CFI Driver's What's Your 20? (2017 edition)

I average anywhere between 2-3000 a week.try and run about 500+ miles a day and plan to shutdown with about an hour left on your clock to account for parking issues you may run into.and you should be okay. Sometimes you might have a few bad weeks follow each other. But I even went back kn the board last Thursday from taking 5 days off and still managed 1500 miles before Saturday night.

 

They haven't been bad but haven't been great either. Some things to look at...

1) The more hours you you have available after a delivery, the better chance you have of getting a longer ride on your next load. So on a 700 mile trip, don't split it 350/350 over two days. Drive as many as you can on the first day and leaves you more available the next day.

2) Chat with your manager. Ask him/her, what you can do different. That's not adversarial but let's them know you are concerned.

The miles have been weak, but are starting to improve. Hopefully, you will see it too! Good luck!

 

Thanks I generally do drive as much as possible in one day till I was up in the NE I learned real quick when to be moving and when to be parked.
I do 500miles a day minimum (unless there’s a pickup or delivery)
I like this company but as soon as I got on my feet with bills I got stuck in a parking lot for a week. Now I’m back to taking cash advances ugh. I need a month or two of real good runs.

 

Talked to planning this morning, they got our weekend figured out. Gonna be busy busy.
Going to Joliet, IL today.
New Lenox, IL to Hazleton, PA
Topton, PA to Birmingham, AL
Lebanon, TN to Coppell, TX.

going to get some decent miles this weekend

 

Nice...3k by Monday for team cerb...zero k for Rooster....you're winning. If I'm thinking of the right spot...the battery delivery is a tight spot...make sure you get there on Mama Cerb's shift.

 

453 miles Friday .. with three Hook Drops ... Chattanooga, Greenbrier TN, and Smithfield KY

Had two hours left on my 14 at 2200 to get to Hawesville KY for a pick up to Easton,MA but I was whipped....so I went to bed at the Pendleton Pilot ...

I got a new 2019 (gotta check that letter ) T680 last Thursday a week ago .... Has a performance bonus and I can now get to 70 mph on cruise ... And it a auto ... Not sure what to do with my right hand now ..... I'd up load a picture but someone would need to call me to Walk me through it as I'm an old man now I guess lol

 

If I'm not mistaken we're taking the battery load to a Transport America dropyard in Birmingham. Unless that's what your referring too

 

No, I was thinking of someplace else

 

Got ya, I'm assuming they want us to DH to Lebanon fairly quickly as opposed to delivering the batteries

 

I’ve been running nights the last few loads due to “delays”. But now I’m back in Waco and spending the night in my own bed.