I seem to have a lot of trouble getting home time. Any advice?

Take the MA load. Make sure you have enough fuel to empty out your load and deadhead to your terminal in NH. Take your hometime or quit. That's what I would do.

 

Go online. Put in applications. Send in any documents via fax when you get to a truckstop. That's what I did when I wanted out of OTR.

FYI- Crete has a terminal in Macungie right down the road from Werner. You might want to inquire with them.

 

Swift did the same thing to me and I let it happen for 6 months before I quit while I was on hometime. I had a new gig lined up though. That's going to be your best strategy.

Best of luck to you.

 

If you have to rely on someone else to get you home, the best thing to do is the tell them a date 4-7 days before you need to be home. If you have to take a few extra days off, no big deal, but if you miss the court date, that's not good. Unfortunately, in the trucking industry, especially when you dont have your own truck, nothing is guaranteed. You can get pretty much anywhere in the country within 3 loads, but you may not necessarily be able to go straight there and you may have to go backwards in order to go forwards.

 

werner is awesome, they have guys there with 1 million miles under their belt, prob 250k miles are unpaid but who is counting lol

 

Hey folks, a lot of us do interstate driving because it is easy and pleasant (and pays pretty good too) but there is a mind set out there that interstate means being away from home for weeks at a time. It doesn't have to be that way. Get on a dedicated account where you live near the hub of operations. Find such a gig near you or be willing to move to it and you will get way better than advertised home time.

Just look around the closest industrial area in or near the town you live in. Which trucks dominate at particular warehouses? Those are likely dedicated customers for that trucking company where you would frequently get loaded or unloaded.

I followed this formula and I sleep in my own bed 12 nights per month and sometimes more.

 

Mr. Gathers is always on the radio sprouting off his mouth about how great Werner is and how they appreciate their drivers~I’d contact him and see if he practices what he preaches.