Reefer = Night Driving?

If you don't like driving at night, then flatbed is your best bet. Most shippers and receivers only work during daylight hours.

That said, I have to say I prefer starting my day at about 2:00 am if I can. I take my 30 minute break when "day drivers" have started to leave and have plenty of parking options. I finish my day with plenty of parking options.

I also like running through major metropolitan areas at night, when you can do the speed limit. Do that during the day and you are lucky to get into high range. If you are paid by the mile, do you want to get paid less than minimum wage in stop and go traffic, or do you want to get paid the maximum of what your governed speed (or speed limit) is per hour?

 

The only automatic blondes I know aren't really blondes.

 

Then it boils down to the rear ratio. Are they a tall 2.65 or can they pull a hill with a 3.55?

 

Hair follicle test?

 

Most, almost all refrigerated is run, nowadays, on 300-500mile runs with loading one day and emptying out the next morning and 4-6am. That means a lot of overnight driving.

Their are exceptions to that, but starting out in the business that is what you will get. Sure there are still some longer runs but those are with companies that specialize in that, and with drivers with experience.

The trend in refrigerated is to throw the stuff on the train. Longer runs are drying up and most loads are depot to depot.

 

This is true with Frozen loads, not fresh. Produce, dairy and Meat are still hauled cross country mainly by truck.