See photos of a day in the life of a married trucking couple making $125,000 a year

Carla (42) and her husband Robert Holmes (54) started driving long-haul as a trucking team last year.Courtesy of Carla Holmes

• Trucking couple Carla and Robert Holmes take turns driving an 18-wheeler across the country.
• As long-haul team drivers, their joint income is around $125,000 per year.

Carla wakes up at 5:30 a.m. She feeds their new puppy Arrow and gets ready for a 12-step recovery meeting.

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At 8:30 a.m. she receives their driving route: Goodyear, Arizona to Little Rock, Arkansas, to Earth City, Missouri to Vernon, California, and then back. Over the next week, they will drive 4,300 miles.

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After running some errands and buying coffee, Robert and Carla clean and stock the truck for the trip at 11 a.m.

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For the rest of the afternoon, Carla and Robert shower, eat lunch, and get ready to hit the road. At 2:40 p.m. Carla logs into her "Keep Truckin" account and starts driving while Robert sleeps in the cab. A truck's "sleeper cab" is a compartment located behind the front seats with a small bed inside.

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At 5:45 p.m., Carla stops in Tolleson, AZ at Blue Beacon Truck Wash. The cleaning service wraps up around 7:30 p.m. and costs a total of $71.

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At 7:48 p.m. Carla arrives at the first pickup location in Arizona. At 11:50 pm, Carla and Robert switch shifts. The trailer isn't ready until shortly after midnight.

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At 12:10 a.m. the truck is connected to the trailer and the couple heads off to Little Rock, Arkansas. At half-past midnight, Carla goes to bed in the truck sleeper.

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Robert drives through the night. Carla wakes up at 7:30 a.m. for their 30-minute break. They both use the restroom, get coffee and food, and check their messages.

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At 8:05 a.m. Robert begins driving again down Interstate 10. They stop briefly to let Arrow use the bathroom at 8:45 a.m.

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At 11:15 am Robert stops for fuel. They buy a new Garmin GPS navigator because their old one broke a few hours earlier. It costs $432.99 ($265.06 was paid with Pilot Points and $167.93 was paid out of pocket).

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Around noon, they walk Arrow. Carla switches shifts with Robert.

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1:30 pm: Pit stop at Harley Davidson for some souvenirs.

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4:00 pm: They stop at a rest area and let Arrow outside.

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8:00 pm: Carla takes a 30-minute break from driving on an off-ramp while she feeds and walks Arrow.

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At midnight, they arrive at UPS Arkansas where they drop the trailer and switch drivers.By 1:30 am they're hooked up to a new trailer and headed to Earth City, Missouri.

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Seven hours later, they arrive in Missouri at 8:30 a.m. They drop the second trailer off and hook up to the next one. Carla uses the women's restroom in UPS and brushes her teeth.

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At 8:43 a.m. they stop for fuel and take a 30-minute break to eat. Then they're off to the last stop in California!

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