I really like Knight Transportation

I'm thinkin' your 11 years truckin' experience provides you with better than average insight(s).

That's fair.
And open minded.
I think.

One driver's floorboard is another driver's air-ride seat.

There's that 11 year's experience showin, again.

Excellent post.

I especially liked your last comments.

 

Diesels need 3000 cold cranking amps these days. Freightliner/Peterbilt have 4 of the 750 amp batteries, while Volvo has 3 of the 1000 amp batteries to get there!

Had a brand new Volvo need new batteries after just 1 run to SLC years ago.

But, trucks arent made to sit idle off and run inverters long periods these days, let alone the chicken trucker lights all nite.

It's a new industry these days, and saving $$$ is the name of the game!

 

Not to mention the gelling problems that are popping up more, as a direct result of NOT idling, I think.
But I digress, .....................

More pennies a mile
Makes a Big truck trucker
Smile.

 

Anybody here doing the port of LA to Phoenix, AZ run?

 

Many Knight drivers love the Phx to Long Beach runs for metal containers!

They can pick their hours of when driving L.A., but for me the 710 is always a mess---if at night, they are in construction!! But just running the CA60 in/out isnt too bad---dont know if night construction is over yet--the I215/60/90 has been a mess for years....ask Shockey for latest status..

 

That could EASILY be a sweet gig!

I haven't been on the 710 lately, but I-5 closes around Buena Park from midnight to 4 in the morning for construction.

Still touch & go --- sometimes slow.
I wonder if that'll EVER be finished?

I'm thinkin' that a LA area to Phoenix or San Francisco would be nice.

 

Knight got busted for allowing those guys to run hot books from what I heard. Best if you can get it is the Port to Lebec (Wheeler Ridge) 2 loads a day for $200.

 

Yeah, heard about those container drivers/Knight mgmt getting busted. Driving the 370 miles from Phx Term to Long Beach round trip in 11 hrs in a 66+ mph gov'd truck is tight...but, cant be done if averaging 55 mph on the CA legs!

They had to loop it every 2 days to be legal from the 1-day turns. The $$$ wasnt starting to look that good..

Also, Lebec is 14 miles less 1-way than Wheeler Ridge (Ikea)! So round trip Long Beach to Lebec is 96 paid miles (or 192 miles round trip paid # .42/mile), but actual drive is 220 miles round trip!. And....that is all L.A. and Grapevine driving---you can have it!!

 

Is there a recruiting number for Knight?


I haven't been able to find one.

 

No doubt there is, 81 --- but it would violate the rules to
post it here.
Google 'em.
HaiL!
I can even find ME there.