How long can I stay out on the road?

Some people never go home and some people don't have a home to come Home to.

 

@supersnackbar - My wife, and I own a home so that will not be a problem. I may not see it often, but it does exist.

-Robert

 

They don't go to canada or mexico, only glass goes to canada.

 

@w.h.o. - I know glass goes into Mexico, and into Canada, but I was under under the impression that refrigerated worked border to border, and out east. Would not be the first misunderstanding I have had in my lifetime.

-Robert

 

No Mexico lol. If there's a load going to Mexico, it will be drop off near the border and someone takes it. I'm not sure on the reefers lanes but east coast is right, I haven't seem any out west.

 

Why not? Will the wife limit the time you can be there?

 

I think what he means is that they run border to border, not within Mexico or Canada.

 

Driven, it's called "recap" on your logs. You'll have to learn to drive an average of 8.5hrs/day to get the 70 done in 8 days, then start picking up the hours, just cruise along. I think some dispatchers expect a certain amount of miles per day that might eat some clock, requiring a reset, but a reset once in a while is not such a bad thing, but it can be a pain depending on where you happen to be at the time.

Generally speaking, some drivers stay out for months, so it's completely available. Best.

 

There was a driver here on TTR who said he delivered loads into Mexico. Definitely not the norm but it is a possibility. I wouldn't mind trying it, always wanted to see Mexico. The closest I came was Nogales.

 

Some drivers live in their truck. I don't belive any company that has sleeper trucks will force u to go home. They will want u to take a 34 hour reset from time to time, but that can be done anywhere. U could always request hometime in different cities. Maybe see ur brother in Dallas, dad in Phoenix, one of ur girlfriends in Seattle.