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Have any Old Dominions near you? P&D you could make up to 80k linehaul over 100k. Your in NY New york? Unfortunately I think you may have to be out over night until you rise in seniority. The north east is a different animal than the midwest so they do things differently up there. P&D would get you home every night

My sister worked for R&L in the office, she said the drivera did pretty well other than that I do not know much about them.

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How much loading and unloading trucks do you do on linehaul? Also, for the lower seniority drivers, how long do they stay on the road? Is it an overnight thing or several days?

No. Not looking for a new job. Just curious. In the future linehaul might be for me. Have an OD nearby. I need a house to come home to first though.

In linehaul you do absolutely no loading or unloading. Just moving trailers from one place to another.

As for p/d, no loading (except for pick ups) and I've seen plenty of guys take everything out and put it back in because they do the route differently than the way FedEx routes it.

Usually there is no overnight, but some companies do have that option. Estes and saia come to mind, but it's regional mon-fri. You may be asked to do a layover in a hotel occasionally.

Linehaul drivers tend to have longer days than p/d drivers and being lower on the totem pole means you'll most likely be doing night driving.

Regional:

Regional Route

Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.

P&D:

Pickup & Delivery

Local drivers that stay around their area, usually within 100 mile radius of a terminal, picking up and delivering loads.

LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers for instance will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.

Linehaul:

Linehaul drivers will normally run loads from terminal to terminal for LTL (Less than Truckload) companies.

LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning them to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.
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