Are a truckers wife?

Well, my grandfather is a trucker and my grandmother seems to miss him alot when he is gone. But he recently got a job where she can actually go along for the ride with him. They gave him permission to do so and had special papers signed incase any border "police" or whatever they are called wanted verification of this. The funny part is, she actually gets tired of going on those trips with him and sometimes stays at home now! I guess it's tiring for her, cause she doesn't sleep well on the bunk beds. But, do they allow your husband to take anyone with him or not? Because I know some companies have strict rules against that.

No...it's not wrong. The life of a trucker wife isn't easy and neither is the life of a trucker. My hubby isn't ovr for the time being. He still stays a few nights out here and there, but he's home most nights. Although his company is discussing a change. It scares me, but I know I'll deal with it. There's alot of websites that have support of other trucker wives you could join to help you cope. E-mail me at vickie7978@aol.com if you interested or you just need an understanding ear.

I've known my hubby for about 13 years and we'll be married for 10 years this fall. He's been a truck driver since I've known him. Currently he's normally home every night or every other night. But he's had jobs where he's gone every 3-5 days or 5-7 days with only a day or two home. If he's consistently gone say 5 days, I do get used to that. I don't like it when he comes home only because he's not used to our routine and he doesn't really know how we do things at home. It really messes me up when he's home. I would say what you're feeling is normal. When he's gone for weeks at a time, you have to finds things, hobbies to keep you occupied while he's gone. But when he comes home he can't expect you to drop everything and only be with him. You do have your own life that's important to you, he should respect that. You can plan the best that you can to not have things going on when he's home, but you have to find what works for the both of you. I've learned and accept that trucking in constantly changing. He may say he'll be home at a certain time and call back in 5 minutes and tell me different. That's just how it is. I make my plans and do it. If he can come, great, if he can't, well I'll be home when I am done with my thing. Hopefully I'm making sense. I hope you'll find some good friends close by to hang out and do things with.

Hi, I used to be a truckers wife and I am a truckers mother, does that count? lol My hubby was a truck driver for 2 years about 6 years ago, in fact, he joined right after we got married. He lost his job right before we got married and found the trucking job right after. He was on the road months at a time and I used to just hate it. The cell phone plan we had at the time would charge tons for his roaming calls and it really killed the income for us. At times, it didn't even feel like we were married; him being gone all the time and me by myself. But we made it thru it. He wasn't making any money and we finally decided it was better for him to quit than to stay trucking. Now he works in a factory and doesn't make much money either, but at least he's home alot more. lol My son has been a trucker for the past 8 months. In his job, he is home every weekend so that's not bad at all. Have a great day! Char :-)