Night Driving ?

It's easier to drive at night than in the day.... less traffic, less road work, less accidents. Lower visibility, true enough... but there's not as much you have to watch out for, either (unless you're worried about a cop hiding in the bushes - so slow down at night.)

Been a night owl since my sophomore year in high school (that made things considerably difficult.) I love driving at night, fits my lifestyle and much lower stress due to less idiots to deal with.

 

Ive always been a day person.When I drove for the first few times at nite,I hated it because ive always been in bed like 8 or 9.But now driving nite is no different then day except a lot more relaxing at nite.But I still rather drive days.My boyfriend drives at nite he does'nt get home till 5 am.He loves it.

 

I would say it's about a 70/30 split...70 % night and 30 % day driving....P & D guys pick freight up from 7 to 3..then it's back to the terminal where dock workers "break" the freight and load trailers to be sent out that evening around 9 to mid-night depending on how far away the next terminals are..that's dry freight...food service / fuel companies are more than 80% nightime since most of their customers want deliveries made in the lowest volume of business hours...mid-nite to 6 am....

 

Oh them guys who run nights use stuff that will make you slam on the brakes for the red lights in the salt flats, talk to a purple elephant in the passenger seat and chase your scalp back onto your head because its sitting on the side of your face.

In all seriousness its not bad once your used to it. I've run days, and nights, its a rotation kinda depends on the day or the eek. You think its bad running at night?

Try watching the sun rise, set, rise and then set again without any sleep. Been there done that...more times than I care to talk about........

 

The Vampire Truckers...the baddest of the breed.

 

When I drove entertainment, we always drove nights, you'd leave after the show and drive to the venue or hotel for the next day. Toughest time is 4-6 a.m. and the worst was 12-3 a.m. when the drunks are trying to find their way home.

 

P&D is pick up and delivery. It is a term used at companies for the local drivers then it is back to terminal then broke down and shipped out to different terminals. I used to work the night shift for almost 8 years and for the past year and a half it has been day time and it is a different world.

 

personally i like getting up at 2-3 am get an early start
then in the TS early before it fills up
all my runs are 2300 miles so i can usually pick my times