Information on Deadheading

You will get a lot of different answers,some drivers will deadhead a long distance to get a good load,others might wait a day or 2 for a load out of a slow area.

 

I'm a company driver. I get paid the same whether I'm empty or loaded.

 

Deadheading costs are real. Companies do not like accruing fuel costs without a load. So, company truck drivers will be inactive for a few days which avoids costs for company of deadheading.

 

Maybe yours but I get deadheaded 200 to 300 miles at times. All pays the same to me.

 

Wow, favoritism - same ole game with me though. I will start my own company next year.

 

Not just me. They wont have us sitting around they'll send us somewhere to get something.

 

It’s about time for me to step down from the comforts of company and start my own. Maybe I can make enough money with a B-truck company.

 

Not even just fuel. It also induces the same wear you'd have under a light load, which counts towards your maintenance intervals. Also however much you value your time at, since those are hours that won't be available to you to move the load itself.

Deadheading for short bursts is a necessary evil of our industry, sure, but the longer deadheads can quickly start to wholly eclipse the entirety of what that next load you're heading to grab will pay if you're not careful