Trans Am Still

they haul meat to the east coast
haul anything to head back west to get more meat

the theory is meat pays company $3.00/mile
then the backhaul pays enough to get you back to the next big money load

you probably wouldnt have lots of loads in NC but enough to get you home they have

 

like most OTR carriers you get a day off for every week on the road
so you can go home 2 days every 2 weeks or 4 /4 etc

we all know this all sounds daunting to the new driver used to the way "normal people" live their lives
for some OTR is a jail sentence until they can move onto different paths in the industry
It is important to remember it isn't a life sentence it is a path to something else
The other thing is until you are actually driving you can't begin to even know what segment of the industry
you want to end up in
local jobs are not the end all for everyone
almost none are 9-5 most 12-14 for 5 days or many 5 nights with 2 days off
that you mostly sleep thru to get ready to roll again
DOT foods pays good money but you touch every box many times before the truck is empty with multiple stops

none of this you will see until your out here
some like the irregular routing a company like TA brings
I used to get mad if I traveled the same road every 2-3 weeks

now i drive the same run for another carrier 2200 miles each way with 2-3 days off and do it again
this job wouldn't have been possible without the experience gained at TA

 

i wasnt sure i was right until passport confirmed it

 

HTQ do you think these newbies can learn anything after eliminating the sarcasm