Typical daily schedule

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by lupe, Nov 3, 2010.

  1. lupe

    lupe Medium Load Member

    How often do you stop for breaks? Whats the typical truck schedule like?
    What about Ideal schedule?
     
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  3. Bent Wrench

    Bent Wrench Medium Load Member

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    Trucking is not a typically scheduled job, chaotic would be a more accurate description.

    Too many variables HOS, weather, loading and unloading delays, appointments, breakdowns, traffic, etc.

    Also depends on what you haul, Flat beds don't usually get unloaded at night. Most shipping hubs are 24/7 but not all receivers.

    Short miles breaks up the shift and you will run to 14 (on duty), long miles you run out your 11 (driving). Throw in a reset when it fits or when you have to (short miles probably not). Home time if you are lucky enough.....
     
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  4. kdryan

    kdryan A Pleasant Fellow

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    Some days I feel the need to stop every 200 miles. Some days I drive for 11 hours straight. It all depends on the urgency of the load and my bodily functions. :) It may seem like you're just dipping into that truck stop or gas station for a quick soda, but make sure you add in the time it takes you to find a place to park and get to the door, even if it's only at the fuel island. In a car it can take one minute. In a truck it can take 5. When you stop some place, it may only seem like a short 15 minute stop, but then think how far down the road you would be if you hadn't stopped.
     
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  5. BlackNova

    BlackNova Bobtail Member

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    11 Hrs straight? I couldn't do that. Do you piss in a bottle or something?
     
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  6. Kittyfoot

    Kittyfoot Crusty Ancient

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    You will often have to. Stopping for nappy or to look at the flowers is not a legitimate excuse for arriving late at the customer. At a busy dock you will be sent to the back of the line if you're late. That means hours sitting for which you will not be paid (it's your fault). Repeats get you at best the crappiest loads 'cause you po'd your dispatcher or outright dismissal.

    If it's due to a medical condition, get yourself a local/city delivery job or a different career.
     
  7. chompi

    chompi Road Train Member

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    In trucking the only thing you can plan on is the plan changing! As far as stopping every time you leave the interstate plan on at least 20-30 min. Unless it is a rest stop. If you have a little bladder than don't drink a lot while you are driving, unless you are peeing in a bottle. Stopping all the time can really eat up your miles. Of course you could be like one of those O/O's that fly by everyone at 80mph and usually pass you 8-10 times a day.
     
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  8. Shaggy419

    Shaggy419 Bobtail Member

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    Well #### if u got a job like mine where the boss and the truck drivers act like its a game by who travels the most miles and delivers the most packages on time gets a bonus and easy trip the next time while the loser gets the longest trip and the time he needs cut in half,while every1 is trying to see if we can all together sleep with a female from all the states b4 the end of the year with a map posted at the station with pins in each state we got lucky with some states more points than others and certain states if we get lucky we get a $1000 bonus cuz its like no way to get a female in Maryland or North Dakata
     
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  9. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    Lol those guys crack me up , pass my 62 mph truck about 60 times a day curse my slow truck in the process only to pull in right next to him at the same truck stop at the end of the day , gives me a good laugh everytime
     
  10. aaronc879

    aaronc879 Bobtail Member

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    If I go to Millis for training and have to drive 15,000 miles with a trainer I will not be peeing in a bottle while driving. I will have to stop every two hours or so. If I don't have to pee for over 2 hours then i'm dehydrated. That's not healthy.
     
  11. HillbillyDeluxeTruck

    HillbillyDeluxeTruck Road Train Member

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    Every 2hrs? Holding a steering wheel doesn't dehydrate you enough to drink a gallon of water every hour.

    Show up late to get loaded or unloaded and tell them you were 2hrs late because you had to stop and pee pee 6 times and you'll probably get laughed out of your job.

    Btw thanks to whoever bumped an 8yr old thread.
     
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