Question and may be a stupid one

Go to Monster.com and subscribe for "driver job alerts." I did that and got a local job making over $63,000 a year, home every night, and two days off a week.

 

Jeff, When I first started driving, I worked for Crete for about 7 months or so, then I got a local job here in Utah, for a company called Nicholas and Company foods, they are like US Foods, it was LTL and home every night, allot of physical labor running up and down the ramp, but it was a decent job.

And of course, the old Army adage, "the only stupid question is the one not asked"

Good luck to you, and thank you for your service My Brother!

 

There are no stupid questions!

I know exactly what you're dealing with in terms of family time.
Trucking hours are hard on families.
Start looking everywhere for something that works better with your family situation and you're bound to find it.
Being gone like that isn't easy on anybody, driver, kids, or mom.
Stay positive and look for a different arrangement.
If anyone asks, tell them the truth about why you're on the hunt for something better for you.
OTR just doesn't work for everybody all the time and your better owners and companies understand that.

 

Hi RR, I too wish to thank you for your service. It seems, it's the one thing you can count on to come back to you positively. Companies, I've found, will cater to a veteran before they consider anyone else. It literally has that much credibility. It's extremely tough to look for a job while you are trucking, especially OTR. I suggest having the Mrs. keep an eye out for you. You are in a great part of the country for local work. A lot of freight moves through the central part of the country. Maybe some of the parcel companies, Con-Way, for example. You may have to pull doubles, but you'll be home everyday. Good luck, and keep the shiny side up. :smt023

 

Well said Semi very well said

 

There's always companies out there.. you just have to look and LOOK hard. Also, what I see most mistakes from drivers that look for local.. to most truckers, local means being within a 100 mile radius. Most HR Recruiters get turned off when a driver wants local. Look for "Regional but home 100% every night". It's out there, just need to ask.

 

Many OTR drivers want to drive only so if you are willing to lift heavy boxes and take two wheelers down ramps fully loaded you don't have as much competition for those jobs as you may think. Many OTR drivers find work where they drive mostly in the daylight so if you are willing to start and end work in the dark in December and sleep in the day light again there may not be as much competition for that job as you think.