Put everything in perspective and balance. Job satisfaction adds years to your life. Sometimes sacrifices must be made for a longer life.

 

the general idea is to go where the money is.

but, being it's an otr job. requires some serious thinking. as others have pointed out.

 

Family is your #1 concern. I wish I had driven when I was young and single. I could've saved all my money living in the truck and gone all kinds of interesting places without worrying about how I was getting home. When you miss your kids growing up, you can't get that back. Losing your wife over a stupid job wouldn't be that great either and it happens a lot in this business.