Need more than 34 hr resets

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  1. JoeTruck

    JoeTruck Heavy Load Member

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    As I see it the problem with making decent money is sitting at shippers and receivers, so you must put in many hours to get the miles.
    Having hazmat you should look into fuel hauling.
     
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    And there’s your answer. Local or regional liquid tank work. You’ll work Monday threw Friday and have weekends off.
     
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    Then you should look into any of the big name LTL companies, and hire onto what called ‘Linehaul’. Generally, M-F night shift, you start out Monday night, you are done Saturday morning, you got the rest of the weekend until Monday night.
     
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    My outfit has found a way to keep some drivers happy with a 5 day / 4 day rotating schedule.
    Alternating 48+ to 72+ hours off each week.
     
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    We are doing a 14/7 schedule, 14 straight days on duty, then 7 straight days off.
     
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    Hauling steel regionally l was home for supper on most Fridays and left around 330am on Monday. In 20 years I might have worked into Sat morning a dozen times. You can be bet on those weekends my truck never left the driveway until the kids got on the school bus at 8am. Most dump guys around me run a similar schedule. On the other hand Back when l pulled a tank as a company driver the boss would have run you into the ground and backed over you to make sure he got the last ounce of work out of you lol
     
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  7. CrappieJunkie

    CrappieJunkie Wishin' I was fishin'

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    I worked 6 every week.
     
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    I don't know about regional western 11, but plenty of local jobs give you 2.5 days off over the weekend.
     
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    Yup, checking into it. thx
     
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    Work for a farmer or small outfit.
    I work for a company that also owns farms. I’m home once or twice a week and have the weekends off. Get in Saturday morning leave out Tuesday sometime.
    Fuel haulers seem to have a good schedule
     
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