Day or Night?

Both have their pros and cons. And really, it's all going to depend on the requirements of the load.

Night: Pros are fewer cars, not as hard to get a parking spot when you are pulling in as or after others are pulling out. Cons: in bad weather it can be very difficult to see the road, after last call the drunks are all over the road, sleepies between 4am and 6am, harder to see road signs.

Day: Pros- you can see where you are going in weather and when looking for road signs. Not as much of the sleepies. Cons - irritated and impatient drivers, especially in larger towns and cities. Finding a parking spot can get tricky.

There are more, but that's off the cuff.

 

I like night time running. But I'm old school. We ran alot at night to help the truck. Everything stays cooler. Less traffic. The trucks ran better at night with the cooler air.

 

The things I don't like about night driving is looking out for deers, drunks, sleepy drivers, and I get bored, and some places don't have signs that are visable at night, and bad weather or fog can make it hard to see. I like that the fuel island aren't as congested, usually have the pick of the lot when drivers are pulling out in the am, the road aren't congested.

 

night time better,not much traffic.

 

Nights. Calmer 4 wheelers and 18 wheelers. Traffic is less hectic USUALY but not always. Fueling much easier. The CB isn't blabin all night. But you do have to be even more alert -- construction, signs less obvious, deer jumping out at ya, bad weather is even worse when your visibility is already decreased, drunks, and yeah-- the sinking spell for me is usually around 3 to 5 am. And you'll get RAMP ENVY cuz you'll want to pull over for "just a quickie" but they are usualy all full.

 

alot of appointment times are during the day.

 

there can be MORE construction at night than during the daytime.

i run nights, but by golly, so do the construction companies..!!!

hazards of running nights were already said. but i will add yet another, construction detours. at anytime, the roads can be shut down, i know from my run, Boston can be a biotch to navigate when the streets are open at night...

but when they close off one of MY streets..??

well let's just say, my 53 foot trailer and i manage to avoid taking down street light poles and parked cars..!!!

but all in all. i still prefer night time driving.

 

The schedule I always liked best is from about 1am to 3pm. Roads are generally quiet. I just had a full shift of sleep so escape the 3am to 5am sleepies and when I'm ready to park it, there's room. Of course, freight pick up times don't always cooperate, but I could usually work back around to my preferred running times.