LTL/Doubles Question

I'm trying to settle a question for my brother. He's the type that thinks he knows everything🤣

How often will you find a set of doubles being pulled by a sleeper cab?

Thanks in advance

I rarely see OD with a sleeper. I see FedEx ground, Tforce (formerly UPS Freight) and Estes quite a bit pulling doubles with sleepers. Million miler drives for CRST and is on an XPO dedicated lane from Des Moines out to the west coast (Sacramento maybe?) In a sleeper.

Side question for the LTL guys. I've noticed sometimes a trailer will have plastic hanging outside the door. I haven't really paid too much attention to it but atleast the last one I seen was a placard load. Is the plastic supposed to help prevent static electricity from igniting or what purpose does the plastic serve?

Thanks, Rob.

Actually idk if I should thank you. Bc you inadvertently won the argument for my brother...Who knows nothing about trucking by the way😥

Thanks, Rob.

Actually idk if I should thank you. Bc you inadvertently won the argument for my brother...Who knows nothing about trucking by the way😥

No doubt its alot of daycabs but there's a decent amount of sleepers too. I wonder if its based on what area of the country you're in. I seen an OD leaving the des moines hub today but only other time I recall seeing OD is down in FL/GA. I also forgot to mention YRC. They stick out because their sleepers actually look road worthy unlike the rest of their equipment. .

No worries.

Quick explanation:

Our father drove for UPS pulling doubles. Later, after we had grown up he bid on what the UPS drivers at the Philadelphia airport referred to as "the money run". It was a sleeper team run going from Philly to Dallas, TX.

During a recent conversation my brother mentioned something about my father pulling doubles across the country. I told him I didn't think he pulled doubles other than when he was doing the home-every-night (feeder driver) gig. My brother argued that he did. I then proved my ignorance by telling him that I can't remember seeing many, if any, UPS doubles being pulled by sleeper cabs.

Nah...thanks for your honest reply.

I felt a disturbance in the force as someone mentioned LTL!!

All the LTL companies have sleeps as far as I know, way more day cabs but still a fair amount of sleepers. We usually run to Salt Lake City from Chicago with them a bunch. Not sure how many we have but they spend most of their time on 70 running east and west I believe. I see R&L and UPS with sleepers far more often than OD.

Side question for the LTL guys. I've noticed sometimes a trailer will have plastic hanging outside the door

Roll up doors leak more than swing doors so that's just a rain curtain to keep water off the freight, customers don't like soggy boxes.

I felt a disturbance in the force as someone mentioned LTL!!!

Yep. I sent up the Bat Signal to draw you guys' attention.

Thanks for the reply!

As far as I know, FedEx freight doesn't have any sleepers. They have some lay over runs and a lot of meets, but no sleepers.