Otr to local. Night shift??

I currently haul tanker otr. Usually gone 7-14 days and off 3 give or take. Since the start of 2018 I’ve averaged about 1120/wk gross. This is lower than expected but I’ve had more hometime than expected, which I enjoy.

I have a wife and 2 young kids with another on the way for October. Everything goes well on the homefront for the most part. Only problem is I find myself wishing I was home to see my kids more and more. That being said I’ve kept my eye out for good local gigs but, living where I do, it’s slim pickings. Within a 30 min drive I’ve got a couple construction companies and oil/propane delivery. Any gas/diesel hauler is 50+ minutes from me.

I recently started talking with a guy who has a small fleet of a dozen or so w900s hauling water from springs to bottling plant. He parks his trucks 20 minutes from my house. Year round, 50-60 hrs a week, 5 days a week with a 6th if wanted, pays $22/hr days and $24/hr nights. Time and a half after 40hrs. He has benefits but no health insurance. For a middle of the road health insurance plan I’m looking at around $900/month. Everything checks out and looks good from what I can tell.

What I want is to hear from guys who have experience running nights, and how you handled that with family life, etc. Of course any other input on the situation is always appreciated.

 

Also, my kids are too young for school and my wife only works a couple hours in the evening.

 

Because we are using a midwife, we have to pay out of pocket initially as it is, then hopefully get a reimbursement of some sort. We will look into health plan options more this weekend when I get home to find one that hopefully works with midwives. But it’s definately a big factor....

 

I am not, appreciate the advice though.

 

I’ll look into that medishare. I’ll talk to the owner in person this weekend hopefully and get a real idea of what the schedule options are. It sounded like it could be flexible, so maybe I could start on nights to see how it works.

 

My thoughts exactly. Although I’m so ready to settle in long term somewhere... I hate changing jobs lol