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Do drivers care about route variety? I don't think it's like flying where you can get a little mini vacation on your route.

• bluGill 3y ago
  Most drivers are running a fixed route. You (or often you company) has contracts to make regular deliveries. Most companies that ship something ship the same thing every day to the same customers. that said, there are a lot of deliveries that are not the same thing to the same place. while they are a minority overall, there are still a lot. If you work for a big national shipping company (WalMart is not this even though they are national) you can ask for a delivery to anywhere - they always have a single delivery to some random location. Though if you want to go to rural states - many other drivers grew up on a farm and truck driver is one of the few well paying jobs they can get without a degree on so there is a lot of others wanting that. (If you want to go to a big city there are plenty of delivers and less drivers with reason to want them)
• SoftTalker 3y ago
  Many drivers like driving a familar route because they know what to expect. They know where the low bridges are, they know which roads are designated truck routes, where there are difficult turns, they know which exits have fuel/good food/shopping/parking or are a safe place to stop to get out and take a walk, etc.
  • onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago
    My uncle was a truck driver. Driving a new route (in his work) was generally not considered "exciting" - but taxing.