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Showerthought: watched a car hauler take 9 days to go from Phoenix to Seattle, then 3 days on the return run
Same company, same route, but the northbound truck sat in Vegas for 2 days waiting to fill the load while the southbound one left with 4 empty spots just to get moving. Anyone else notice the return trips seem to get priority when drivers are trying to get home?
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jessel358d ago
My brother in law drove for a big car hauler out of Portland for years and he said the same thing. He'd sit in Salt Lake for two or three days waiting on a full load going south, but coming back north they'd roll out half empty just to get the trucks turned around. Dispatch always claimed it was about keeping the drivers fresh and hitting their home time, but I always figured it was more about the company not wanting to pay for trucks sitting still near the yard. Either way it's a raw deal when you're the one waiting on the northbound side. Your Phoenix to Seattle run being three times longer than the return says it all.
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