Help me survive another year OTR

Take a month off, unwind, enjoy what is most important to you... Family.

You are suffering from burn-out... Ive been there myself. Running those kind of miles takes a toll on a soul.

 

Find a local gig. Be home daily. Screw that living in a truck crap

 

If this job is making you suicidal, why are you posting here? We are not Doctors or Psychiatrists, we are truck drivers. Please contact a mental health professional at once.

 

I switched from regional (home every weekend) to local about three weeks ago, and being home for dinner every night is pretty sweet. That makes up for the hit on my paycheck (local pays less) and lots more traffic (I drive around the DFW area). I miss going on down the road, and frankly I kinda miss my alone time, but reading Dr Suess every night to my five year old grandson more than makes up for it.

 

Didn't you hear? Dr Seuss was a racist pig! You can go to prison for that. Please burn all of those books immediately. You should know better. Shame on you.

 

Every situation is different, I make more running local than I did running OTR, but yeah, I do miss the long runs, wide open roads. But, I love being home to see my kids grow up more.

 

OTR is definitely not for everyone!!! Sounds to me like you've had your fill of being OTR. So, look for a local gig. Sounds like you have enough experience for that to not be a problem.
I've been OTR a year and a half. I have a love/hate relationship with it, but addicted to it at the same time and I don't think I could quit and pretty sure I'd be miserable with a local gig myself.
I'm a West Coast reefer jockey. The landscape in the West is just incredible. Traveling around in it will be hard to give up someday. I love to drive and travel and yet to tire of either one. I don't know if I'll ever get tired of either. Living in a truck has its pros and cons. Biggest downside is not being home very often and I hate that part of it. But love the other demonstrably more.
However, without a doubt this is only a life for some. Lots of folks just won't be happy with it. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Most truckers kinda start out OTR because that seems to be the hardest niche to keep drivers. But, most don't stay there. Some of us though, find it is where we do fit best.
Do yourself a favor, quit being miseable. Life's too short and precious. Find a local gig where you can be close to your loved ones. My opinion at least!