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sonic2wb
Joined: 17 Sep 2004
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Location: Morganton, NC
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:04 am Post subject: Night Driving |
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I was wondering which was the most prefered choice of driving.
Day or Night |
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sanchez498
Joined: 24 Feb 2004
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:05 am Post subject: |
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| Night less traffic. |
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sonic2wb
Joined: 17 Sep 2004
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Location: Morganton, NC
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:07 am Post subject: Dumb |
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| Whats the best or how do u plan your route to be there in the morning if ur drop is during the day? |
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jezebelle1458
Joined: 03 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:17 am Post subject: |
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| All depends on the load and the time of year. |
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Lady18wheels
Joined: 07 Sep 2004
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Location: near Birmingham AL
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 6:09 am Post subject: |
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I agree with sanchez - most scales are closed at night too.
Quote: All depends on the load and the time of year.
and how much time you have |
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Doctor Who
Joined: 02 Dec 2002
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Location: Middlesex, North Carolina
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 7:11 am Post subject: |
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Scales????? We don't deal with no stinking scales!!!!
I do miss the night time running it had a lot more to offer as far as entertainment value was concerned... |
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littleman2
Joined: 03 Jul 2004
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Location: Washington State
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 10:48 am Post subject: |
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| i am an ltl local driver I no longer drive at night. but when I did drive long haul it was when the load need to be there. the load dictaded when I drove. |
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oldcodger
Joined: 15 Jan 2004
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Location: Central Texas
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 11:32 am Post subject: |
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Doctor :
I believe the entertainment value is pretty high in day driving too.
You can actually see inside the fourwheelers and get a good idea of what the idiots are doing besides driving.
Plus the free shows that some folks give the ol truckers :P
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mstweety
Joined: 23 Jul 2004
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Location: Mississippi
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 11:53 am Post subject: Nightime Driver here...... |
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We are a team. I drive the night time driving, he drives during the day and deals mostly with the customers. Even when I was a solo driver I preffered the night. Less traffic, less BS.
I used to listen to Coast to Coast AM EVERYNIGHT....
Goeorge Noorey has ruined that show though.. So I listen to the trucking chanell now on the XM.
I dont have to put up with a lot of crap driving at night, the roads are less traveled, not a whole lot of stupid talk on the CB radio. And I dont have to deal as much with shippers and recievers.
About 6AM its time for bed.
Lately, we have been shutting down a lot with no miles being available. So I am doing driving during the day so we can kinda split the miles, and I have not been liking it. My body tells me its time to sleep because that is what its used to be doing! Driving as a team has it advantage, you can develope a pattern and you feel better. Driving solo there is no pattern. |
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LadyBlue
Joined: 05 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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oldcodger wrote: Doctor :
I believe the entertainment value is pretty high in day driving too.
You can actually see inside the fourwheelers and get a good idea of what the idiots are doing besides driving.
Plus the free shows that some folks give the ol truckers :P
Codger
Was it your face plastered to the side window as we drove by? :P Just jivin.
We were on 28 and we were passing a truck. I went to see what the name of the truck was, and all I could remember was this older guy grey hair who looked like his face was attached to the driver side window. He did not turn his head once to look through the windsheild to see the road in front of him the entire time we were passing his cab. It was almost like we had a stairing contest for a few seconds. NO, I was not wearing anything provoctive or doing anything as such. Until I loose some weight, I think only my hubby would appericate me in that way. Actually that is the way it should be anyhow. |
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Doctor Who
Joined: 02 Dec 2002
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Location: Middlesex, North Carolina
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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oldcodger wrote: Doctor :
I believe the entertainment value is pretty high in day driving too.
You can actually see inside the fourwheelers and get a good idea of what the idiots are doing besides driving.
Plus the free shows that some folks give the ol truckers :P
Codger
Yeah that is true however, the scene gets pretty risque at night as I had found when I was hauling gas... :shock: |
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