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Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by Newtrucker123579, Feb 9, 2023.

  1. Feb 9, 2023 #1
    Newtrucker123579

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    Hi everyone!
    Hope you are all well, I have a question regarding Amazon delivery drive times. We’re looking at hiring a driver and putting a box truck on the road and want to crunch numbers to see profits and expenses. I use this example in particular: 31.93mi deadhead, 248mi trip, time is 7h and 30 min. Do deliveries usually take this long, when figuring up how long the total miles will take that’s about 3 hours for the trip, plus when looking up how long it takes to unload a truck estimated times for Amazon employees seems to be about 2 hours. So where does this extra 2 hours come in? Is this a time window that the delivery has to be completed in after picking up the load?
     
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  3. Feb 19, 2023 #2
    Movingismylifeilovemoving

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    No one is going to help you find out what you want know.

    It's a really bad question.

    Maybe some real world experience would help you figure it out.

    Good luck!
     
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  4. Feb 19, 2023 #3
    MACK E-6

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    3 hours for 248 miles?

    Did I read that correctly? o_O
     
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  5. Feb 19, 2023 #4
    jmz

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    It's Amazon, 80mph+ is pretty standard.
     
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  7. Mar 5, 2023 #5
    Newtrucker123579

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    Is that too long or too short?
     
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  8. Mar 5, 2023 #6
    MACK E-6

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    Well, that averages out to roughly 83 mph, which in at least one state that I’m directly aware of is proof of what they consider to be reckless driving.
     
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  9. Mar 5, 2023 #7
    Newtrucker123579

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    Sorry, it comes out to about almost 31/2-4 hours. Is that more realistic?
     
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  10. Mar 5, 2023 #8
    Hatt91

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    4 hours is 62 miles an hour average. Unless your pick up and delivery are directly off the highway, that's best case scenario. Any traffic? Any bad weather? Any two-lane roads that maybe have a 40 mph speed limit? Any stoplights in towns? Any fueling done during the trip? All of that will push the trip longer.

    This is really basic stuff, not even for a truck driver. Just anybody taking a trip in their personal car to visit family or going on vacation should be able to figure this stuff out.
     
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  11. Mar 5, 2023 #9
    Newtrucker123579

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    Thank you that’s all I needed to know, I always want to make sure there’s not an alternative to the obvious.
     
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