Does trucking really ruin your life at home?

What you gotta do is what I do. Request hometime somewhere cooler like Florida Vegas oregon anywhere u wanna go rent a car get a hotel room I did this week in Clearwater went jetskiiing missed Christmas o well. Also check out the website skip the games if your feeling lonely plenty girls on there for money clears my head up hehe

 

And a touch of sunshine.

 

Yeah dude I had that was awesome 78 degrees no clouds on Christmas Day jet skiing and bar hopping not saying I rather have a girl but if I gotta be alone the #### it I’ll be alone plenty people at bars to talk to not enough single girls tho

 

Your good OTR, just be concerned if your other finds a new friend named Jody.

 

Truck driving has strengthed my relationships in the people that love me. They are all proud of me and know how hard it is out here. And when i come home it is like being on vacation. If u go home and it dont feel right then it wasnt a very good relartionship to begin with. Everytime i leave the house its the only thing that puts tears in my eyes , nothing else could make me cry but leaving the house always does , knowing everything that happens on the road it could be my last hometime. Life is about relationships and as long as u build with the right people and people that care about u then truck driving should build ur relationship rather than tear it down.

 

For many in the industry they come into trucking not really understanding that OTR is as much of a lifestyle choice as it is a job choice - and many can't adjust to the change of being away from home.

I'm fortunate that my whole career has involved traveling and my friends are dispersed around the country so I'm now able to visit many of them. Of course my wife doesn't not get to see me as much as we should and eventually this will lead to me finding something different, until then I use a combination of being home longer (I've been in the game long enough to work for a good company with liberal hometime) and having her come out on the road for me.

For sure this is not the right gig for everyone and being away is something that one should consider before entering the OTR world. With how busy we all are getting though, sometimes even being local still results in lost friendships. Good luck

 

Don't. Don't do it. To him 'thinking' is a bad thing. Leave him be.

 

Cynic.

 

Do most companies allow you take home time at a place other than your home address?

 

Yes that should be no problem for most companies. Thats a great way to see this great land of the usa. Get u a rental car and go explore some towns