No Home Time Needed?

I love fishing. I love BBQ chicken.

 

Here's a thought also.. read somewhere that it took around 21 days between finishing the OTR training and receiving his own truck.

Just saying, depending on what company and probably some other factors, there might be a wait time to get your own truck after the OTR training.

Maybe some others can indulge on this, I'm not a driver yet. Not sure which companies.

 

Hi Eddy, i started trucking in 2010 and have been out since. Stuff in storage, dog and car went to friends with powers of attorney, and got a dongle for my laptop. My teampartner and i never take hometime, but as was said, you will need some time away from the truck to keep sane so we do spend a couple days in hotels relaxing, going to the Zoo, mall, movies etc. from time to time.

Good luck and let us know how everything is going for ya!

 

For those that noted that a lot of drivers quit within the first six months, therefore the OP should keep the apartment as a backup plan:

Wasn't it Cortez that burned all his ships to motivate his troops to conquer the Aztecs? The OP (or others considering this path) might have more commitment to at least finishing out a full year if they give up the expenses of the home front and completely untether themselves from considering quitting when the going gets hard. There's a lot to be said for getting through difficult moments for personal growth and improvement.

Think about it from the financial aspect. Let's say after six months you absolutely want to quit driving and go back to apartment living. If you gave up your apartment then what? You will likely have saved thousands of dollars and easily afford a deposit, first and last, and new furniture. Your six months on the road will have upgraded your lifestyle.

Then there's the idea that after six months you have seen most of the country. Your eyes are now opened to other areas of the country you might want to live. There are many drivers that have found their ideal place to live when they were driving. I've met more than one driver that lived out of their truck, saved thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of dollars; and then purchased a place to live. One guy in particular made out really well, buying a house with 65 acres of prime farm land in Iowa for CASH during the recession. Now he has a great home to park his rig and leases out the farmland to another farmer. He makes a decent income from the land, has no mortgage, and drives when he wants to.

 

At the very least there should be a terminal somewhere that you can park a car (or rent a car nearby). You'll have lot's of running around and errands (laundry, shopping, general socializing, etc) to do when you do get a few days off, and you will find bobtailing around in a big truck is generally frowned upon by companies and it's not very convenient for you, either.

 

I lived out on the road my first year. Get a p.o box and a storage garage thingy. Id took my hometime off in diffrent cities if I took home time or id stay on the road. Its very doable but then again I had a 780 with a fridge microwave and oven thingy so It was like home

 

give up the apartment and put the 1000.bucks in the bank. then when it get rough out on the road which it will...you'll think twice before giving it up....always keep a few 1000 handy
the good days on the road will way out number the bad...never give up when your upset. take a day off ..... never quit when your mad.....cool off take a day off....then decided what your gonna do.....good luck