Logistics brokers are regularly searching for new ways to attract OTR (over the road) or CTL (commercial driver’s license qualified) drivers. Many, who are considering this as an occupation want to know what life is really like, as a logistics trucker.
What Are Your Hours of Work?
There are legal limits that specify the maximum number of hours that you can work each day, attached and aligned to the number of rest hours required before you can get back on the road. You will be able to work around 300 days each year, forming a habit of taking two days off across every two weeks. You will be alone for around 20 hours each day, driving and sleeping. Some drivers prefer their logistics brokers to arrange work during the day, while others are happy working straight through the night.
You will target around 70 hours for each eight-day period, driving no more than 11 hours each day with a 10-hour break before beginning again and then your need to take 34 hours away from your truck after the 8 day’s work. You may target around 500 miles per day, but this will depend upon whether you are hooking up the trailer or involved with loading and unloading, which can remove 2 to 3 hours from your days’ stint.
Logistics brokers arrange payment per mile or per hour; it’s important to know which, because you must not be forced to drive excessively fast to meet specific targets. Your actions within the cab will be recorded.
There Are Many Advantages
Where you enjoy solitude and the time to think, you will be driving across the nation’s highways, enjoying the countryside, avoiding office politics and away from an office desk.
Many drivers carry out this work for several years, allowing them to build up a fund of money in their bank, so they can buy their own truck and arrange business direct with a logistics broker, allowing them to work the hours they choose after many years of hard work.