Avoiding Night Hauling....?

Missed the corner and over corrected? Looks like they got a half dozen or so posts.

 

Worst time for me was 3am to 6am. No matter when I started that was the time that made it hard.if I started at 3am 4am-6am (once the sun came up I was good)

 

I was the same hauling gas, you make your bones doing nights and weekends and no matter what amount of caffeine I took in at 3am especially in rainy conditions I would get wiped out but a 30 minute crash on the steering was all it took to bring me back to earning mode.

 

Why in the world would you want to avoid running at night? There's far less traffic and you can run more miles. If you want to earn more OTR then be willing to run any load, anywhere, at anytime.

 

If I can pick my ideal start time it's just after midnight. It's a good time to flag down a tired trucker circling the parking lot at the end of his day and tell him to set up as I am just about to pull out.

I can set the cruise control on the big road and rarely ever have to kick out of it, even running through major metropolitan areas. Around the time the sun comes up, and I really get a kick out of watching the landscape get lit up during the Golden Hour (Google that), it's time for a 30 minute break. There's plenty of parking at any rest area or truck stop. Want to shop at a Walmart at that hour on your break? PLENTY of parking and no waiting in line and the fresh produce is being stocked.

When I finish my shift by early afternoon at the latest the truck stop parking is WIDE OPEN and there's no wait for a shower. A blend of night and day driving is ideal for me. Sometimes I trip plan to catch sunrise at a particularly beautiful area.

 

The reason I run at night is cities like St Louis,Kansas City,Nashville,ect....Cruise right through late at night..
Park about 9 AM and the truck stops have showers ready and plenty of parking....I fuel,shower and eat a bite then it is off to the back corner of the parking lot...I sleep pretty well usually.

 

I'm the same; have to wear prescription sunglasses 24/7 or my eyes ache. Don't even own a pair of clear glasses. That's one reason I did well pulling reefers, lots of night driving.

 

Sure companies will accommodate you,to the door.Drivers are paid to pick up and deliver loads.If that requires driving at night so be it.Stay away from reefer they mostly drive at night.

 

A company of 7 yrs I always started my shift around 2 am that was when I was the most productive.

 

Everyone's difrent.