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Risinger Brothers Transfer

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by BigKid2, Jun 3, 2010.

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  1. Dec 24, 2010 #231
    BigKid2

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    York,Pa to Johnstown,Ny
    Ticonderoga,Ny to Minneapolis,Mn
    Waseca,Mn to Bolingbrook,Il
    Pleasant Prairie,Wi to Lawrenceville,Ga
    Cartersville,Ga to Tuscaloosa,Al
    Courtland,Al to Shelbyville,Il
    Bobtail home and I am off for 11 days til 1/3/2011:biggrin_2559::biggrin_25519:
    Times do alot of this:biggrin_25518:
     
    BigKid2, Dec 24, 2010
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  3. Dec 25, 2010 #232
    BigKid2

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    I get about 6 mpg with it but we are heavy just about all the time. I do agree with your post though that the Cummins is better and Volvo engine brake sucks. That is the reason I don't have any intentions of ever owning this truck is I think the engine is garbage.
     
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  4. Dec 27, 2010 #233
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    How much MPG are you getting bigkid?
     
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  5. Dec 27, 2010 #234
    BigKid2

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    I get right around 6 mpg. I don't go running around at 70 mph though.
     
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  7. Jan 3, 2011 #235
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    Back to work tonight after 11 days off. Picking up a dropped load in Indy yard going to Eaton,Oh for as soon as I get there.
     
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  8. Jan 9, 2011 #236
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    After 12 days off I picked up a load at droplot in Indy and delivered in Eaton,Oh then deadheaded to Lake Station,in where I took a guys load who was out of hours and went to Breinigsville,Pa with it. ThenBreinigsville,Pa to Avenal,Nj
    Philadelphia,Pa to Brazil,In
    Indy to Newark,Oh
    Butler,In to Buford,Ga
    Courtland,Al to Terre Haute,In where I am delivering now then taking a 34 because 3800 miles in 6 days causes you to run out of hours on your 70.
     
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  9. Jan 10, 2011 #237
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    #### I told them 3 times I was going to do a 34 hour reset and first thing this morning they were trying to give me 2 loads which added up to about 1100 miles for tomorrow afternoon. One good thing about Risinger is we don't ever get layovers. One time in 8 months working here I have had to layover one day due to no freight and that was on Thanksgiving Day which of course I got paid $200 for and I was sitting the whole day in a casino playing poker.

    Once I come off reset in the morning I pick up in Crawfordsville,In going to Pleasant Prairie,Wi for asap drop and hook both ends. After that will be a Uline load out of Pleasant Prairie,Wi going to Breinigsville,Pa or Atlanta area or Coppell,Tx. I hope it is a Texas one.:biggrin_255:
     
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  10. Jan 11, 2011 #238
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    Really would like to know how you legally logged 3800 mile in 6 days. That works out to 633 miles per day which is highly unlikely . Must be going over the speed limit at times in some states in order to make 633 per day. Should be interesting when they get around to auditing your logs.
     
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  11. Jan 12, 2011 #239
    jlkklj777

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    We had a similar question from a fairly new driver on the Calex thread. The fact is there are many states that have 70 mph and even 75 mile per hour speed limits. In the case of longer trips it is possible to "drive" up to 14 hours within a 24 hour time period. This is the key to maximizing your miles.

    Now before you go spouting off about there is a maximum 11 hour drive time "PER DAY" that is patently FALSE. The fact is once you drive 11 hours you must then shut down for a 10 hour break. Once that 10 hour break is achieved you are now legally able to drive again (provided you are within compliance of the 70 hour 8 day rule). Currently there are no "mandatory" breaks during your work day either. Stop when you want but remember your wasting your time every time you do (OTR drivers are paid by the mile so if the wheels aren't turning you ain't earning).

    Hard runners understand the regs and use them accordingly. In my case I can drive around 740 miles within an 11 period depending upon the states I am traveling through). This averages out to slightly over 67 mph. With a fast truck and a strong engine it is easy to accomplish provided you keep that left door shut.

    Now to keep it simple. Lets assume all you "want" to drive is 11 hours "per day" then by the end of the week you could drive around 66 hours which still leaves 4 hours to fuel, pretrip, and drop, hook several times during that week (70 hour in 8 day rule still applies but remember that is ONLY a restriction on driving the truck beyond that 70 hour thresh hold) you could still work (as in work a dock, fuel trucks, etc) without violating the HOS RULES.

    For some of the newer guys it is difficult for them to comprehend the possibilites when they have been hamstrung with low speed, low powered, governed trucks. These companies only account for a small percentage of the trucks on the highway.

    As for an "audit" of anyones logs (yes, mine have been audited and checked at road side, in-house (scannable logs), and during a full blown DOT audit and PASSED every time with NO VIOLATIONS). It CAN be done and is being done every day.
     
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  12. Jan 12, 2011 #240
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    It is easy as long as you keep the left door shut. The post before this one explains it perfectly. I log miles like that all the time and I have never really had any problems with safety auditing me or I have never had any problems with DOT with it. It always amazes me how drivers don't fully understand the logging rules. I would say 25 percent of drivers do believe that you can't log more than 11 hours driving in a day which is absolutely wrong. Heck I logged 849 miles in one of those days.
     
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