Going Over the Road with Knight

Another Q:

When I started out working @ Knight, they had many authorized fuel stops, including T/A's, Petros, and some independents scattered around the west. They had a brief period of using mainly Loves, and then mostly Pilots when I left after 5 yrs.

Do they still only want 50 gal fill ups in CA? Since the Pilots are usually jammed out there, frequent fuelings got to be a time consuming hassle!!

 

We fill up all over again, about 2 years ago we thur petro and TA back into the mix and have a few independent ones. They dont seem to care about the amount anymore just as long as you fuel up at the stop they ask you to use. Tho this can also be changed with a simple phone call.

As a I/C I fillup where ever I please so been out of that loop for a while

 

Do they make you govern your truck? Used to be o/o's were gov'd about 2-3 mph above company trucks. Made the company drivers 'less competitive' in delivering timely loads...

 

Hey Overdrive, Im sitting in the Flying J in Lodi right now. Have been running the west coast for a month now and am out of the Carlisle terminal.

I see we mainly fuel in the Pilots and Flying J's but I've also fueled in TA's, Petros, and Loves. I think it depends on the price point and taxes. As far as 50 gal in Cali, I haven't run into it. Usually my fuel solutions say fill.

 

The trucks are governed. The policy changed a little while ago. All company trucks are supposed to be set at 63, however, if your idle time is below a certain level, the company turns the speed up on them as an incentive. I'm running at 65 right now.

 

Flying J Lodi one of the busiest truck stops in CA!

Flying J's didnt take Knight's card when I worked there! Thx for the feedback...

 

O/O's are supposed to be 68 cruise 70 foot.

 

So Knight company drivers might have some disdain for you & your ilk, huh?

The only way I would make a career in trucking if started over as a younger person is to buy a tractor (new or 2 YO) and buy used or rent a trailer after 3 yrs experience working for a nat. carrier---i.e. go work for myself!

Also, you mentioned that you were from Canada?

One thing I noticed in my driving over the years that many registered Canadian truckers violated cartage rules and brought a load down from Canada, were supposed to look for a load back, but stayed in the US and competed with US truckers!

 

Nope, I'm and American broski. Live out in Idaho. Also just because the truck can roll faster dont mean it does. I pay for the fuel so I keep it down where it dont suck it like a twinkie.