How long do you stay out

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  1. Nothereoften

    Nothereoften Light Load Member

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    A day, one overnight at most then the wife and kids see me.

    Longest would've been months years ago with no reset necessary
     
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  2. Dick Danger

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  3. '07 KW w/53' Conestoga

    '07 KW w/53' Conestoga Medium Load Member

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    Right. Cant sleep with trailer shaking and all the banging around.
     
  4. pilot trucker

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    8 months not doing that again. 6 months is what I normally like to do.
     
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  5. Reaper'sTrucking

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    Kinda curious what you do for groceries, out here in Washington and Oregon I can stop at places easy but big cities can't hardly find anywhere
     
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    Walmart super center. Usually All grocery stores have docks or large parking lots you can park nearby. Just don’t run over signs or trees curbs etc. and park near the edges or far away from building where you are not in the way
     
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  7. LtlAnonymous

    LtlAnonymous Road Train Member

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    I once did three weeks.

    Other than that, I did two weeks at Schneider.

    In LTL, I'd be home every 2-4 days, then off weekends.

    Now I'm home every day with no intention of leaving overnight again.
     
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  8. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    longest i ever stayed out. january 4th 2021 to november 24th 2021.. had some turkey dinner on thanksgiving. then friday morning loaded and rolling. got back home about a week before christmas.. 330+ days away from home total that year... brutal.. but it allowed me to be where im at now with my own authority and i paid off my truck... cant say every one of those days was working tho.. usually runnin the 70 clock out in 5 days. doing anywhere from 3-15 loads a week. still stayed in my truck on the weekends. and a hotel once a month to keep my sanity. not that there was much there to begin with.
     
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    ####, dude. That's intense.
     
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  10. mmk trucking

    mmk trucking Light Load Member

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    16 hrs the most