Otr to local. Night shift??

If the variance in day to day working time is an hour or less, then pick your poison, if you aren't a night owl already, don't try to be, saw too many guys do night's for a month or less and quit because they're just no good at nights. Also my "short nights" (10hrs including 45 minute commute) had a habit of turning into 10-12 hrs, and the long nights (12-14 hrs with 5 minute commute, my brother lived 5 minutes away so crashed at his place every other week) could be 16-18 hrs...

Granted this was flatbed and the loaders were unreliable at best, so ymmv, basically, I didn't get any more real home time doing that, so I'm back otr again.

 

My honest recommendation is keep doing what you’re doing. Local driving you have to be prepared to burn out your 14 and you’ve got 10 hours to post trip your truck, get all your stuff in your car, drive home, eat, shower, sleep through the day with 3 kids in the house, wake up, drive back and do it all over again. I drive local night shifts but I live alone and I still occasionally envy drivers who can park and and take 2 steps to their bed in their sleeper berth. You actually have really good home time now for an OTR guy. Just my opinion.

 

Depending on your location linehaul gets home daily, as does food service and dirt merchants

 

Been driving night local for 20 years now. From kindergarten to 11th grade, I took my kid to school in the mornings and then picked him up in the afternoon. It was really tough. He is now in a SoCal University with a double major and a GPA of 3.88. I can honestly say that I made the right choice and would not do it any other way. Since I was the one who took care of my kid’s school arrangements it freed up my wife to take care of her own career. Last year she made 2.5x more than me.
You gotta do what you gotta do.

 

What area do you live in?

 

Anyone can become a night owl, if you train your body to do so. That is what I did.

 

Ever think of moving to where you'll have opportunities?