Nothing like the midnight run 10pm-7am Shoutout to all my night owls

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AaronTuplin@reddit

When I started driving trucks I really wanted to get on with FFE because their starting pay was $0.26 per mile

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ForgottonTNT@reddit (OP)

Now their starting pay is 0.52 cpm still low but if u get enough miles (1500-2000) you’ll be clearing $1,100 a week

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SpecialSeparate6028@reddit

Nights is okay. Im honestly tired of it. Just the same route, my area doesn't have anything open past 10pm for 100s of miles. So, it's not great. Gonna try and do OTR and see how I like that.

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homucifer666@reddit

I'm on nights at the moment. It does have its perks, although I'm partial to early mornings.

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

I found nights a bit stressful, but then again I’m a new driver

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shiddabrik@reddit

about to go thru school at the moment. i'm very partial to nighttime. can you choose which hours you operate during the day? ideally, i'd love to do my runs at night when i get on with somebody

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

You do the training in the day, once you have work then you can work it out with the company

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The biggest danger at night is falling asleep and the occasional drunk driver or deer. Once you acclimate to driving anytime around the clock, it's honestly one of the safest times to drive simply because there's no one to hit and no one to hit you. Also no traffic slowdowns; great if you're heading through a big city like Dallas or Atlanta.

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Lost-Astronaut-8280@reddit

Came here to say this, huge bonus for passing through major cities, the big 3 in Texas and Minneapolis especially can kiss my tired ass

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

I’m in the uk so I’m dealing with tighter roads etc

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moonshadow1789@reddit

I love working nights!!!!

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TapTap@reddit

i like the idea of driving at night but i have god awful night blindness

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ahowls@reddit

Night shift is crazy.. I used to run relays in West Texas for John Deere.. cruising through the desert at midnight was pretty awesome ngl.. the moon shines so bright

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opinionated_penguin@reddit

lol I have like 100 photos that look exactly like this in my phone from my FFE days

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flowermaneurope@reddit

I commend your night drivers. I’m pulling into a rest stop right as the sun goes down, otherwise forget about finding a parking spot. I’m always looking out and seeing y’all cruising on by, thinking to myself that you drivers are the truckers keeping it real.

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Present-Ambition6309@reddit

🎶in the midnight owl, she cries more more more, owl in the midnight hr…🎶🤣

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yak_danielz@reddit

i try to be done before 6 (or whenever the local rush-hour begins). there's something about actually seeing the sun rise and set everyday.

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form_jake@reddit

home daily 9pm- 9am i fucking love drivin at night nothin like it, but strange shit occurs in the wee hours and 4wheelers become even stranger.

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rockymtntrucker@reddit

I love running nights. Running into Mines, you are able to show up whenever and get loaded/unloaded. It is so much fun running in the darkness. Nothing like you and the open road.

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firstblush73@reddit

Shhhh! Its starting to get crowded out here at night! Dont tell them about it!!! Overnights are awful y'all. Really really awful. Id stick to daytime hours if I were you!

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ForgottonTNT@reddit (OP)

Trust me there’s too many drivers that are a wusses they wouldn’t drive at night 😂😂 no matter what

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NomadTruckerOTR@reddit

"Wusses" aka normal human beings that sleep at night?

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thar_@reddit

sleep? at night? chance in a million

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right_lane_kang@reddit

It's all fun and games until a blizzard hits and there's less than 50' visibility and big trucks just park on the road

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MorePlate4118@reddit

Here here. Nice to see you have a set schedule sigh

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DepecheRumors@reddit

Enjoy all overnight construction zones

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Objective_Camp_3424@reddit

Second week in a row I start my day at 2-3-4 am 😫

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famcz@reddit

Hey I used to run FFE. Lease op or team line haul?

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scottiethegoonie@reddit

I used to run these hours OTR. Ran through Oregon next to a body of water for hours but had no way of knowing other than the animated picture on my GPS and moonlight reflecting off water. Water at night is Creepy and beautiful.

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Technical-Flow7748@reddit

Hell yea I’m all about the midnight runs

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CultBro@reddit

Dream shift

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Choosername__@reddit

Oh man, this is my dream job.

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unftp-0@reddit

Eyes wide open pedal to the metal Mr Twuck Dwiva

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truckingham@reddit

I’m mostly a daytime guy, but something does hit different about those overnight “gotta get there asap” runs. Makes me feel like that song that’s like “Gotta be hittin’ tulsa by first morning light!”

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rottenstock@reddit

Nighttime tanker tanker here, Hello!

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Snappingslapping@reddit

Yup 40 miles of dark where the only danger is deer sounds like a beautiful way to earn a safe living.

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