Getting stuck on the Holidays.

So its memorial day weekend.

Everyone else goes home and:

Spent yesterday sitting, 150 miles for today, 150 miles for Monday.


Are there segments of this industry where its worthwhile to work on the holidays, or do most of you stay home?

 

If it wasn't for my kids birthday, I'd be out and running. Or atleast trying. My dispatcher made it sound like everyone wanted to be home. I've worked enough holidays that it doesn't bother me except for Christmas.

 

Any holiday weekend is something you try and work toward where you want to be for the weekend. Otherwise, the "holiday" day is really a travel day....since in this industry...transportation...we all "work".

 

Hi Slargtarg, sounds like someone has "trucker's remorse". Get used to it. While I was driving, trucking came 1st, or guess what, no hot dogs on Memorial Day. ( even if I wasn't there) Didn't help my marriage/family situation. In this business, you make a commitment, and it takes it's toll. One thing for sure, you aren't alone, especially here. Just remember, when everybody is going back to jobs they hate on Tuesday, you can roll down the window, and enjoy Spring. You'll be fine. That's truckin'!

 

Since I am considered "ancient"...kids are grown and tossed....so I try and be the one to "cover" some younger driver so he/she can be home with family.

 

Sounds like you're on the right path, that's how much this industry is based on running to make the bucks. But as always family first, business 2nd.

Have a great one

p.s this is actually my first message on Truckers Report.
Trying to explore the car hauler world more

 

Or find a segment of the industry that actually approved of you spending holiday with friends and family.

I'm a steel hauler by trade and choice. I run regional, work hard for a better than decent paycheck, and go home on weekends. Plus I get holidays off. Steel mills don't work weekends or holidays, and neither do I.

 

I run with a step deck and I run where ever and when ever.
Delivered Saturday morning, I ran 1000 miles empty to be home. Actually going to back track 200 miles to get next load on Tuesday.
I have spent a few holidays in truck stops. First one I remember was a Christmas.
Was on my way to Denver and I had two trailer tires go down. Stopped in Hays, Kansas, Christmas eve.
Was going to be with family in Denver that night. Too far to bobtail and return and deliver day after Christmas,

There I sat with roller grill hot dogs and old coffee for my holiday, not even a truck stop. Just a gas station quick stop.

Some times it works out and some times it doesn't.

When the pay is right, now that my kids are young adults, I'm running.
Good luck.

 

Hi Edward, welcome aboard. You'll find, we're all bozo's on this bus. It's honorable you put family 1st, but when the car transmission pukes, the septic ain't draining right, and "little Lisa" needs braces, guess what. " I owe, I owe, so off to work I go",,,

 

I don't mind working the holidays.

Its when i'm sitting 1000 miles from home with no or very low miles..

I'm neither at home nor making money.

Its 3 wasted days of my life.