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Team Drivers Questions

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Seth0194, Mar 13, 2023.

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  1. Mar 13, 2023 #1
    Seth0194

    Seth0194 Light Load Member

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    So I have some questions about team drivers, if there is another thread and someone wants to point me, thank you in advance, if not any help would be fantastic.
    First, I have recently retired and have a nice pension but looking to do something that will allow me to invest my pension or save it so I can retire really nice. So I'm looking at truck driving along with my 3 year GF. So a few questions, that I can't seem to find on the internet (or maybe just searching wrong) is.

    1- Team Drivers, how long do they stay out away from home? I'm talking about Regional and OTR.

    2- The 34 hours every 7-8 days does that include team drivers? And if so what do you all do during this time?

    3- Married couples do you all see this as viable together, I know being in close proximity together so long can be a challenge, but what are some other challenges you all face. Has intimacy been a problem, etc.


    Thanks up front. Please be safe out there.
     
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  3. Mar 13, 2023 #2
    insipidtoast

    insipidtoast Heavy Load Member

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    Every driver needs a 34hr reset.

    My wife is the only person I could team with. It depends on each individual and their upbringing. Most women these days I don't think are cut out for living in a truck. Too much princess syndrome going on in first world countries. Going to be a rude awakening for lots of them. The term 'old maid' comes to mind.
     
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  4. Mar 13, 2023 #3
    cuzzin it

    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    Only to reset a 70. If you dont run out of hours and dont have recap hours. You can not run. Teams dont run out of hours unless they run very hard
     
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  5. Mar 13, 2023 #4
    austinmike

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    Team driving is tough. Did it my first year.
    We usually stayed out 4 or 5 weeks.
    Good Luck -
     
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  7. Mar 13, 2023 #5
    Allow Me.

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    Team driving (the truck be rolling 24/7, mostly) will wear on you. You, the drivers, have to be flexable. Truck be rolling 1000 mi/day. Sleeping on those nasty interstate highways rolling at 70 mph. Can't get a shower, decent meal today. A well oiled team truck can run 24k mi/month. I've run team and with the right freight haul, we were park nightly for 4 hours. So truck was running 20 hours/day. I could shower at a fuel stop the time it took my co-pilot to fuel. We had set hours to drive. Only woke the other driver if absolutely necessary. Fresno to Atlanta, 54 hours. Then turn it, drop/hook, fuel it and back in Fresno 54 hours later ! Will work with GF, assuming there's lotsa love ! Go for it.
     
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  8. Mar 13, 2023 #6
    Concorde

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    I can’t even imagine how hard it would be to sleep while the truck is rolling 75mph across I-40 AZ&NM. I’d guess and say it’s impossible.
     
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  9. Mar 13, 2023 #7
    austinmike

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    Thats when I slept the best. On the coast to coast trips. When I was out with my trainer it was a nightmare at first.
     
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    Concorde

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    Just curious..when was the last time you rolled across 40 in AZ/NM. It is incredibly horrible right now.. Pot holes in AZ have become a nightmare..
     
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  11. Mar 13, 2023 #9
    insipidtoast

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    How's Indiana nowadays?
     
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  12. Mar 13, 2023 #10
    Concorde

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    The Orange Barrel State!
    Rolled across Indiana Sunday..it’s bad as always and all I could do was count the miles until I reached Ohio.
    Seems the whole state is a construction zone with no one ever working in them.

    Probably no money left after paying rent on the Barrels :)
     
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