Running hard
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Running hard
Some guys like to run hard 3000 - 3500 miles per week
I am not pressed for money, got no expenses Is it possible to get into a routine of just 300 to 400 miles a day for 7 days for a total of 2100 to 2800 mile per week Just actual driving time of 8 hour a day Try to make it like a fixed schedule like working overnights. I like working evening to morning and sleeping morning to afternoon. Does this only happen on dedicated accounts?
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Generally speaking, if you are wanting a predictable schedule, then trucking is probably not for you. As far as the hours you want to drive, (i.e.; driving the "graveyard run", I think that is an excellent idea.
I drove at nights every chance I got. Safer, fewer clusterf*@ks, better quality of dirvers, no clammouring for a parking spot at a truck stop. But you will have to balance that with dock times for the shipper and the consignee!! After you gain some experience, then you may have a shot at a decent dedicated run that offers predictability and brings you home everyday.
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have you ever thought of gas, gas haulers go round the clock, always looking for guys to drive nights, as half of a slip seat, hope this helps.
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Yeah my body clock is adjusted to grave yard shift
been working it for sometime now How could this work for recievers I guess they all don't have eary morning drop times? Nothing is perfect and I expect not too much that way I will not be frustrated all the time but be happy when things go as planned. I was thinking about tankers seems to be a good gig from what I've read on some post are you happy pulling gas?
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Re: Running hard
Originally Posted by nightbright1
Some guys like to run hard 3000 - 3500 miles per week
I am not pressed for money, got no expenses Is it possible to get into a routine of just 300 to 400 miles a day for 7 days for a total of 2100 to 2800 mile per week Just actual driving time of 8 hour a day Try to make it like a fixed schedule like working overnights. I like working evening to morning and sleeping morning to afternoon. Does this only happen on dedicated accounts? As it is now I take either 2 or 3 900 mile trips a week. Every trip will be to Atlanta (350 miles) and every backhaul will go to Memphis (100 miles the other direction). Then back home to pick up another load. I will be home in one form or another nearly every day. Sometimes I get to sleep at home and sometimes just to spend the afternoon. I always start Sunday night. I do not have a dedicated account, just several in the same area. Yeah. It's possible, but probably not at first.
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Originally Posted by happyhookin
Yeah they are, Interstate Brands/Meritta, a national company. A far cry from a local bakery I guess
The Company operates 52 bakeries throughout the United States and employs more than 30,000 people. From these strategically dispersed bakeries, the Company’s sales force delivers baked goods to more than 200,000 food outlets on approximately 9,000 delivery routes. The Company’s products are distributed throughout the United States, primarily through its direct route system and approximately 1,100 Company-operated thrift stores, and to some extent through distributors.
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