Day or Night?

im a night rider lol i like it at night cooler temps so the wear and tear on tires and engine isnt so big,truck runs cooler temps and loves them, less traffic i95 here at night looks barren when your on it anytime after 1-2am.

My eyes tend to want to close when its night time during the day i can pump double digit hours straight if i wanted to.

less DOT and wieght stations either closed or let you ride thru no check...

 

produce loads are mostly delivering early morning,so u drive all night,but if u dont like driving at night pull dry freight.

 

For me, where I am going and appointment times decide when I drive. West coast, day time every time. Start very early and get parked at dinner time before the truck stops really start filling up. Going west the traffic isn't bad in the daytime anyway, plus it's nice to see the country. East coast, night time every time. WAY overcrowded and frankly not a good use of time to sit in traffic. Once you get some regular customers you are going to, you will learn where you can park close to them to avoid traffic then slide in to deliver. I see no point in waiting for rush hour traffic, waiting a long time to fuel, anything that can be avoided by thinking ahead. This job can be aggravating enough at times and it's just easier to keep the stress down by making these small choices as you go.

 

many flatbed shippers/receivers I go to are 24 hours, or a lot to 11p.m. and I do like the the low profile of the scales & the d.o..t. I never got pulled for an inspection on the shoulder at 3 a.m. it is all just personal preference. lately I save over 300.00 a week driving at night. I used to load at 7. am needed to arrive at receiver before lunch, then reload 1 mile away right back to 15 miles from home. now taking the same loads, only starting out at 2 a.m. set cruise at 62 m.p.h. unload at 6am reload back. the night driving enabled me to get my second load off everyday as the first these 8 loads per 4 days day vs night is $300.00 less in my pocket if I drive in the day.

 

who works 24/7? cuz i'm a flatbed and it's been business hours only.

 

i run a reefer so nights are my life i actually prefer nights though less traffic. easier parking in the morning when the parking lots are getting empty and so on.

 

If it's 100+ outside, I'd hope you'd be idling while you slept..or had your APU on. Otherwise, you might not wake up.