guys im so confused need some advice..

drive a bus

 

Look up all the big LTL companies near you.

 

When a company offers a high pay and weekly home time, don't buy it because you can't have both. I drove DG for a while and did make a decent living at it, but I was rarely home. In fact, I saw more home time on 48.

Your best bet is to stray away from OTR carriers if you want more home time.

 

*sigh*

It takes a strong man/woman to be a trucker's squeeze. Anxiety? Really? My advice to her, woman to woman: Put on your big girl panties and grow up! Do ya want hubby around the house all the time or do you want to eventually be able to live a decent life? In order for the bucks to come rolling in, a certain level of experience is required to land that gravy job. Support hubby in getting there or remain right where you are forever.

Advice to hubby trucker: Schneider is probably your best option out of the choices presented. I would be calling that lady back and getting more information on that job. Yes, it's OTR. However, I have not heard a huge number of complaints from their drivers. Everybody seems to be pretty happy.

Werner/Dollar General is a lot of hard work. You will be fingerprinting every case of merchandise to the tailgate of the truck. It's always little stuff, floor loaded and usually multiple stops on a truck. Some folks love that kind of work. I wouldn't mind it myself if I wouldn't take three days recovering from it. Arthritis is a real b****, you know.

Too bad you left Prime so quickly. They have the contract for the Lewiston, ME WalMart DC. If wife is adamant about remaining in the NorthEast/New England region, it would have been ideal. I'm on a WM dedicated account and could, if I chose to, be home three times each week. My ol man and I tend to fuss at each other if I'm pottering around the house too much, so I choose to be home once per week for my reset. I like being happy to see him, and him being happy to see me....rather than, "Oh, you again. Don't forget to close the door all the way. Did ya grab some firewood on your way in?"

 

Adam, consider this for a moment. With the thousands of existing drivers Werner has and couple that with their prestigious Dollar General account WHY would they give an unknown (you) an opportunity to do that work on a dedicated basis. Chances are is SUX and they need new fish to cover it because the experienced/knowlegeable drivers refuse to.

Go work @ an LTL carrier as was suggested to you. Much better pay than OTR, much better benefits than OTR, much better pension than OTR....it's just a much better job!