As a Truck Driver you can use Turbo Tax Deluxe. Under the employment Expenses tab there is a Job-Related Expenses screen. You need to enter yes to being a transportation worker. It will have a field having something to do with meals and transportation rules. in this field you enter your expense by doing the following---

You count your log book days out and multiply by $63 per day [2018] in the USA and enter this number. If your company pays Per Diem you then need to subtract what they paid from the rate you are entitled to for the year and enter this new number instead.

The software will do all the other math for you.

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The $59 per day is only good on days that you spend the entire 24 hrs away from your home. Any days that you leave home to go out or days that you return home from the road, you get only 75% of the $59 ($59 times .75 = $44.25).

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You must be over the road driver. Getting home every night does not qualify you for this per diem. The full per diem amount of $59.00 per day can only be used on days that you are away from home 24 full hours, On partial days that you leave home or return home you can deduct .75 X $59 = $44.25 per day. There is a more complicated formula for those who would want to use the exact percentage of the day that you are gone from home. Or you can just use the .75 for all partial days.

On days that you go into Canada, you can use a higher per diem amount.

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From the OOIDA website:
Q. I am a company driver. What is deductible when I’m on the road?
A. While self-employed individuals can generally deduct any expenses incurred to earn their income, company drivers are limited to non-reimbursed expenses required by their employer. You are entitled to per diem for overnights and motel expenses. A good rule to follow for deductions would be any expenses incurred that are necessary or required in the performance of your job and/or operation of the truck but are not reimbursed by your company, such as uniforms, gloves, logbooks, maps, cell phone, CB, tools, Windex, paper towels, showers, etc. Remember, as a company driver, these deductions are only available if you itemize and are not available if you take the standard deduction.

Q.What is the per diem rate?
A.The per diem rate for meals in 2014 is 80% of $59 per day.
The per diem rate for meals in 2013 was 80% of $59 per day.
The per diem rate for meals in 2012 was 80% of $59 per day.
The per diem rate for meals in 2011 was 80% of $59 per day.
The per diem rate for meals in 2010 was 80% of $59 per day.
The per diem rate for meals in 2009 was 80% of $52 per day.
The per diem rate for meals in 2008 was 80% of $52 per day.
The per diem rate for meals in 2007 was 75% of $52 per day.
The per diem rate for meals in 2006 was 75% of $52 per day.
The per diem rate for meals in 2005 was 70% of $41 per day.
The per diem rate for meals in 2004 was 70% of $41 per day.

The per diem rate for meals when in Canada is 80% of $65 per day

Per Diem can only be taken when the driver spends the night away from home