You don't even ever have to take that single day off. If you work an average of 8.75 hours per day, you can work 365.25 days a year...
Where do you find the information on laws of truckdriving off day requirements ?
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If you're an OTR driver the company can and will keep you out on the road, away from home and away from your main terminal, as many days as they can. Days? They'll keep you out as many weeks as they can. There is no law against this. None.
Getting scheduled days off is a constant complaint from drivers...and with good reason. They have no protection under the rule of law from managers who keep them away from home.
What they can't force you to do is work more hours in a given period of time than the law allows. Thayt's where your HOS rules come into play. You'll still be running legally, you just won't be going home.NavigatorWife, 88 Alpha, justa_driver and 1 other person Thank this. -
Welcome to trucking. It's a 7 day a week job for all the hours you can work/drive. Now you can make the big money. You get free heat and a place to sleep. Plus get paid to drive.
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You worry about the money and bills next month.
You keep going until you are sick of it. Then go take time off.
DO NOT let the dispatcher follow you home like Mother in law on phone. You finished with home time yet? We are waiting on you...
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A long time ago a dispatcher patted me on the head and say quiet child, let the adults worry about when to send you to get this load today.
I exploded. That's just it. It's freaking 7PM been sitting since two am and you numb nut adults aint done a #### thing today for that truck or me. What's the matter with you all?
Silence in the dispatcher office 20 minutes.... finally the oldest one lost his temper and piped up who are you to talk to us this way kid....
I quit. It would take me years to discover that if I can find freight that you don't have to wait on all day you will make more money and be happy. AND to do that means I need loads coming out of my ears for weeks without even seeing that dispatch office.Omega1, NavigatorWife and Brandt Thank this. -
You call the shots. If the company does not agree move to another company. I don’t work weekends, never have. My first 2 years on highway run way back was 3 15 hour shifts a week. It was awesome until a low bidder took the contract
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