FedEx Freight Diary (ala Russian Rabbit)

Tell me as much as possible about daytime linehaul.

Go into great detail.

 

It's how we can deliver to half the country in 2 days or less. Chicago to Tampa, Harrisburg to Dallas, etc.

UPSF doesn't have daytime runs?

 

Oh really ? There’s no way I would stay if there wasn’t a possibility of going days eventually, but for me I just think the wait is gonna be to long. I don’t want to waste 5 to 7 more years of my life running nights. We had a couple of guys from our yard have to go on nights now after running days for 3 years because they been cutting runs for the Winter. I’m thinkin wow this is what I gotta look forward to ? Lol

 

Another week in the books. Mileage and overall gross was a bit lighter due to fewer turns, but it's still in line with what I usually expect to make. The 30 min of delay was from scaling and sliding the tandems on a rail chassis, multiple times, trying to make it legal.

I found out definitively that we will not be taking any Ground runs, which is pretty disappointing since there is a massive hub less than a mile up the road and we could easily afford to give up a few drivers to do it. For whatever reason, our center manager either declines to participate or just isn't offered the chance to help.

Just a short 3 day week left before Thanksgiving and then new bid starts next week. My winter bid should be either about the same or slightly worse than what I have now. I won't really know until I start running it.

 

Later show time

 

Congratulations on the new job. I really hope it gives you what you have been looking for. It sounds like you are ready for a change.