Do OTR truckers spend X-mas at home?

I lasted only one year as a team driver. That was the year I ate Thanksgiving dinner at my lead driver's home in Mercer, MO. Our home terminal was Seneca, IL near where I lived; but, you know, the load had to go.

On another job, one driver had a reputation for doing whatever dispatch asked him to do. Supposedly, one Thanksgiving dispatch called him to cover a hot load as he was having turkey with his family. He hit the road without finishing his dinner. The company made it up to him with well-paying loads later. In my experience, the company is usually wrong about how hot the load is.

 

My observation is that PJAX is not OTR and runs only weekdays. I was surprised, though, that their terminal was closed Monday already. Looks like the company gave their folks a four-day weekend.