if a trucking company tell you,you will be home weekend,is that true?

by r.martin
(boston)

been driving a truck localy for past 3 years,company is losing there biggest contract so im going to be laid off soon.cant pay the bills on what i will get on unemployment.us xpress told me they have a regional job for me but after talking to some other drivers they tell me they just say that to get you to work for them and then they keep you on the road for weeks at a time.should i trust them or cut back and take the unemployment check?