Greyhounds I asked my husband who hauled more multiple pick up and drop loads in his career than he cares to remember. Even when he had 4 pick ups and 4 drops from California to the Midwest he still had the whole load delivered in 3 days including the pick-up and all deliveries. How it's done is simplicity itself. They start with the farthest away and the first drop is always the furthest away from the last stop. He had a routine load that had 3 picks one in Iowa 2 in Nebraska then his drops were Reno Sacramento and San Francisco. Those loads paid him an extra 150 a trip.
Shadow the Cats ownerGreyhounds I asked my husband who hauled more multiple pick up and drop loads in his career than he cares to remember. Even when he had 4 pick ups and 4 drops from California to the Midwest he still had the whole load delivered in 3 days including the pick-up and all deliveries. How it's done is simplicity itself. They start with the farthest away and the first drop is always the furthest away from the last stop. He had a routine load that had 3 picks one in Iowa 2 in Nebraska then his drops were Reno Sacramento and San Francisco. Those loads paid him an extra 150 a trip.
There was one carrier that specialized in partial TL operation. They would carry 3-5 stops OTR. They were called Jevic Transportation. They were bought by Yellow Freight but kept separate. They filed for bankruptcy in the 90s and closed their doors.
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Just checked with our shipping dept.
We can ship 1000 pounds of class 55 freight from NW Indiana to Atlanta for $228.00 - standard delivery - 3 days.
Jevic did in fact sell to Yellow and the owner after his non compete ended moved on and started New Century, which folded about 2014 or so. Part of the remains of that operation is currently being handled by one of my truckload carriers accounts.
I dont know how a driver today could drive 700 miles with the ELogs in place, unless it was a team operation.
There are lots of stories out there of "the good old days" of drivers running on no sleep or rest from West Coast to Midwest or beyond.
Ed
The current HOS allows up to 11 hours per day of driving time and a maximum of 14 hours per day total time on duty or other wise once the daily clock is started. So if a driver is going west spent most of the first day loading say that took 8 hours total and most places get you in and out anymore with carriers demanding and getting detention time for their drivers. He still had 6 more he could go. That's about 380 miles. The next day grabbing fuel doing his pretrip inspection at the same time yes that's 100 percent legally allowed. Then he drives for his first 8 hours I'd his carrier has no governor the driver can run 75. He'll have over 500 miles in 8 hours easy. Then in his last 3 can still do 200 more.
MP173There are lots of stories out there of "the good old days" of drivers running on no sleep or rest from West Coast to Midwest or beyond.
Saw a story about a train crew that was talking to the DS on the radio, telling him they were tied down (they were out of hours) as the horn in the background merrily blew for crossings...
Speed limits vary, even within states. I-75 is 70 MPH south of Saginaw, MI, and 75 MPH north. I do believe there are some western states where things are a little faster still.
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Shadow the Cats ownerThe current HOS allows up to 11 hours per day of driving time and a maximum of 14 hours per day total time on duty or other wise once the daily clock is started. So if a driver is going west spent most of the first day loading say that took 8 hours total and most places get you in and out anymore with carriers demanding and getting detention time for their drivers. He still had 6 more he could go. That's about 380 miles. The next day grabbing fuel doing his pretrip inspection at the same time yes that's 100 percent legally allowed. Then he drives for his first 8 hours I'd his carrier has no governor the driver can run 75. He'll have over 500 miles in 8 hours easy. Then in his last 3 can still do 200 more.
In the mean time he is trying his damnedest to find a parking space at at Interstate Rest Area so he can start his rest clock. The entrance and exit ramps of the rest area will be filled with parked rigs a half mile in either direction of the actual rest area.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
With reserved parking in the truck stops nowadays and proper trip planning and if your carrier reimburses for that expense you can get a parking spot for the night. I know we do here and I spend about 2 hours a day calling the locations needed for my driver's to get that space.
Shadow the Cats ownerWith reserved parking in the truck stops nowadays and proper trip planning and if your carrier reimburses for that expense you can get a parking spot for the night. I know we do here and I spend about 2 hours a day calling the locations needed for my driver's to get that space.
Not all organizations provide your Mother Hen services.
When doing long distance traveling I prefer to run during the night as there is less traffic on the highways. With the bulk of the traveling being done on the Interstate system, my personal observations are the virtually all designate Rest Areas are filled to overflowing during hours of darkness with all variety of OTR trucks.
With me towing my race car on its trailer, it can become difficult to find a stopping location to answer natures calls.
Yeah but then most carrier's have a turnover rate of over 100 percent a year. We're lucky if we need 15 to 20 percent in new driver's in a year for the fleet.
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