Home time Finally! How long?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by dboot01, Jan 12, 2022.

  1. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    About 2 centuries. The wheels fell off my first chariot, and the Romans were absolutely nuts.
     
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  3. pumpkinishere

    pumpkinishere Heavy Load Member

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    I’ve only worked for 2 trucking companies and thankfully both companies got me home where I could do my reset at home. Now that we are independent operators we set our own schedule so getting home is no problem. Thank goodness, I can’t imagine sleeping in this truck months at a time. I like to go home a shower in my own shower and cook some food in my own kitchen and sleep in my king size bed. To hell with this truck mattress.
     
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  4. pumpkinishere

    pumpkinishere Heavy Load Member

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    Daum you should be allowed to sit home the next 6 months. I feel for you. Sorry you are out that long. I’d go bat crap crazy.
     
  5. pumpkinishere

    pumpkinishere Heavy Load Member

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    I’m hoping you made a small fortune or a large fortune at that.
     
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  6. Lennythedriver

    Lennythedriver Road Train Member

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    First two years I’d stay out 30-60 days. No more. I run 12-20 days, go home for 3-4. I don’t ask, I tell them. So far they haven’t objected. When I’m out, I run hard. I run 450-650 most every day. So I think they’re ok with it.
     
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  7. JoeyJunk

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  8. JoeyJunk

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    Oh he did. He was typing as his servants were rubbing his feet. He is a different man now LoL
     
  9. austinmike

    austinmike Road Train Member

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    7 weeks with trainer at first gig - we took a week off in Florida so he could get his taxes done with his estranged wife. We stayed at her place. That was a trip.
    After I finished training , we would stay out 4 or 5 weeks. Boy that got old. Stayed there exactly One Year.
     
  10. JoeyJunk

    JoeyJunk Road Train Member

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    My trainer left me with his girlfriends cousin and her 4 kids so they could go to a new year’s party. I may have took advantage of the situation but it was cool because her husband was in prison :biggrin_2559:
     
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  11. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    I’m local so… but there was this one time when Big Maude wouldn’t let me out of my coffin for over 24 hours.
     
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