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<blockquote data-quote="olroadbeech" data-source="post: 2414096" data-attributes="member: 52145">Many drivers have this concern when the opportunity for feeders come up. Let me tell you that I don&#039;t think I have ever met a driver that Regretted the decision for doing it. There is pros and cons of course. The cons are working night hrs, trying to sleep during the day , maybe being a cover driver for years and working all kinds of strange hours.The pros is the pay, little wear and tear on the body which most drivers appreciate more as they get older, and actually working strange hours has its advantages as well. You will be able to&nbsp; do things during the off hours that you could not do during package driver hrs. You can have dinner with the family or pick up the kids from school , or be able to help wife out more depending on your work hours. You do have to catch up on sleep on the weekends unless you are young and can handle your days off with very little sleep.Like another poster mentioned it&#039;s important that you and your spouse talk about all the variables before making a decision. One other con and it may be only at my hub but the divorce rate for feeder drivers seem to be higher. not sure why. feeders make big bucks , over 100k . maybe that is part of it or maybe the strange hours has something to do with it. it takes a long time to get a day run. I was in feeders for over 20 years and NEVER had a day run unless I worked cover and then it was about half days and half nights.good luck with whatever you decide to do.&nbsp;do yourself a favor and ask feeder drivers at your hub. people love to talk about themselves.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="olroadbeech, post: 2414096, member: 52145"] Many drivers have this concern when the opportunity for feeders come up. Let me tell you that I don't think I have ever met a driver that Regretted the decision for doing it. There is pros and cons of course. The cons are working night hrs, trying to sleep during the day , maybe being a cover driver for years and working all kinds of strange hours. The pros is the pay, little wear and tear on the body which most drivers appreciate more as they get older, and actually working strange hours has its advantages as well. You will be able to do things during the off hours that you could not do during package driver hrs. You can have dinner with the family or pick up the kids from school , or be able to help wife out more depending on your work hours. You do have to catch up on sleep on the weekends unless you are young and can handle your days off with very little sleep. Like another poster mentioned it's important that you and your spouse talk about all the variables before making a decision. One other con and it may be only at my hub but the divorce rate for feeder drivers seem to be higher. not sure why. feeders make big bucks , over 100k . maybe that is part of it or maybe the strange hours has something to do with it. it takes a long time to get a day run. I was in feeders for over 20 years and NEVER had a day run unless I worked cover and then it was about half days and half nights. good luck with whatever you decide to do. do yourself a favor and ask feeder drivers at your hub. people love to talk about themselves. [/QUOTE]

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