A continuation of the getting into trucking series, and hopefully some useful information for everyone about what you want to Haul. Reach out with any questions Email: ridingwithkev@gmail.com Instagram: ridingwithkev
Flatbed is where it’s at. A friend of mine from cdl school last year and I have been comparing settlements and pay and with the waiting I can run more flatbed loads every week than he can run reefer loads. I’m getting 3,000-3,600miles every week consistently and a 34 hr reset every Sunday. It’s not that flatbed is easier, it’s work, usually about 60-90 minutes at each location. Enough to work up a sweat for sure but the sleep deprivation with reefer is more like torture.
May take 4-5 hours on getting my reefer loaded, but then I run 2,500 miles before I have to open the doors again. Bumping the dock once a week has its advantages. Every load/unload cycle has its own set of headaches: finding shipper/receiver, actual loading/unloading process, scaling new load, dealing with customers (10% of them are crazy), paperwork, etc, etc. When I can load in Washington or Idaho, then deliver in Georgia or Florida five days later, you’re not going to convince me that bumping a dock three or four times a week is the way to go. It’s the total dock/customer time for the week that counts, not how long you spent at one customer. And the majority of trucking aggravation is incurred at the point of pickup or delivery. Reduce the number of these events and you reduce the aggravation.
Yeah my last company had me running longer hauls and if you can get it to pay good (mine didn't) I'll run less loads and get more miles per load any day.
I haul hazmat…automotive paint to all the factories in the Midwest and south. The money is damn good and I’m pullin about 2500-3000 miles a week and I’m home weekends and 1-2 nights during the week.
Great video Kev I like reefer more than dry van because of the thing you pointed out loads are always available. I may eventually stop doing van and go back reefer
I'm solar powered 🤣. I don't know how van drivers don't lose their sanity cooped up in the truck all day every day. Securing and tarping is the exercise I need to release tension.
I was about to say, a new lane?? Solar powered??? LOL much respect to you and other skateboarders! I am not built to be tarping in the hot heat and dead of winter! LOL
@@thehovermatic1243 well to be fair reefers are not that bad on fuel and most loads only take 3-4 hours to load some less, the big places can definitely stretch it out. If you work for a reputable company a lot of guys count on detention because you get paid to sleep or eat 😂. It's is definitely an easier route
