What's a day in the life of a local driver like?

Local tanker here
Start time 3am - 4am M-F, Weekends if wanted, But I don't work'em
Pre loaded tank in the yard, Sometimes I'll have to load and go. Usually run out of state, Mi. Oh. In. Wi. Ia. Once in a while stay close doing local deliveries or pre loads. Running in a day cab if I'm stuck out it's in a hotel. A lot of Hazmat loads any rarely have I pumped off, Most everything is customer unload or I air off
Usually is a 10-12 hr day But have used my 16 quite a bit to get back to the yard
Average 55-60 hrs a week.
On the clock, ot after 40.
14 vac days.
7 holidays.
401k with match
Monthly Saftey bonuses usually $275.

 

Yeah GFS and Cheney Brothers are about the big (2) down there.

 

What company is it?
What is the pay like?
What is the 16 (How does it work)? I heard Food Svc Truckers talking about that too.

Yeah the are down around here. I mean that about all there is really if you talking local.
They are not even too many LTL companies....

 

Being local and if you start and return to the same terminal you are allowed to use 1 16hr day every 8th day or after a 34 hr restart.
You can only use the 16 if and only if your going to make it back, If not your stuck with your 14 and finding a hotel

 

Sometimes your a pain in the ###. But I enjoy it.

 

And it only extends your 14 hour on duty clock. You still can’t drive more than 11 hours.

 

I started at a new company recently, so far my schedule has been 7am - 3pm/4pm. It's a myth that local trucking consists of nothing but 14 hour days. In five years driving locally, I've probably worked 12 hours or more less than a dozen times. If you want to work long hours, that's great! I wish drivers would stop telling people long hours are your only option if you want to go local. It's just not true. More "normal" hours exist in local trucking.