Newbie for Knight

When I worked for them in '08 the idle time was 15% or less. It may have changed.

Since you'll be out of Phoenix. You won't have to worry about how the previous driver
was. Phoenix shop will clear the previous driver/truck info. You'll start fresh with the truck.

 

i know the phoenix yard well. word of warning. you will see 40+ trailers 38 will be in for service, it is VERY hard to get a trailer
68xxx is the newest trailers then 67xxx,66xxx,65xxx,64xxx

 

It's rare I would run the engine longer than a few hours during a 10 hour break unless it was excessively hot or humid. Otherwise I'd turn on my fan. I'm a big guy too but it wasn't hard to be comfortable without idling too much.

 

My truck has that driver rewards system software for bumping the speed, it's just not activated.

I'm averaging 6.7 mpg right now. Not bad considering all the below freezing temperatures I've been dealing with lol.

 

I have a friend who does the Conway dedicated run from Phx to Fontana 4 times a week and loves it, but I know you have to be there a loooonnnnggg time to get that gravy run!!

He just purchased another truck from the fleet, he said this will be his last before he retires, I think it's a '11 Prostar.

I see Knight pulling ALOT of containers back & forth between Phx & LA, so have fun with that if you want to be home more often than not.