Pros
Home most weekends. Most Monday-Friday loads turn without a 10 hour break. Two weeks vacation after one year. Three weeks after five years. Extremely nice dispatcher.
Cons
You can be required to pick up loads at every corner of the clock in a five day period. You may work during daylight hours one day, then be expected to sleep the next afternoon and pick up at 1 or 2 am. No one can always be as safe as they could be with the sleep schedules that we're given. A couple of years ago, we were given five personal days and weekly minimum pay. Both were taken back last year, after the latter was touted so that we could plan around what we'd be paid at a minimum. It looks like regional drivers are now being used to cover system loads due to drivers quitting over that.