The daycab difference

I drive a day cab.
we operate in 100 mile radius of the shop, so hos are 12 consecutive hours (driving or duty hours) then released for 8 consecutive hours, before starting the next 12.
I'll admit, it doesn't always work out that way, and sometimes you have to fudge over the 12.
most of our pick up times are usually not time specific, but some are, and will be phoned into dispatch as time specific.
personally I like it. but is all I have done so far, so nothing really to compare it to. sometimes I think I would like otr, but I also like my own hot shower and bed each night too.

 

I run a tri-axle so same thing pretty much, I work six 10 to 12 hour shifts a week, year round. Most of the time were in a 100 mile radius of the shop, sometimes (like today I went to Burgholz ohio) we get a little further away. I average 275 miles a day, I do ALOT of pittsburgh and spent plenty of time sitting at steel mills and traffic. I like how with my job I see different sights every day, name an industry and we service it, Coal mines, power plants, rail roads, construction jobs, machine shops, car dealers, and anyone else who makes scrap metal.

 

I drive a daycab doing foodservice. The biggest difference is that I get paid for every minute I work.

 

I've got a day cab, too. I'll run it anywhere I need to as long as the load is paying enough to make the trip profitable. I'm home pretty much every night, but I've also been out as much as 6 days at a time. I'm paid by the ton, so not dragging around a sleeper when I don't need it means I can carry more paying freight...which more than makes up for the rare motel room I need to pay for. Not to mention, when you figure in the cost of fuel idling a truck over a 10 hour break, the wear & tear on the engine, along with the creature comforts of a motel room vs. the lack of them in a truck...

Not to mention, that rear window comes in handy with the increased visibility...eliminates the "blind side".

If I never drive a sleeper truck again, it'll be too soon.

 

Do you run dumps bulldog?

 

With this carrier, I've pulled pneumatic tanks, end dumps, and dry vans. If I hadn't dropped Haz Mat from my license, I could have had a couple liquid tank loads a few months ago. They also have flatbeds, side dumps, and a few RGN's too, but haven't had any loads with them yet.

If it's a trailer, and the load pays enough to justify any peculiarities I may encounter with the load, I really couldn't care less what kind of trailer it is or where it goes. My truck can handle it, and is set up to run every type of trailer they have.

 

That's one of the best parts of my job. I normally work 9-11 hrs a day, Monday-Friday, rarely a weekend day.

 

I ran a daycab doing local/regional foodservice delivers. Nice thing about having a daycab, you get a hotel when you have to layover. I run a log since I am out one night a week. m-f. Only work saturday during holiday weeks(memerial day, fourth, labor day) 50-55 hours a week.