The miles only pay if you plan the day right

My first few months in trucking I thought the whole game was taking every load and keeping the wheels moving. That wore off fast. The days that paid were the ones where I checked the shipper address twice, looked at parking before noon, and kept my clock boring. The part new drivers underestimate is how much time disappears at docks. A two-hour live unload can turn into five, and then the whole r…