How often do you drive nights vs day?

It really depends on when your load delivers. Some places are 24 hours. A lot of grocery warehouses will be. When I was otr I had a mix, but generally most was days. When I got a dedicated route I would pick up at 11 pm or midnight, sometimes later in Northern Kentucky and wouls have to have the load in Wisconsin at a specific time the next morning or afternoon. Then the loads back was mainly day stuff.

However, if I dropped on Tuesday night my next load didnt pick up till early morning like 12 or 1 am Thursday morning giving me about 24 hours to rest and sleep. It is hard, but doable.

Refeer loads are going to be the loads that have more variable schuedules than dry van. I can't attest to flatbed loads cause I never pulled them.

 

Depends on the job.
Running for an LTL carrier, they pickup and deliver in the day. You run terminal to terminal at night. 100% night time driving.
Running for a truck load carrier. You go pickup and deliver during the day, and sleep at night. Sometimes might run into the late evening.

 

I run a 10-11 day turn from east coast to west and back putting off LTL stops.
I run hard 11 hour shifts and take my 10 and roll again.
On that schedule its a 21.5 to 22hr day.
So, after about five to six days, I'm completely flipped upside down.

It can be tough. I do not sleep well during daylight hours.
I can get it dark in this sleeper, but my brain still knows.

Running general freight you probably won't be pushed to run that hard.
I don't HAVE to run that hard... but it's the only way I've ever trucked.
Take your break(sic) , and roll.

Do what's safe FOR YOU

 

i drive nights every night. ltl linehaul. mon night-fri night.

edit: after doing this for 3 years i now loathe daytime driving.

 

its more exhausting trying to figure out how to make it all work on elogs than it is to just drive.

 

Driving nights is a way of life!

 

Flatbed as a company driver is a daytime gig. I generally get up and drive by 3am and park by 3pm... all loading and unloading is done during the day. Today is the exception because some issues made me a day late and I need to be worked in at the consignee. I parked here last night but can’t unload until about 11am. Then I have to pick up a load from Illinois to Tacoma, Washington. Gonna be a late night.

 

When I pull flatbed, 98% of my loads picked up and delivered in daytime hours. Now that I'm pulling dry van, it's highly unpredictable. I typically Drive deep into the night. If you're going to pull reefer or dry van you have to be prepared to drive at all times. You need to be resting as often as possible. If I don't get a 34 he reset, I will manipulate my clock to drive nights so I can get more hours after midnight. You should prepare yourself for at least one evening or night pickup per week..you never know....driving at night is better though.

 

Only nights. I can park easily everyday at any stop of my choosing, traffic is a breeze. After 4 years of it, daytime driving would kill me....literally...lol