Taking home time

Too many days at home requires you to clean out your truck. Then when you come back you will move into another one if avaliable. If you have an emergency they will route you home. For the most part they want ya back in the drivers seat and ready to roll after a couple days at home. Ain't much of a home life really, especially running otr.

 

You tell them in advance the days off you want and most decent companies get you home on time.... If it's something you cannot miss tell them you need to be home 2 or 3 days before whatever date just in case or a breakdown or something...

 

It takes practice to get home on the day you want,
If you want home the 20th, you wouldn't want to be delivering in Oregon on the 19th.
So, before accepting the load to Oregon you would remind your dispatcher you need home on time,
now if it doesn't matter exactly what day you get home, take the load up there and have them plan your next load to get you home. More miles for you.
I think most companies will give you an extra day, as long as you don't ask every time.
As for as emergencies, I'm not sure, I hope most companies would get you home if there's a big emergency.

Here's a thread I like, the driver needed home on a certain day and accepted a load that would not get him home on time, yet he blames the dispatcher.
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...s-owner-really-has-a-open-door-policy.301529/

 

Depending on the company you may get home the day you want.


When I was with Swift I actually planned to be home a week later than I entered on the QC.
Company I'm with now... I think I've been home late twice. In 2 years.

 

When I start my week, I enter the date I want to be home. So example, Jan 8 today, I'll enter Feb 1 - Feb 3 I want off. Eventually I get a approved message from my manager or denied. Never had a denied, but the rule is, 2 weeks out 2 days off, 1 day off for every week out. Now I can enter the time I want to be home. So for example again. Jan 31 @ 10, return Feb 4 @0500. To me, hometime means a whole full days off.

At first I thought the time didn't matter...because schneider didn't get me home on time lol just anytime during the day but maverick actually call me and tell me "to get you home on time, I'm going to give you this load etc etc" they actually try to get me home early and I kinda get my days off and a half. Kinda cool.

If there's an emergency, depends on the company but they will either route you home, or fly you home, again depending on the company, u might have to pay.

If you have an special event, for example, my birthday is Feb 25, I want atleast 3 or 4 days off. So ima have to plan ahead and work 3-4 weeks to get that off.

My company offer a special days off kinda thing like birthdays, graduation, weddings, but idk i rather plan ahead and do my dues and get my days off.

 

with home time u should give your dispatcher a couple weeks notice and remind him often.if you needed to be home your company will probably want you to leave truck at terminal and they might pay for your way home depending how you and your dispatcher got along.if u needed two extra days home that will probably be fine but don't make it a habit.company isn't making money if the trk isn't moving.that's What they'll tell you.

 

I'm with on most of that.
If I work that day, it is not a home time day.
If I deliver on the 4th, then the 5th will be my first home time day.
That was how my first driver manager considered things, and I have agreed with her ever since.

Bit I don't come back to work at 0500.
Nope.
I sleep in that day and come back between 1000 and 1200.
And yes, it will be a shorter day.
But my last morning at home won't be an early one.

Bear in mind that I am usually out 4-5 weeks and then take 3 (full) days off.

 

4-5 weeks out and 3 days off? Jeez... better make that off time count. Glad to have ya out there, stay safe!