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<p>[QUOTE="dogtrucker, post: 12415412, member: 95488"]If you work for a company with good detention pay or who simply pays for all dock time, then waiting at customers can be a very good thing. Food hauling is usually an erratic schedule and that waiting time allows you to catch up on your sleep or spend time on a hobby ...as long as you are getting paid something, it can be good.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was offered a true long-haul reefer job from Bay & Bay that was 3000+ miles at 64 cpm - about $2,000/ week; 2 weeks out, 3 days off. It is a big Mid West/Western loop that they do not advertise, but they offered me when I said "no thanks" to the typical mid West reefer work you may be familiar with. This was recent so, if you have some years in and a good record, that may be something you could have. True long-haul reefer is a rare gig for solo drivers - I was tempted.</p><p><br /></p><p>The recruiter who offered me that was, Brian Wentz, a professional and decent fellow.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dogtrucker, post: 12415412, member: 95488"]If you work for a company with good detention pay or who simply pays for all dock time, then waiting at customers can be a very good thing. Food hauling is usually an erratic schedule and that waiting time allows you to catch up on your sleep or spend time on a hobby ...as long as you are getting paid something, it can be good. I was offered a true long-haul reefer job from Bay & Bay that was 3000+ miles at 64 cpm - about $2,000/ week; 2 weeks out, 3 days off. It is a big Mid West/Western loop that they do not advertise, but they offered me when I said "no thanks" to the typical mid West reefer work you may be familiar with. This was recent so, if you have some years in and a good record, that may be something you could have. True long-haul reefer is a rare gig for solo drivers - I was tempted. The recruiter who offered me that was, Brian Wentz, a professional and decent fellow.[/QUOTE]
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