TNT Frosty
Well-Known Member
Just wondering for the O/O drivers out there, and the people who work for them as "full timers" (im guessing as full timers)
Do you aim your truck more at being comfortable over the range of freight you can haul and the profit possible?
Alot, if not most of the trucks I have seen of O/O drivers, have massive sleepers, with a mix of single, or duel axle at the rear, yet a massive overhang.
As an line-haul driver, for me, if I had the choice, I would pick the middle path, with just an 110" sleeper, as you can wash your clothes every week, yet make as much profit by hauling different loads...
If I had the opportunity, say in a rigid truck, I would get the 110" sleep, and the cargo hold, have it insulated side gates on either side (so its a refer), but duel axle, and a fold out tailgate at the rear, with roller door.
Reasons for this, is well, not only being a refer, but say if no loads were for refer, but an over size, load was around, well, I can open the side up and fork it on the side..
or if a load needed to be pallet jacked onto the truck, well, slide out the tailgate and load the pallet that way.. or to load up onto a dock, just reverse up, and open the rear roller door...
and being 110" sleep, means there's more space for more cargo at the rear to haul. (perfect for over size loads)
That size sleeper, fits in plenty of shelves and hanger space, and a minibar fridge, also one can go under the lower bed for more cooled space. and can hold a tv and microwave on either side.
As for if it was a semi with trailers, well, just the cab side of things, the freightliner argosy (love the style/looks), aside from looking great, being a flat truck, tighter turns, but I would swap out the motor for one from cummins (ISX15)
Do you aim your truck more at being comfortable over the range of freight you can haul and the profit possible?
Alot, if not most of the trucks I have seen of O/O drivers, have massive sleepers, with a mix of single, or duel axle at the rear, yet a massive overhang.
As an line-haul driver, for me, if I had the choice, I would pick the middle path, with just an 110" sleeper, as you can wash your clothes every week, yet make as much profit by hauling different loads...
If I had the opportunity, say in a rigid truck, I would get the 110" sleep, and the cargo hold, have it insulated side gates on either side (so its a refer), but duel axle, and a fold out tailgate at the rear, with roller door.
Reasons for this, is well, not only being a refer, but say if no loads were for refer, but an over size, load was around, well, I can open the side up and fork it on the side..
or if a load needed to be pallet jacked onto the truck, well, slide out the tailgate and load the pallet that way.. or to load up onto a dock, just reverse up, and open the rear roller door...
and being 110" sleep, means there's more space for more cargo at the rear to haul. (perfect for over size loads)
That size sleeper, fits in plenty of shelves and hanger space, and a minibar fridge, also one can go under the lower bed for more cooled space. and can hold a tv and microwave on either side.
As for if it was a semi with trailers, well, just the cab side of things, the freightliner argosy (love the style/looks), aside from looking great, being a flat truck, tighter turns, but I would swap out the motor for one from cummins (ISX15)