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What type of route is easier on your body?
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<blockquote data-quote="stepitup" data-source="post: 170216" data-attributes="member: 1816"><p>lady20...</p><p></p><p>I can sympathize with your dilemma, I am a 52 year old female driver. I was a coverage driver for 17 years and have experienced all these routes. Three years ago I bid and won a rural route that goes out with about 100 stops, 150 packages and only 6 pickups. I drive around 170 miles a day. You didn't mention how many pickups were involved in any of the available choices but typically a heavy commercial route will have a heavy metro log. Although the 95 stops seems easier on the knees, the jumping in and out of the car will be equivalent to running the rural route with 125 stops. Not to mention all the packages you will be handling (more than once if you have to load them on a handtruck to get them inside the mall). Also, look at the vehicle you will be driving on each route. Is there power steering?? Automatic transmission? Low step to the ground?? Good luck in your decision!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stepitup, post: 170216, member: 1816"] lady20... I can sympathize with your dilemma, I am a 52 year old female driver. I was a coverage driver for 17 years and have experienced all these routes. Three years ago I bid and won a rural route that goes out with about 100 stops, 150 packages and only 6 pickups. I drive around 170 miles a day. You didn't mention how many pickups were involved in any of the available choices but typically a heavy commercial route will have a heavy metro log. Although the 95 stops seems easier on the knees, the jumping in and out of the car will be equivalent to running the rural route with 125 stops. Not to mention all the packages you will be handling (more than once if you have to load them on a handtruck to get them inside the mall). Also, look at the vehicle you will be driving on each route. Is there power steering?? Automatic transmission? Low step to the ground?? Good luck in your decision! [/QUOTE]
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