Sharing a truck with other driver

I'm at a point in my life where I do not want to work over the road all the time and be home for that short amount of time we are allowed home. I've actually got a pretty good deal going with my current company but I really want to go part-time. What I would like to do is be on the road for 2 weeks and bring my truck back and let another driver drive it for 2 weeks. I'm going to approach my company with this and I know that I will have no trouble finding another driver willing to do the same thing who is at the same stage in life. I can still make 50k a year doing this and that's fine by me. My company is pretty awesome.
My question to anyone is this. Can you think of any reason why a company would say no to this? Two drivers willing to drive the same truck and that truck is always rolling. Considering the taxes and insurance the company pays for the truck on a regular basis, I would think this would be an ideal situation for the company and I almost wonder why companies don't advertise this kind of thing. Am I missing something or is there some reason why a company might say no to this? Thx

 

Our company has it for many years already. But on a seven day cycle.
The biggest problem is when the two drivers have a different understanding of cleanliness. Or smoker/non smoker.
I think it is like finding a team partner. One that you can trust driving down the road while you're asleep.

Good luck.

 

I know Roehl does something like this with their 7 on 7 off fleet. Like you said, it’s works out well for the company because the truck is always moving, and it works out well for the drivers who want more time at home and don’t necessarily need to make as much money.

Seems like a good idea to me as long as you don’t mind slip seating.

 

I think your biggest hurdle will be getting your company to come up with this type of schedule if they don't already have one in place. And of course they need to find a driver that is looking for the same thing as you. On a positive note, with companies hurting for drivers they may be willing to accommodate you.

 

Sounds Wonderful!!
Hope It Works For Ya!!

CHEERS!!​

 

7 & 7 isn’t bad but I’m like you and would prefer 14 & 14 if I was going to go part time. The big advantage is if you plan to do any kind of travelling then you can do a week and still have a few days on each end after your hitch and before the next one.

 

Different companies have different ideas of part-time and accommodate based upon this. In some cases, there is the 7x7, others the 14x14, and I have even seen 28x28. I have also seen companies (like the one employing me) that have a pool of "part-time" drivers who call up dispatch and say when they would like to get in a truck, and a truck is made available for them on that date. They go out for however long they want, and then tell dispatch when its time to route them back home to get out of the truck (anywhere from 1 week to 3 months later), where they clean it out and go home, only to do it all over again in 1-10 months. Heck, my current employer has a high school teacher who gets in a truck the moment school lets out for the summer and he returns the truck a week before classes resume in August.

The only way to know is to ask your current employer their thoughts on part-time drivers and see if your vision fits theirs.

 

I could never work for roehl because I'm not anywhere near there hiring zone for the 7/7 deal. I actually live in Myrtle Beach South Carolina

 

Can I ask who you work for?

 

You can always ask, but there are rules against recruiting here (I have been moved to the recruiting office while I am medically disqualified from driving). All I can say is it is a small- to medium- sized, family-owned company... if you want, you could figure it out.