Well I think a lot of things have affected this industry, drug testing, criminal history checks, companies that pay crap cpm, and the fact that so many people don't want to work. All of it and other things have really drained the driver pool. But back to the original topic, regardless of who I was working for I wouldn't drive if I was tired. Not any different than running on bad tires or missing mirriors.
Picking operating hours (not HOS)
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by finsternis, Jul 30, 2017.
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...to each their own.
I know I was concerned about being tired when I got back into trucking. But I have found that I can sleep well in a stationary truck and after a few days running team I sleep like a baby if my teammate can drive worth a ####. Flipping schedules is fine with me. I pull over and take a good solid nap if I have to.
Besides which driving at night I get to see meteors, stars, chubacabra, and bigfoot.TaterWagon#62, pattyj, x1Heavy and 1 other person Thank this. -
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If memory serves, Knight discouraged those hours because some study showed that more serious crashes occurred during this time period.Lepton1 Thanks this. -
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I don't care about the overnight hours restrictions, I'll keep her moving. That appt time aint getting any sooner. Actually threatens to make a load late if Im not alllowed overnight driving for fear of wrecks.
Tell me this, have you managed to see how empty parts of our Nation become during holidays when you count on one hand cars you see on a few fingers? The Denver to Dallas overland sometimes are like that (287..) -
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Go flatbed specialized. Run OD loads when you get some experience. Many states won't even allow you to run at night if you're 10' or wider.
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Er no Not me. Picked the van division. I should have gone specialized if I knew how much FUN it would have been. I was a coward then in them days.
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