Picking operating hours (not HOS)

Better planning on the load planners part I guess.

As the driver you can either run it or not. If not then let your dispatch know you can't make it for the next morning and let them know what you can do.

 

A lot has to do with the company you work for. Some companies you will do whatever it takes to make any money. Some will treat you a lot better than that.

 

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I apologize you took my response as rude but its a fact you cannot dictate your hours the load does.There's going to be times you'll have to drive during the nighttime hours.Dispatch wouldn't cut you any slack.

 

Honestly it's really about standing up for yourself in most cases.
If you let a company throw loads at you that require you to flip flop your hours all the time well that's what they'll do. This is the biggest contributor to fatigued driving by the way.
You'll hear many drivers say that it's just the way it it's in trucking , actually it only exsists
Because drivers
( 1 ) put up with it
( 2 ) they're drunk on company/ industry koolaid.
My body won't put up with it,
I know exactly what hours I'm safe behind the wheel. My checks have not ever suffered be cause I refuse to run when it's not safe for me to do so and because I refuse to I force dispatchers and or planners to actually do their job.

Having said that , doing proper research will help you not wind up at company that the majority of their freight runs during hours that don't work for you
Me I'm nocturnal so being on a dayshift is problematic.
I can do it but I have to be completely ridgid with my sleep times and even then I'm not at my best. I can't be flexible at all running days and you do have to be flexible to degree in this business.
My preferred hours are from approximately
1300 to 0200 / 0500. My body really hates getting up before noon.

 

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The real answer to the question is if you really want to work daylight hours most of the time get a dedicated run or local job that has those hours. They are out there. It's a trade-off. As you get to know the industry you will identify what it is that you can put up with and what you can't. From there you make your adjustments.

 

Not allowing the company to pull that crap on you.

 

Yes Patty ,you can dictate your hours you just have to be willing and able to stand up for yourself.

 

That's good because you'll have to deal with it.When I first started driving I felt just like you I absolutely did not wanna do any night driving.All my life in my car I did all daylite driving.But you do get use to it and its not that bad.

 

Ya if you wanna risk losing your job.Trucking companies cater to there customers they come first.