Well, their not telling you everything... First it depends on your region. I see your in the central. You guys don't do much on drops and hooks except weekenks I would guess. Out in the east we do most of ours all the time, and thats about 10k a year. Yeah city and dock can make close to line haul(not really) but ask your self this... Would you rather be out there with no one looking over your shoulder? Do as you please. If your tired take a nap? Eat where you want to. Oh and by the way the post about spending money out here, it depends on how you do it. First, most pack lunch for the out trip, and you get to claim evry night out on your taxes, $52 a trip. Trust me, its sweet come tax time. But they do have one thing right, your not home. Any single guy should do it in my mind. Boo coo bucks, save tons in retirement(401k). And once you learn it, you get a lot of weekends off. Of course, you could be a dock mutt and hump freight for 12 hrs a day and come close to what we make, and work the yard/P&D and not even really come close, but hey thats up to you. Not trying to offend any body, but thats the truth in my area. Make 74k and worked 10 months, you decide.