P&D

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  1. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    You can't go wrong with "Over Dose",,,P&D is about as different as you could get from a grain hauler or road construction. By the hour, no rush, rarely any weight issues, and wave at the scale masters, you go to the same places, make friends, a regular working schedule, and sit in traffic listening to the dollars drop in the box. P&D doesn't come up often so I wouldn't dawdle on this one!
     
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  3. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    Good opportunity - we worked there 7 years.

    P and D is work - but it’ll keep you in shape.
     
  4. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Good points, but it’s important to note that not all peddle runs are created equal.

    There are some with quite a bit of mileage involved.
     
  5. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    Boy howdy, got that right. I suppose it's what makes the job interesting. My union bread job, the runs were bid on, and some were 10 stops, and 2 pickups, others were full loads going to a grocery warehouse. Guess who got what? Most P&D drivers eventually morph into a line haul.
     
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  6. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    My terminal runs mostly east clockwise around to southwest, so there are no other terminals in my direction between there and the ocean. Because of that I run more miles than some of the linehaul runs we have, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. A pox upon that “close to the yard” crap.
     
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  7. Opus

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    We had runs with 2 hour stem times
     
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    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    My furthest point is close to 3 hours.
     
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  9. FloridaBoy93

    FloridaBoy93 Light Load Member

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    My thing is this. Just honesty.
    I was extremely happy with my road work job, loved it. Didn’t make a lot of money but loved what I did. I’m afraid if I turn the construction job down and take the p&d I might make great money and hate my life. I’ve read good and bad things about the job. I guess I’m just thinking I know I’ll love my job and enjoy what I do and make maybe half the money if I go do road work. Idk if I want to make 80-100k and be miserable. Just not sure what to do.
     
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  10. Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    OK i'll put on my psychiatrist hat for a minute. As you go thru life, you make decisions, important decisions. You don't know when you make these decisions if they are the right decisions. Decisions like who to marry, where to live, who to trust, "should I quit this job", how many kids you want etc etc. So, you make a decision and go with it. If it's not the correct decision, (which you'll realize 6 months down the road) oh well, just deal with it and continue on with your life. It's not a perfect world out there.....
     
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  11. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Let me add this.

    If there’s a pay increase involved here, don’t start spending like a drunken sailor and buying all kinds of new toys. You’ll become a slave.
     
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