Stay out for months or stick to minimum required?

Highly doubt it.

Btw, have you ever had a job where you're away from home 2 mos at a time?

 

You have young kids, stay at home local job while they grow up. You can make as much and maybe more than Melton running local. Try Bulk or Mail contractors, My son just went to work for Kemira liquid bulk, local 10 to 12 hour days full bene's and 28 bucks an hour.
What you will miss of your kids lives can not be replaced, in a blink there adults.
Just IMHO.

 

It's no life, especially with a spouse and children, believe me.

You stay out for two mos and you'll come home a zombie. It takes 2 or or 3 days to just acclimate, rest, then you're right back at it. I would do everything you possibly can to stay closer to home.

 

This place requires 3 mos. However, you could always go in person and see if they might make an exception.

Truck Driver - Home Daily!

 

You can never get the time back you will lose with your children and wife.
FIND A LOCAL JOB.
The company I am with pays a monthly mileage bonus so I work a full month then take two or three days and then two or three at the end of the month.
They also let you take as many days as you want as long as you get nine thousand a month.

 

With a large family you need good health insurance at affordable price.
Nick Strimbu Inc. has that through the Teamsters Union. The nearest terminal is in Brookfield.
I think they also reimburse cdl school tuition back to you in monthly installments.
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PI&I Motor Express also is Teamsters and hires new cdl school grads. I think Nick Strimbu is probably the best deal though.

 

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Mosy of the companies requiring OTR experience now seeem to be OTR companies trying to figure out how to keep drivers away from home. Most of the Construction Service companies seem to be good with 3 months now.