How much free time do you have on the road?

Have the wife keep her job until you have become used to driving and have "climbed the ladder" a ways towards a better income. That $50,000 income you might have heard is BS as this cesspool industry has cut drivers pay with some excuse of no loads. Yeah Right! In flat bedding and home construction load yes but not in food and home cleaning (Proctor and Gamble type products!)
Just keep that income she's making for at lease 2 years. It costs a lot to just eat out here and living out of a refrigerator in a truck isn't as cut out as some make it sound!
Untill you get experience under your belt keep her job and income as you just might do as a lot of these driver mill graduates and quit after a year or less due to the false dreams recruiters and sales people pour on you! Then after a few years and the bank account is built up then have her go through school, get her CDL and join you as a back up driver! Not a passenger!

 

It isn't all doom & gloom!

You can go see things on your down time. It is extremely easy to do! Your not confined to that truck.

 

I spent my time polishing my truck. A 379 with standup sleeper and a 48 ft spread and you have lots of polishing to do. I stayed out of truckstops, just make you fat, and tried to eat healthy meals. You can get killed in your own bathtub, life on the road is boring and people are getting more unfriendly. If you want to watch TV, get a satellite dish and watch your own, buy video games and books to read.

 

IF you have wheels....

 

I would look into a company that has multiple yards spread throughout the country,that way when you do get some proverbial downtime you can park the rig in the company lot and take off. I wouldn't expect much though...the only thing you might be able to do is wait until you get your 2 days off after 2 weeks out,and then do it like that,but are you really going to want to is my question??? By that point i think home would be calling my name...good luck

 

Thats what I was thinking. Seems like driving would be a huge step up for him.

 

I just spent the whole day in NYC. No wheels were needed.