Can You Choose To Drive Primarily At Night?
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My suspicions are confirmed - Rainy's a vampire!
The other day she was talking about "biting" other truckers, and now she's saying she only works in the dark...
What's funny about that is I once messaged my FM in afternoon traffic "omg. These sun worshippers are everywhere, surrounding me like scurrying ****roaches". Another time I wrote "that's it. If you see this truck moving after 1500, call the police. I'm dead and the truck was stolen "
And yes.,.. YOUZ guys did help me a ton. ;). As well as othesr in my company.
I came up with the truck stop list on my own though. Prime gives us a "fuel book" with authorized fuel stops and washouts. I yellow highlighted the huge stops with great parking and blacked out the clusters that suck.
I also made it a point to have one stop every 150 miles or so that I can rely on. This is important to me cause even vampires need a siesta. A quick nap can do wonders and keep us all safe
I'll remember that Tastebuds...and Turtle I'll be seeing you in a couple weeks. Hahaha
Shipper:
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Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
My suspicions are confirmed - Rainy's a vampire!
The other day she was talking about "biting" other truckers, and now she's saying she only works in the dark...
What's funny about that is I once messaged my FM in afternoon traffic "omg. These sun worshippers are everywhere, surrounding me like scurrying ****roaches". Another time I wrote "that's it. If you see this truck moving after 1500, call the police. I'm dead and the truck was stolen "
And yes.,.. YOUZ guys did help me a ton. ;). As well as othesr in my company.
I came up with the truck stop list on my own though. Prime gives us a "fuel book" with authorized fuel stops and washouts. I yellow highlighted the huge stops with great parking and blacked out the clusters that suck.
I also made it a point to have one stop every 150 miles or so that I can rely on. This is important to me cause even vampires need a siesta. A quick nap can do wonders and keep us all safe
I'll remember that Tastebuds...and Turtle I'll be seeing you in a couple weeks. Hahaha
Is that a dinner invite? ;^)
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.New Reply:
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Like Rainy, I prefer to start between 0100 and 0400, for many of the reasons she mentioned. But I do not consider it " Driving Nights". Just semantics I suppose. I would consider 2000-0800 night driving. I much prefer Driving early mornings into early afternoons. From the dark into the light, rather than the other way around. Just my .02 on the subject.