New survey finds how often truckers prefer to be home

Updated Feb 9, 2023
Highway sign that says 'Home Time'

A new survey found that a bit more than a third of truckers responding prefer to be home several times a month.

That was the leading choice of truckers taking a survey from the Trucker Path driver navigation app.

When asked, "How often do you prefer to be home?" the survey found:

  • 36% chose "several times a month"
  • 25% chose the "several times a week" option
  • 24% selected "every night"
  • 15% said they want to be "always on the road"

The survey also found they generally got what they wanted. The results showed: 

  • 89% of drivers who said they wanted to be home several times a month actually are
  • 80% of drivers who prefer to always be on the road actually are
  • 74% of drivers who wanted to be home several times a week actually are
  • 63% of drivers who wanted to be home every night actually are
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