Trip planning question

Always divide hours into miles using 50mph as your guide.
So 50 into 2500 =50hrs.
Works all the time. U cant go wrong. I still use aftr 20yrs drving.
TRY IT

 

PLAN your trips using 47 mph, not 60. 45 to 47 is the norm in the industry and if you think you can do 60, you will find that you will burn yourself out trying.

 

They who? Unless you're running 60 miles per hour out of your park spot and coming into and out of the fuel island at 60 and blowing stopsigns/lights at 60 there's no way to average that high speed all day.

 

Ya I would just estimate doing 500 miles a day take me 5 days.... Could do it In 4 with no delays but that's an unknown variable

 

The industry national average is something like 52 MPH.
when you start going down to regional levels, like southern california, it can get down to 23 MPH.

planning at anything above the average will only lead to missed appointments and dissapointment.

 

So, you calculate an average speed of 55mph (this gives you flex space in case you run into any slow downs like traffic, etc). 2500 /55mph is 45.75 hrs. Now, divide 45.75 hrs by 11 hr max driving per day...which is just over 4 days. Now, your leaving Monday 8am, shut down by 730pm, Tues 530am to 5pm, Wensday 3am to 230pm, Thursday 1230am to 12pm, Thursday 1030pm arrival time approximate. But ultimately depends on how fast your truck is, whether youll be driving through the mountains (which will slow you down). If this was my route I'd plan on delivering 1st thing Friday morning.

 

So you are a slave?

It's your trip, it is your call, not theirs.

Using tight number like 60 doesn't leave you headroom for problems like traffic or like an accident.

It is far better to be early than not to have time to think.

And for all of you who think it isn't more than 47, this is a standard within the logistics world for moving freight in a truck. Those companies who use it know they can't expect any more than that.