I usually start at 0915 on Mondays, 1045 rest of week, and am home anytime from 1830-2230 depending on the days. I run a mix of P&D and shuttle some trailers to different plants or DC's. Don't really care for dock work though, told my boss straight-up I didn't get a CDL to drive a forklift, but it is part of the job and what I signed up for to get me home everyday. If I had to pick, I'd take P&D over linehaul. Just like to stay on a day schedule if I have my choice.
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Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by Woodys, Sep 6, 2013.
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No matter how you cut, you are better off NOT driving any type of vehicles for a living. By your own admission, you are NOT safe to yourself or other people with your night driving problems.Do yourself a favor and turn in your CDL. Get on with some other line of of work that does NOT involve any type of driving whatsoever. You will be saving both your own life and that of others.
Good luck to you!
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So sorry, but we'll have to agree to disagree.
Do you unload the majority of your freight? How often do you deliver to a warehouse where its mandatory to use their unloading service? If you do deliver to one, do they take as long on LTL carriers as with OTR, or do they usually hurry up?
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They don't want us anywhere more than 15 minutes, but if it's 20 or so, no big deal. Haven't had a lumper fee with P&D yet, and don't see it coming as we don't use comchecks or deal with many grocery places/freight. If I think it's gonna take too long for someone to get to me and I can get a dock, I'll pull the freight off and sign the bill and go...most of our customers are ok with it. Have definitely made a few friends so far, and probabaly some not so much, haha. Most places with more than 2 pallets will load/unload freight and we even have permission to use forklifts and electric jacks at some customers too.
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Also like I explained earlier, as active as you P&D drivers are Im sure I wouldn't have issues pulling night shifts in that department. Linehaul would be a different story.
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I thought 90% of linehaul was at night. And the only day gigs were bids that only the vets had?mje Thanks this. -
FXF runs their trucks 24 hours a day. We also have some day shift line drivers and nighttime P&D drivers.
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