How Many Miles Last Week

I have forced dispatch, as do most truckers, I HAVE to take everything they give me and I do. There just isn't much out there and when you show up at a shipper or receiver and have to wait 7 hours to be loaded/ unloaded that really screws up your day. I have NEVER turned down a load I have the hours for and I put on over 600 miles a day. But you can only haul if they have a load for you.

 

i did a run sun night to new haven mo 350 mile there did a 10 break then hooked to trl mon after my brk ran back to yard 350 back by monday pm then left tue 6 amoff to el paso tx for thur unld and ld at 9am then head back to yard which is in anderson indiana 30 mile north of indy will be in the yard by 9am sat then going home till 1400 tue then off to larado and back by sat night 2900 miles. two weeks ago ran to murfreesboro late tue 130 pm for a 8pm delivery and back in 11 hrs logged it 64 that was tue and wed early am took brk at home then after brk went to springhill tn again left by 130 pm for 8pm delivery and ld another 700 miler did it in 11 hrs again went home for 10 hr brk next went to holland mi ran up there for unld and ld then back to yd and went home for 10 brk then back to springhill tn another 700 miles and yep did it in 11 and back home i think not quite 2300 miles that week but i was home every night and 1.5 days on the weekend before i left to tx. i started tue and finished sat. hope this looks right have to say im tired we run only auto parts for all parts makers and for all the manufacturers the big or i should smaller 3 and toyota,nissan honda we are busy yes could be better but the co is still hiring as we are getting new contracts all the time. i avg 800 to 1300 a week and there are alot of defferent ways to make even more money if a guy wanted to. the trp next week to tx like i said is 2900 miles and im taking monday off or i could have a another 3600 mile week.

 

also we do not have forced dispatch and i know every wed or thur the week before where im going the next week. i have been picking my on loads. on where i want to go

 

104 miles today in 10 hours of work.

 

3000 miles a week is only 600 miles a day. Then again, my truck "runs".

3500 miles on the odometer when I came home yesterday afternoon... I got plenty of sleep.

 

That does not sound good, better off staying put!

 

Yes, I am going to be "staying put". Miles really don't mean anything when you are paid by the hour. I try to use up as many hours as I can during the week so Friday will be a light day. That means I can come home early and start my weekend.

Before you make any comment about just sitting around to get hours, it doesn't work that way. I voluteer for as many loads as I can legally do Monday thru Thursday.

 

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Watkins Shepard
Can't sleep more than 5 or 6 hours a night. Never could, but feel fully rested with that amount of sleep.

 

I'm getting about 10,000 miles a month. I'm kinda happy not to be running the tires off the truck.....