newmercman its not doom/gloom its honest facts as for layovers its mostly 1st 24hrs free then you maybe get between 100/150 depending where you are .even with elog the weeks work out here will not suit guys from uk many would gawp on mon morn if you say of u go see you fri aft after your 3000 miles .even on east coast yes pay is on the up .this particular guy seems a fair honest guy i truly think he would be crazy to leave decent life /work balance just to come here and start all pr nonsense just to drive a truck here . i can honestly say if i had known in2005 the way it really is here plus the awful winters here no way would i have put myself thru it but i did and many other guys did some lasting few mths. guys coming over from uk have basically dried up because word has gone round of the so called dream .now its mostly ex commi bloc who will normally put up with more c…p than uk/dutch/german. im glad ive seen all usa/canada just trying to help the guy