Home time?

@akfisher

 

Most the drivers live hundreds of miles from the closest terminal they work out of which is why companies provide transportation to the terminal for orientation.I have yet to find a company that won't let the driver take trk home or park it at the nearest trkstop.But you're not allowed to drive it for your personal use while on home time.

 

My husband leases his truck from Prime. He brings his truck home and usually has to drop the trailer at another location. We do have a small truck stop in town and Walmart, so if he does have the trailer it goes to one or other of the places most generally. He usually prefers to bring the tractor to the house if possible though so it makes it easier to clean out his refrigerators and cleaning, but our road is a dirt road so it is not always feasible for him to bring the tractor down it, esp after we have had rain.

If you are going to stay at a campsite, I would find out what if any restrictions they have. You would have to drop the trailer at another location that Prime has loads going out of. His usually goes to a Michelin, and then he either pickups another one from there or another location on his load going out.

When he was at USX the drop location was a load going to Walmart in Cullman, but that ended up getting ruined when they started using lumpers. Sometimes before that though, he would even bring the trailer home then.

Some companies don't like you driving over 50 m for hometime from your last load dropoff. In the case of lease drivers it is a little different.

 

most places you can take the truck home with you, I doubt any will let you use it to run errands.
Doesn't sound like you need much home time, maybe just get a hotel room in Vegas or wherever when you want time off

 

Remember, everything's negotiable
Tell a company that you're looking at several job offers but being able to take the truck home is a big part of your decision.
Play a good hand of poker
You can always fold if you need to.
Remember, they're playing poker too.

 

I can't even tell you how many times I've called companies and they've said this cpm
I hedge, grow quiet, sound disappointed and tell them I've had several offers for better and I'll have to think about it and get back to them.
2 out of 3 times they offer me another penny or two.
I can always go back and agree to the original offer
The job ain't going anywhere.
When looking for a job, be the dog, not the tail.