I see dump trucks being parked at the drivers home at night... what would be the reason for it? I know most dump truck drivers are local but taking home the dump truck doesn't make sense to me... could someone shed some light on this?
Dump truck questions
Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by Ddr1992 579, Apr 14, 2021.
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Makes perfect sense. Why burn your own gas when you can burn the boss’s? My biggest reason for bringing my truck home is on cool mornings especially I can start it up first thing and by the time I’m ready to go my truck is warmed up.
Also I have more tools at home so if I have some little problem to fix it’s easier to do it at home. Easier to clean the inside at home. Some probably wash the truck at home etc etc. -
Sometimes, after putting in a 14-16+ hour day it's just easier to take the truck home than to take it back to the yard at the end of the day, then get in your personal vehicle and drive home, just to turn around and drive it back to the yard the next day.
I am a local driver and I take my truck and trailer home any time the load takes me past the house. -
Hmm, that's quite perceptive. Most dump truck pay is "by the load", meaning, the more loads, the more you make. Most gravel pits hours are 7am- 4pm, and many times, you could make it to the pit for a "preload" for the next day, leave early, dump the load and be at the pit at 7am with a load already under your belt. While my boss encouraged that, I hated it, and would lolly-gag so I'd just miss the pit closing. Didn't pay enough to wake up at 3 am to deliver some load that paid $12 bucks, or whatever.
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Because I own it and I’m in it more than my home. I have a yard I can park it at as it goes there for the weekends or when I need to do maintenance/repairs. But it’s nice to wake up and get ready from the house. I have to drive with 4 wheelers all day. Let’s not start the day upset before I get to my truck.
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I don't take mine home all the time but when I do it can mean up to 1.5 hours more time at home and save 20 miles.
Local dump truck work in my area is usually an 8 hr day on average, if you are doing utility work you could be down to a 6 hour average so we can run a night shift also and that pays a 6 hour minimum but could be more than 8 so if I run a double shift I can save 3 hours in travel time, that is better used sleepingOldeSkool Thanks this. -
If I payed my guys by the load I would still bonus for an extra load as that is were the money is because we are limited in the number of hours we can run increasing the load count by 1 load everyday is the money load ! -
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