Husband and spouse crew drivers dish on the realities of working OTR collectively

Husband and spouse crew drivers say that they’re working in the direction of monetary freedom and an earlier retirement by spending 5 days every week on the highway collectively, nevertheless it doesn’t come simple. 

Angela and Scott Griffen have been trucking for greater than 40 years mixed, however now they do it collectively in hopes of mutually benefiting their future collectively. The couple, accompanied by their small canine Willow, reside and work a complete of 120 hours every week inside their rig with a purpose of retiring younger. 

“We need to retire younger, so our cash goes to the identical checking account,” Angela mentioned. “We drive extra miles and all the cash filters into one factor so we don’t must do it without end. We will retire a lot youthful.”

The 2 have been married for 13 years and actually have a Youtube channel, however they are saying that their team-trucking marriage doesn’t at all times come simple. 

“Grace, forgiveness, persistence … you’ve obtained to have loads of persistence,” Angela mentioned.

“If it isn’t value getting a divorce over, it isn’t value arguing over,” Scott added.

The Griffen’s say they save a mortgage’s value of cash by cooking on the truck, however nonetheless spend about $3,000 every week on gasoline. 

“By the tip of the month, [the money spent eating out is] anyone’s mortgage fee. We’re out right here to save cash and make huge cash to repay our home,” Angela defined. 

“There are not any sick days, no snow days, no rain days. When you have a job, go do it… Wheels aren’t turning, you ain’t incomes. It’s true.”