I get home within 1 day of my requested home time about 90% of the time.
One day, on, before or after the date, and that is acceptable to me as being on time.
The planners have a lot to consider, and I understand that. I think it is amazing that I get home on time so often.
Every once in a while it seems to be a problem, but not very often.
Sometimes it is the area I am in, like southern CA. They claim their are no loads to get me there, until I simply refuse any loads that will get me there - or at least closer. They seem to always come up with something, amazingly.
The truck needs to keep running to make money. And one of the few valid reasons for simply refusing a pplan is a home time request.
How often do you get home late?
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What’s home? .... Time?
Seriously.... I take home time so little. I put in the request. I get it. Period. -
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,,,oh, good heavens,,what was I laughing at again? Oh yeah, ha, ha, ha, coming in late, they just get better and better, I'm sorry, you've got to be kidding. The only thing predictable in trucking is it's unpredictability. Any idea how many things I missed because I couldn't make it ? Sure helped cash my marriage.
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"Home Weekends" can mean 'get home Saturday afternoon and leave out Sunday.' That's a 10 hour break. Home every day can mean 8 hours off duty/day (depending on your gig. When I drove beer truck, I had to leave home at 0400 but didn't get back home until 2300. What's the big deal about being home for 5 hours?)gentleroger and skellr Thank this. -
I'm Home 8 to 14 hours after I leave the house
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Since I started at Ozark up until a while back, I was never home late, always on the day requested. Then they failed to get me home 3 out of 5 times on time. After calling and chewing the dispatcher 5 new anuses in one phone call, I've been home VERY early on my day off. One time even having the option of getting home the evening prior.
I don't consider getting me home a day late "on time" unless they consider me delivering a load a day late "on time." I told them sometimes I have hours to go get a load and get it delivered and I have to be on time. I always give them 2 weeks notice when I want to be home. I have no tolerance. Get me home on the day I request or I'll go find a company who will. I don't ever change my home date, I don't ever cause problems, nothing. When I say I want to be home I want to be home.
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When I was OTR for a mega carrier that rhymes with Schwift, I never, not once, got home on time. The earliest I got home with them was 6 days late. Constant reminders on the Qualcomm meant nothing, nor did phone reminders.
Now I'm home on time every time, but I no longer work for that "Schwift" outfit.arrogant steve Thanks this. -
Maybe it was how you did things?
And, like I said... One of the valid reasons to turn down a load is a home time request.
If you stand your ground, they will get you there.
If you roll over, they will keep you out.
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But hey, thanks for assuming that I'm weak, spineless and never did anything right while I was there...Moosetek13 Thanks this.
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