I hauled expedited freight for almost one year. It was a 40’ Six Wheeler. Double tires in the back. If I sat somewhere for 24 hours that meant I had 13 hours to “play with”. So I’d drive for 11 hours then re-do my log book to show I had left 13 hours earlier. That meant it looked like I’d been sitting in that spot for 13 hours. Then I’d get back on the road and drive another 11 hours. I once drove 40 hours straight. I know that was stupid.
But doing it the way I did it I could bring in 10 to 12 grand a month at 72Cents a mile. Then the company got scared they were going to be audited so they started giving me runs I could legally make in 11 hours or less. Couldn’t make enough money so I quit.
Holy God, 11 -12k a MONTH!?? Oh maaan, I’m doing that! I know what you mean though, I use to drive those hours, it was nuts but I didn’t make nowhere as near as that much. I remember one time I was going over the 59th street bridge from Queens to Manhattan on about the 18th hour of a 24 hour shift and I reached the top of the bridge and this car was in front of me going going maybe 40 mph..Next thing I know this guy is shaking me. What happened was I instantly fell asleep and smashed into him going down the bridge and I never even realized it much less felt it. Just *pop* instantly went to sleep out of nowhere like a switch was shut off lol Oh yeah then i use to fall asleep when I had passengers and they use to scream at me and run out. That was freakin’ nuts thank God I didn’t kill anyone or myself. I use to eat these ephedrine pills like candy, I forget the name of them. They were diet pills with ephedrine when ephedrine use to be legal over the counter.