Agree 100% I wanted to go OTR but once i added up the hours with the pay it is not worth it at all. I stick with my local job. :wink:

 

I think it is worth it. All depends on who you drive for and/or what you haul :wink:

 

It's worth it for us....I get the remote, my own bed, main planner for the homeground here...don't usually have to work with someone else on my plans for discipline etc with the kiddos...ours adjusted well to our lifestyle here but then ours were pretty much born into the style and don't really know any other way either.....I don't know what to do with my other half when he is home more than usual lol...works out great for some of us...he's serving in a matter of if there weren't any truck drivers our store shelves would be empty, alot of other parents serving our country are gone much much longer than my husband is.....if he had one of those business careers that sent him traveling we'd see him less than we do now...sometimes I have to remind myself there are lots of other things out there spouses do to bring home the paycheck that get them home even less than our drivers get back to us...takes a bit to get adjusted to but keep looking on the good side and not on the what if's and could have beens..I find when I'm thankful for what we have I'm alot happier than thinking on the could've hads......

 

why do people get into trucking when they know what the jop is all about for the first few years u have to pay your dues if your going to be a driver

 

I never could understand why someone with a family would run over the road. I wouldn't be able to do it myself unless I absolutely had to, and if I did, it would be for a very short period of time. If I couldn't find a good paying local job, I'd move to where the good local jobs were. There is nothing more important than family and raising your kids together with your spouse.

I hope after he gets experience, he can land a good local gig. Good luck to your family.

 

i wonder why people say they make less than min wage? do you count time sleeping as working? does anybody get paid to sleep at any job? yeah it kinda sucks being away from home, but be strong. don't sike people out from the get go, people can make it work if they want it to work. Hell sometimes just being married is tough but we all try our hardest to make it work, right.