How come more people don't drive as teams

It's my space. I'm not sharing it I don't care if it pays better. I already have limited space to live in, last thing I need is some other person taking some of it away from me.

I also like the flexibility of doing what I want when I want. Nobody tells me when I can stop or where or how much I have to drive. I can go home for as long as I want and not have to worry about somebody else's life schedule.

 

i'd consider a female SINGLE codriver. NEVER again with a guy.

but i don't see ANY advantage to being team. you make the same money. and get less sleep. and living with someone 24/7 in very small confines that you probably WON'T get along with. and how do you work hometime? if you both live different places.

solo is the only way to go.

 

Are you only averaging 3,000 miles as a team weekly?

 

I don't know how these trainers/mentors do it. Trusting your life to someone straight out of CDL school. Scary.

 

That isn't training. It's handing over control of a deadly weapon to somebody who doesn't know what they are doing with it.

Anybody who is stupid enough to think they can train another driver while sleeping should be off the road.

 

I concur, Razor. During my training with [insert company name HERE], my trainers were awake the entire time I had my hands on the wheel and the shifter, and my rear in the driver's seat. For the trainer to sleep while a trainee is at the wheel is nothing short of ludicrous, dangerous, and, as that trainer found out, STUPID!

p.s. I made many assumptions, here. So, not all situations may relate to the above.

 

I used to team with schneider. Schneider is one company that can dispatch team trucks. The truck never stopped except for fuel, shower, and food. Usually in same stop. I didn't have a problem with it. I trusted my teamers. You just have to make it crystal clear to your teamer that if he grows tired to pull over. I'll take it from there. Safety first.

 

My thoughts exactly!

 

I need a 132 sleeper just for me and my dog. To make room for another person, I think I'd have to take the 5th wheel off and add additional sleeper. Then I might have room.