If there is freight in your area you may as well plan on spending your 34 hour reset at home. A lot of shippers and receivers are going to be closed over the weekend anyway. On the long haul and being out 14 days (or more in my case) you can take that 34 hour reset every 6th day and gain a few hours. If it is a drop and hook load that doesn't matter when you arrive then you may get more miles/money on the long haul, but if you are stuck waiting for 48 hours to live unload and reload that will send your paycheck down the drain.
I believe that Fred took a long haul load and stayed out over one weekend by choice. Perhaps you could do the same occasionally if you wanted to. The difference is that short hauls pay more for less work BUT you will have more waiting time so it can average out.
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The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
-- J R R Tolkien
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more TMC ? and long haul?
