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What Do You Eat And Drink All Day/Night To Keep Your Energy Up Feeder Drivers?
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<blockquote data-quote="brett636" data-source="post: 991261" data-attributes="member: 249"><p>Yes it was. I can't recall exactly win, but I do remember seeing it on tv. Probably one of the strangest commercials ever made.</p><p></p><p>With that being said, the issues a lot of you are describing starting late are exactly the reason I avoid those start times like the plague. I started with this company on the twilight shift so I was always comfortable with a 1600-1800 start time. When I was on call in feeders I absolutely hated the 2000 or later start times because of exactly the problems all of you described. It was difficult to stay up when at work, and just as difficult to sleep when at home. When I was finally able to pick a bid job I was able to land a 1645 start shift job, and have kept my start time plus or minus one hour ever since. It just works for me, and when I get tired I get a little caffeine to keep myself going, but this isn't a big problem for me unless I just returned from vacation. Staying up 24 hours just doesn't work for me as I don't like feeling like a zombie on my Saturdays so I can usually get off around 0330-0400 and get to bed before the sun comes up and I can get about 7-8 hours of solid sleep in. In the end you have to find what works best for you and stick with it. I've talked with drivers who have lots of seniority but still prefer the late start times, and others who have slowly migrated to the earlier ones as their seniority rose. I personally see myself taking the latter road, and you have to find that schedule that works best for your lifestyle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brett636, post: 991261, member: 249"] Yes it was. I can't recall exactly win, but I do remember seeing it on tv. Probably one of the strangest commercials ever made. With that being said, the issues a lot of you are describing starting late are exactly the reason I avoid those start times like the plague. I started with this company on the twilight shift so I was always comfortable with a 1600-1800 start time. When I was on call in feeders I absolutely hated the 2000 or later start times because of exactly the problems all of you described. It was difficult to stay up when at work, and just as difficult to sleep when at home. When I was finally able to pick a bid job I was able to land a 1645 start shift job, and have kept my start time plus or minus one hour ever since. It just works for me, and when I get tired I get a little caffeine to keep myself going, but this isn't a big problem for me unless I just returned from vacation. Staying up 24 hours just doesn't work for me as I don't like feeling like a zombie on my Saturdays so I can usually get off around 0330-0400 and get to bed before the sun comes up and I can get about 7-8 hours of solid sleep in. In the end you have to find what works best for you and stick with it. I've talked with drivers who have lots of seniority but still prefer the late start times, and others who have slowly migrated to the earlier ones as their seniority rose. I personally see myself taking the latter road, and you have to find that schedule that works best for your lifestyle. [/QUOTE]
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