Wish I knew this before I did Linehaul, governed at 62 mph.

Age is a big factor in staying awake driving at night..you might be able to party all night but sitting in a truck cruising down the highway lulls younger (under 40 ) to sleep. Older people also need less sleep. I dont even blink on my night run. I had a night run for 18 months when i was 20,,,it was miserable,,,switched to long haul for 15 years.

 

What city?

 

Guys chasing a handful of minutes and claiming this or that will, then, waste those same 8 minutes talking to another driver in the yard or doing whatever else.

Every day/night won’t go perfect, regardless of how fast the truck is.

Having a faster truck moves the goal posts, whether by yourself or the company. It’s just like OD moving the goal posts, by using a faster truck on a longer turn. When I was running IL > CA, I figured out exactly what truckstops I could make it to, each night. I had <10min on my clock, when I pulled into them and <20min, when I pulled into Modesto. If I were in a faster truck, I would’ve pushed myself just that much harder, every day. Eventually, I ended up making myself physically ill, lost 3yrs of work, and caused permanent health issues, pushing myself to hit 4000mi every week. It wasn’t worth it, in the end.