Does anyone know a company with ridiculous hometime?

I'm with Indian River and I've never been given any grief about taking time off. This past summer I took almost three months off. Spent some quality time watching YouTube videos, playing video games, looking for rusty gold at the junkyards, and cooking meals.

Of course I had to give up my tractor, but that comes with the territory.

Last month I goofed off for ten days in Arizona while my tractor was parked. A couple weeks later, my mom sends me photos of snow in Green Valley. That dang snow tried following me to Arizona. Good grief, Charlie Brown!

And depending on how busy we are, I can usually always squeeze four days of hometime out of 'em when I bring my tractor home. One time I got away with five days off.

I don't know how it is running the east coast, southeast, midwest, New Mexico and Texas as far as time off goes since I'm based out of Visalia. I do know that if you run midwest, your clock will be destroyed quickly.

Your experience level is just fine, and you'll make than 25 if your run at least nine months.

Hope this helps.

 

This is unrealisitc if you only have three years.

And you were a trainer with just three years?

 

Quite a few companies have part time options, just depends on where you live.
I used to run 3-4 days a week with Schneider as casual/part time. Knight does 1-2 weeks on and 1 week off, Roehl offers the same. Likely a few of the megas would allow you to “stay active” just running 1 load a month during your break.

No insurance though, or any other bennies.

 

They are not trainers, they are still learning even after three years.

I rarely accept anyone under 5 years of road experience, that is where you become as good as you are going to get.

 

I checked in with CTI out of Missouri. They've got terminals there, Amarillo and Kingman AZ. They've got relay driver positions where you drive as long or as little as you want. When you take an extended break, it's a slip seat, so there's that. Seems pretty okay to me.

 

The most experienced trainer I came across while working at Total was some kid with a million miles. Most people I knew who worked there just did it cause a U.S. Express or Total terminal was close to their house. I would never send someone I didn't hate to U.S. Express/Total.. Shotty mechanics, unique macro policies, unique lumper payment system, when you're at a shipper you have to do most of the DM work etc..

How is sending a macro every time you get a green light at a scale or waiting hours for a lumper balance to go on your card AFTER filing it? That's if the tractor makes it to the terminal...You better not say anything to safety or your DM either..

You send a macro if you stop for a construction flagger or "panic mode" in your ELD triggers...

 

Check out Schneider's "Jet Set Fleet", 10 days out 5 days home, not including your travel time. Plus they give you the rewards points from the airline used.

 

So you're going to let a number dissuade you from hiring what could be an excellent employee?