So ya wanna drive a day cab. (The beginners company guide to ltl)

Well it's Florida of course they have coke trucks.

 

I guess I should add that the braking is quite different with triples. The air for the service brakes has to travel all the way to the rear most brakes first, then braking is applied from the rear forward. The response time takes some getting used to. When all three trailers are loaded heavy you have to allow even more stopping distance than a fully loaded 53' longbox... If all the pups are light or empty, it's easy to over apply the brake due to the longer response time. You push the brake pedal and nothing happens for a second, so you apply more pressure and when it catches up it feels like you're gonna go through the windshield.
As far as turning corners with triples they don't off track nearly as much as a longbox, so tighter turns are possible believe it or not. Especially with a single screw daycab, but you have to watch U-turns because the boxes can kiss one another at the pivot points.

 

I did a whole write-up on Holland a while back ago. Hope it's helpful.

 

Just read it... Pretty good info.
How long have you been with USF/Holland?

 

Thanks for reading it and finding good information in it. I've been there three months or so.

 

I don't miss pulling those things one bit, but what a informative and accurate write up on the subject, what you describe is exactly what I remember when I pulled them.

 

For some reason I thought you had to have alot of experience for coca cola. What do new hires usually do? Deliver to stores?

 

Many carhaul companies utilize daycabs. I built one a few years ago because often I can get more payload/revenue on a daycab than I could with a sleeper. I wouldn’t use the sleeper anyway because I never slept good in a truck unless it was rolling down the road on a team run. Just like you I am a former Buster Brown and while I work harder than I did at Big Brown, I like what I do most days. Carhaul either gets in you blood after a few months or you hate it. If you stick it out the money can be pretty good. The daycab also is more appropriate in my opinion than a truck stop and a sleeper, because after sweating my butt off loading I either want a hotel or my house. Don’t want to wait on a shower at the TA!