opinion on Knights 4 days on 4 days off express fleet

[crankyazz]

I was just curious if anyone has tried this or heard anything good about it?

[ken_o]

their all copying roehl . schneider and a few others offering hometime programs their very very popular this is the first iv heard of 4/4 doesnt make any sense to only be in the trk for only 4days

[mudflap276]

they must be making a ton of money only working 4 days. that is still 2600 miles running hard. no sitting, stopping for lot lizzards, etc

[Bigmon]

Everyone complains about hometime so there's the solution. They advertise heavily in my area for the 4/4.

[ken_o]

700 miles a day in a slow knight truck not inclding loading or d/h time
do they ever sleep?

[PackRatTDI]

700 miles a day in a slow knight truck not inclding loading or d/h time
do they ever sleep?

700 miles @ 64 mph assuming you don't hit any delays is just under 11 hrs.

[fireman932003]

I work for Knight and I have not heard about this fleet! Where are they running it??

[crankyazz]

well I live in SLC ut. and they are offering it here. suppossedly other places as well. u could always ask your dispatcher about it.

[robertt]

I live in Okla and they called me about it also.

[ken_o]

700 miles @ 64 mph assuming you don't hit any delays is just under 11 hrs.[/quote]
funny trucker math

[Uturn2001]

700 miles @ 64 mph assuming you don't hit any delays is just under 11 hrs.

funny trucker math[/quote]

700 divided by 64 is 10.93.

[Double R]

700 miles @ 64 mph assuming you don't hit any delays is just under 11 hrs.

funny trucker math

700 divided by 64 is 10.93.[/quote]

What part of JUST UNDER 11 HOURS DID YOU MISS?

Also, how do you log 10.93 hours? That would be 11 since you are past the .75 mark.

[PackRatTDI]

700 miles @ 64 mph assuming you don't hit any delays is just under 11 hrs.

funny trucker math

If you're referring to the fact that there's no way you could drive that realistically, you're right, it is "funny trucker math". It's an absolute theoretical maximum. On the flip side, the absolute theoretical maximum at a full 11 hours @ 64 mph would be 704 miles. That's just using mathematics which assumes no variables. In the real word there are too many variables (acceleration from a stop, traffic, hills, quick pee breaks, etc.) and if you were to log 700 or 704 miles and show 11 hours, you know they'd be looking at you for logbook falsification.

[mike3fan]

64 mph logged in 70mph state would not be unreasonable.

[PackRatTDI]

64 mph logged in 70mph state would not be unreasonable.

Maybe not unreasonable but certainly not realistic.

[ken_o]

im not saying it cant be done but this is a company truck needs fuel most have to pee on some regular basis this is also a 64 mile an hour truck
how many times have you driven 700 miles with out going into a metropolitan area or surrounding one.
hey ive been using funny trucker math for years always worked for me
but dont pretend like its really possible in a knight company truck.

[feederfred]

Don't know anything about this, but in Southern Calif. Knight advertises this 4 on, 4 off deal all the time. Seems to be mostly people hauling containers out of the ports to Phoenix and points north.

[stranger]

A company in NC does a 4 on 4 off deal. It is team from NC to Calif and back. Most all drop and hook. Some of the teams make it in 3 1/2 days.

You slip seat trucks. When yours is back, out you go. They also give you the option of taking as much time off as you want if you ask ahead of time.

I think the pay is .34 split two ways. I also think there is extra pay for things you do besides drive.

A couple of friends of mine went to work there a few months ago and seem to really like it.

[whorutommy]

If u can afford it do it.

[stranger]

It's not a lot of money per mile, but he claims that with all the other things he gets paid for his smallest check was over 1100.00 gross a trip. Most checks he claims are over 1200.00

I haven't seen a check, so I don't know if that is right or not.

Still, 1100.00 + for 3 1/2 to 4 days work is not bad, if it really works out to that.