Running hard
#12
07-26-2007, 11:38 AM
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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where in OH are you located? There are several Foodservice companies that run nights.
#13
07-26-2007, 11:50 AM
Alot of companies, have drop yards through out the state, they use daycab or small sleeper trucks to run trailors from drop yard to drop yard, they do this 24hrs a day. Usually paid a salary. Slip seat trucks.
My company has many drop yards throughout Ohio, Ive seen the "shuttle"drivers quite frequently in the drop yards and throughout Ohio, just moving trailors. Some deliver the freight, some just moving it across the state, to another drop yard. Where are you in Ohio?
#15
07-27-2007, 01:27 PM
You are in a pretty good spot, you might give Werner a call, see what your chances are of getting that kind of job, with them.
We have dropyards in Girard, Archibald, Columbus, Just to name a few. Terminal is located in Springfield. There are many dedicated accounts you may be able to get into also. They work the "shuttle" drivers pretty good, Just one trip from Girard to Archibald and back would be about 8hrs work, including drop and hook time, fuel etc.
#16
07-27-2007, 01:51 PM
Re: Running hard
Originally Posted by nightbright1
Does this only happen on dedicated accounts?
 Something like that is probably possible doing dedicated. I run 2500 miles a week over 5 days, regular pickups and deliveries, weekends off. One of the reasons I could get on this was because of the low miles. I do more on the days I work than you're wanting to do, but not so much more as to put your goal out of reason. It's really all about where you live, and where the freight runs. There are guys running this same freight as an OTR job, who sleep at one of the stops during the week, and drive home on weekends. This is all highly variable, and highly specific to where you live, so unless you live near me, I can be of no help trying to hook you up with something.
#17
07-30-2007, 04:33 AM
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Originally Posted by yoopr
Just remember that the Reason a company wants a product delivered By Truck from Point A to Point B is that they want it there the quickest way possible.
More like delivery by truck is the only way to get the product there , because most of the places I deliver to don't have rail spurs and rail docks or places for air craft to land and un-load. ,and delivery boat is pretty tough in land locked areas of the country :wink: |
