Day Cab

Limited options available for daycabs (you'll have a much easier time finding a sleeper berth truck with specs you're looking for), lack of sleeper space if something does go asunder and you end up having to go to line 1 or 2, lack of space to adjust the seat (if you're short, it may not be so much of an issue, but if you're tall, it is), typically shorter wheelbase which limits allowed weight for permit loads (if that's a factor), lack of space in the cab. Unless you're going someplace really tight to the point where it's prohibitive to sleeper trucks, I really don't see much of an advantage with a daycab over a sleeper berth truck.

 

im 6 ft 5 and i fit comfortably in a day cab. if something goes wrong where the driver has to stay out just bobtail him to a motel

 

Day cabs will provide an incentive for most drivers not to plod around on their route, as they're pretty darn uncomfortable to nap in. Also, there are times when it's really helpful to be able to see out that back window. If you are working a tight metro area and your short runs have a reasonable chance of being back to terminal inside HOS, by all means use daycabs. I very much prefer daycabs for metro delivery, and get extremely irritated every time I have to take a condo sleeper into NYC, for example. It's all about using the right tool for the job, and the vast majority of companies do not do so.

 

It really depends on where you are and what work you are going to do,if in metro areas ,or east coast day cabs have big advantage in cities,if you dont plan on doing a lot overnights the cost of staying in a motel vs. ideling cost,& wear on engine is not that much difference.

 

Problem is, is that you are most likely going to pay a pretty good premium for a daycab vs. a truck with a bunk, not always the case but usually.