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So how about it?? Werner says for 17 days out, you get only one day off. Roehl says 2 days home for 7 days out and 3 for 10 days out. Are the figures that companies give out for home time usually B.S. ??? If 1 day for 17 is the very best werner can do, i don't know if thats for me. I'm afraid that 17 is the bare minimum so realisticly i'd probbably be out over 20 days. I could be totally off the mark here. Any input would be helpful. I have to pick a company and go with it soon. Thanks......

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Go with Rail
Things are never what they seem

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I drove for Swift for a while, OTR was 12 out 2 home, Dedicated Sears was 6 out 1 home. usually I got home for at least 24 hrs. it varried some times i got up to 48 hrs off. One thing to remember if your at home your not making any money and if you like being at home your not going to like driving trucks. Its as simple as that.

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Well, i'd like to be home sometimes. I'm not saying i want to be home every other day. I just don't want to be out for a month or more at a time although i would do it on occaision i suppose. I'm not the home sick type so it probably won't be a problem.
Devils advocate: Why Roehl?? The more input the better. Thanks guys!!

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Is the way it is at most carriers.
Yes, there will be some other determining factors as to whether you get home more or less than that.
Are you on a dedicated account or 48 OTR?
Do you live along their main freight lane?
Did you give enough ADVANCE notice when you want to be home?
Do you have a good repore with your dispatcher or are you a goof-off?
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When I drove for Celedon, they had the same standard hometime policy, but b/c I live in the OKC area(along their main freight lane), I got home 1-2 days during the wk & almost every wknd.(I never had to request to go home, b/c I was usually going that way any way.)

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For Werner it is for every 7 days out one day off not 17 days. I know I work for Werner.
Drafter
Keep the wheels rolling

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Originally posted by Drafter:
For Werner it is for every 7 days out one day off not 17 days. I know I work for Werner.
Drafter
Keep the wheels rolling
That's how it was when I was with them.
I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane.
Waylon Jennings

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Some companies are honest about their advertised hoetime, others are blatant liars, and some it just depends who your dispatcher is and how much he likes you.
If you like to get home weekly or more, look for short haul or regional cariers who are located near you and do a lot of out and back freight.
If you want to see the country (all 48 states), expect to stay out 2 weeks at a time minimum, probably more like 3 weeks or more.
@#*!%$^@!
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1 day off for every 7 out. 14 day minimum if we keep the truck at our house.
2 days off for every 7 out. 14 day min if we slip seat.
I do the slip seat. I take the 2 days off for the 7. I also keep my truck for a year at a time. I am supposed to slip seat and would if that is how they really want it. They let me keep my truck for one reason. I have been here for a while.202 N Main Street
Summerfield Il 62289
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Just the thought of "Home Time" pizzes me off. There just seems to be something wrong with the idea of work is the important time and being home every couple of weeks for a couple days is like doing you a favor. Am I the only one who has a problem with that idea?
Anyway, home time varies alot from company to company and driver to driver. Find a company that promises the amount of home time you want and then make them stick to it as best you can.
Highwayman has the formula about right, specially for newbies.
"There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."

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Another reason, I would never work for a large company again. The little company I work for now is very flexable. Go out for 7-10 days when we run west then take 3-4 days off, or when we run midwest go out for 4-5 days have 1-2 days off. Or we can be off for as little as 34 hours if we like after running west and boom be afterit again.

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Roehl Hometime depends on the fleet.
You can do 7 on 7 off (2 drivers share a truck)
You can do 7 on 3 off 7 on 4 off (3 drivers share 2 trucks,) or standard is as follows.
Days out / Days Off
7 / 2
11 / 3
18 / 4
24 / 5
30 / 6
36 / 7
Of course you can always choose to be home less days if you like
As the past becomes the future unfolds
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Originally posted by TROY1000:
Another reason, I would never work for a large company again. The little company I work for now is very flexable. Go out for 7-10 days when we run west then take 3-4 days off, or when we run midwest go out for 4-5 days have 1-2 days off. Or we can be off for as little as 34 hours if we like after running west and boom be afterit again.
My company runs different lanes but generally thats the kind of hometime I get. Of the big carriers with more than 1000 trucks that do this the only one I know of is Averitt Express (2800 trucks) most of the big boys dont do it cause they'd have to work too hard to make it happen.

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Originally posted by Stuffs:
Just the thought of "Home Time" pizzes me off. There just seems to be something wrong with the idea of work is the important time and being home every couple of weeks for a couple days is like doing you a favor. Am I the only one who has a problem with that idea?
I agree with you.
As far as any company (trucking or otherwise) is concerned, they are at best number 2 on my list of importance. My family and anything related to them comes first.
In this biz, give me the choice of an extra run with the accompanying few more dollars or an extra day at home, I'm going to go home every time.
I used to run my arse off to make that extra dollar when I started out in this biz, and all it got me was a divorce.
@#*!%$^@!
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I drive team LTL, 6 days out gets 2 off 10 days out gets 3 off. more days out gets you more off if you want it.