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[dilligaf]

If their are package car routes that run 400 please direct me to them. Sign me up. That would be like 20 stops a day LOL. Like 2 stops an hour or so, now thats paradise.

I agree. I would love a rte like that. Can you say, windshield time?

 

[EmerCond421]

How many stops do you make if you are driving 400 miles? Just curious..

Sorry, didn't go online yesterday. If you look at my name 421 miles one day last August - that was from aprox. 8:45 'til 1805 -1810 and back to make trailer pull time at 1815. Don't remember stop or piece count - may be in my file for that day. My stops per day can range from 14 to 25 typically. Piece count can be 45 to 100. Today was 325 miles, 24 stops and 109 pieces - a heavy day LOL.

 

[EmerCond421]

Sounds like a Fed ex driver impersonating a UPS driver. I cant imagine any UPS routes going 400 miles in a day. I will buy the 200 but not 400.

If you go to "How's the View?" thread you'll see a pic of my P57 Sprinter, the MOST comfortable car to run these type of routes and average 20mpg.

page 123 post #1839

 

[govols019]

I bet that's tough when snow is on the ground.

 

[SWORDFISH]

Sorry, didn't go online yesterday. If you look at my name 421 miles one day last August - that was from aprox. 8:45 'til 1805 -1810 and back to make trailer pull time at 1815. Don't remember stop or piece count - may be in my file for that day. My stops per day can range from 14 to 25 typically. Piece count can be 45 to 100. Today was 325 miles, 24 stops and 109 pieces - a heavy day LOL.

What city?

 

[brownrod]

What city?

Mile high in the rockies? A clue, perhaps?

There was a thread once about ultra rural routes. Several drivers in like montana/wyoming etc had routes in the 300-400 miles per day range.


Reduce backing? My old sup would tell me we don't need to because we don't have telematix yet.

Our training route is heavy bulk route. All the new drivers hop on it and try to do it without backing and completely fail. The driver sups have to go and basically tell them to not do everything they teach you in driver training.

 

[SWORDFISH]

Mile high in the rockies? A clue, perhaps?

There was a thread once about ultra rural routes. Several drivers in like montana/wyoming etc had routes in the 300-400 miles per day range.


Reduce backing? My old sup would tell me we don't need to because we don't have telematix yet.

Our training route is heavy bulk route. All the new drivers hop on it and try to do it without backing and completely fail. The driver sups have to go and basically tell them to not do everything they teach you in driver training.

Thats what I thought but some people have some things they say that mean obscure things. You never know. I would transfer to a center like that if it meant that eventially I would be on a 300 or more mile a day route.

 

[dilligaf]

Thats what I thought but some people have some things they say that mean obscure things. You never know. I would transfer to a center like that if it meant that eventially I would be on a 300 or more mile a day route.

LOL Sword. I love driving. I would take a rte like that, no problem.

 

[SWORDFISH]

LOL Sword. I love driving. I would take a rte like that, no problem.

Doesnt your route have some miles to it? I only get about 70

 

[dilligaf]

Doesnt your route have some miles to it? I only get about 70

One of the rtes that I do regularly runs 150 miles a day with anywhere from 80 to 110 stops. I like 80 better.

 

[SWORDFISH]

One of the rtes that I do regularly runs 150 miles a day with anywhere from 80 to 110 stops. I like 80 better.

I used to do routes like that but Im quitting on the cover driver routine and snagging a route. I should be taking it over Tuesday. Its not ideal but it will do the job for now. 70miles, 145 stops, 26 p/ups. Well thats the under 9.5 days.

 

[dilligaf]

I used to do routes like that but Im quitting on the cover driver routine and snagging a route. I should be taking it over Tuesday. Its not ideal but it will do the job for now. 70miles, 145 stops, 26 p/ups. Well thats the under 9.5 days.

LOL That's good. I wish I could get a rte but until we have some drivers retire it ain't gonna happen. I'm guessing it'll be another 5 yrs at least. Can't complain to much though, at least I have a job.