Taking days off when you still have plenty of hours on your 70

Of course. We all need some relaxation to keep from going insane. Some just need less of it.

 

I request time off where a truck stop is walking distance to really good food and drink... take a 34, come back feeling better. I call these mental health days.

Amarillo works well for me, its a good freight lane for my company.

 

we can never stop going insane.

we can however, stop from being sane.

 

Yes, almost every OTR trucker will take some time. Sometimes because of missed appointments or slow freight they have no choice. In my case about 3 or 4 times a year I developed debilitating migraine headaches. I now know why today as it was an early precursor to epilepsy. When they happened I got out of my truck and stayed in a hotel for 2 sometimes 3 days.

 

If you want days off, take days off. If you're gonna be going to a place and they have some event, like a car race, concert, festivals, boxing match/mma, and you are going thru, tell your travel agent beforehand.

 

Outside of home time which is usually 7-10 days, I never take a break. I do appreciate them when there is extra time on a load to squeeze in a reset, but otherwise I run as hard as I can.

 

Ya don't ' have to ' work 70 hours a week .