Risinger Brothers Transfer

the key word is productive---if you are only going to drive 11 out of 24--then you arnt mazimizing your potential
when the you can run hard ,you have to do it--because there are the days that sometimes you cant get the miles
its the difference of being a paid tourist or a driver

 

Well said. We need to keep this reply readily available for the next time the doubters show up.

 

Last weeks mileage.......

Left the house Sunday night, back home Thursday night. Total miles, 2750, divided by 41 hours of driving equals an average of 66 mph per hour. All legal. I averaged 10.50 hours of driving and 675 miles per day.

 

First of all, Bigkid is on a lease program from Risinger and the truck is not that fast and not a LARGE motor either, even with the heavy loads he has to run over the speedlimit a lil on the down stroke, But you can run 3800 in 6 days. Since i left Risinger and bought my own i spend 2 or 3 days building up my load for the coast and running i run about 650 - 700 in a 11 hr. period. In a 24 hr. day u can run 11 then brk. for 10 and u still hav 2 1/2 hrs. to run in ur 24 hr.window. I leave on friday night from Muncie In. and arrive in Calif. late sunday nite and do it legal. The company i"m leased to i make 3 turns a month and average 15 - 16000 miles a month and do it legal. But of course i run a 600 cummims, 18 spd. and 3:55 rears pulling a 48 ft. flat. But leaving Risinger was the best thing i ever done with no regrets.

 

but that's why everybody is different, you do it your way and i'll do it my way. no harm no foul.

 

Since you and other say you can do 3800 in 6 days great. I worked for Risinger for a year so I know many of the loads you listed that you have hauled. There is some waiting on loads at mills. Not all are drop/hook. The states they run are not all 70+ mph. I also know what Risinger is asking per week for their lease trucks. You have to run hard to make your payments, fuel, plus truck expenses with some left over for home bills. While for the most part I enjoyed working for them I saw things happening within the company from a business and safety stand point that I was uncomfortable with. Leased to Roehl Transport. My miles are up. Running safe and legal (very important in the new world of CSA) and my stress is gone. A very good business decision.

 

Very interesting…..
I got a ticket in Indiana, I 70 E, I was going 67mph. I had a load from Fedex Freight out of Indy. Cop told me that trucks’ posted legal speed limit is 65mph, so does anyone want to tell me where the hell in the world do you have 70 to 75 mph speed limit for truckers, cuz I have not f****ng seen it yet. Especially pretty much all of the east coast (where most of Risinger’s loads are) and in some places truck’s speed limit is only 55mph. So how can you be in log books legal with 67mph?