What trucking companies do western regional or SW

Not often enough. That is my major gripe.

I get one day of "home time" for every seven days out. That seems pretty standard.

Now, many of my esteemed colleagues are OK with that; but they're either divorced, separated, running from something, misanthropes, estranged or excessively angry loners.

I, on the other hand, have a significant other who wants to see me more than once a month. Of course, these are part of the dues one pays when starting out and after a year one can write their own ticket.

The holy grail for Truckers is to be home every night. I just wanna be home every Friday night (and, while I am asking, I also want a pony)

(If you can wait a minute, someone will come along momentarily and brag about the great job that they got just after coming out of trucking school: home every night, six-figure salary, no-touch freight, no governor on their new truck, APU and a free sparkle pony)

 

LOL. Thanks. I kinda figure I'll have to be away from home a lot my first year. I'm hoping I can at least get home every 3 or 4 weeks. Does May at least do that for you?

 

May Trucking is very good about getting you home on time for your scheduled hometime. I am home every three weeks.

No complaints on that issue. (And, for me, typing "no complaints" is highly unusual)

The first year is kinda like an apprenticeship with a paltry spending allowance with which to buy an occasional hotdog. It's not a living. Paying actual rent or serious bills during the first year (while also paying off school) would be very difficult. (Yes, I exaggerate, but not by much)

 

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it.

 

Interstate has a western 11 and also their reefer division is mostly I-5.

 

I have noticed after being out here (OTR) for the past 6yrs that companies are not sending solo drivers from East to West and vise versa, but I have been with a couple companies that did Martin, Time Decimate out of Fl, I am with Butler now and they say they do, but have not seen it yet, but get with a refrigerated company...that's your best bet.