Optimizing my 70

**rturner63** · 07.17.2012

Excuse you? Maybe you got a set route where you don't have to worry about alternating short paychecks and such. Anyway I'm not scheming obviously because I'm on e logs. Urks me when people that got it better than most can't empathize with those who don't.

**last 1** · 07.17.2012

Originally Posted by rturner63

Maybe I should stay on duty on that short day for at least 5-8 hours then i'd at least have 300 miles when I get that back.

Then you would just run out sooner.

Originally Posted by rturner63

yeah I know but beginning the second week, I came up on my 8th day and what I got at midnight was 3 hours and 45 minutes back so I could not make my 2100 mile run. I ran out of hours on the 3rd of July and had to swap.

You would have run out either way, yes you would have gained back more hours but you would have been short those same hours the day before. Its all about time management and some times you just can't do that run no mater what.

**Moosetek13** · 07.17.2012

Originally Posted by last 1

Its all about time management and some times you just can't do that run no matter what.

And there you have it, in a nutshell.

**lbwdrgr** · 07.18.2012

you could do it like great wide dedicated requires and just log off the e-log and drive around with it constantly showing "driver please log on" all joking aside when your out of your 70, you gotta stop.

**Rif Raf McQ** · 07.18.2012

Originally Posted by rturner63

Company doesn't really let you restart unless you have to. At the begginning of the 2nd week, I got a 2100 mile run and ended up 5 hours shy of my destination and had to swap out the load.

It's not the companies decision to let you do a restart it is a dot rule. If you were off the entire weekend of 34 or more hours then your hours are reset to zero. Unless you are not telling us everything like your first post you left out a few things. If they can't find this dot rule then this company needs to get an updated copy of the fmcs regulation handbook.

**FwL** · 07.18.2012

Originally Posted by Rif Raf McQ

It's not the companies decision to let you do a restart it is a dot rule. If you were off the entire weekend of 34 or more hours then your hours are reset to zero. Unless you are not telling us everything like your first post you left out a few things. If they can't find this dot rule then this company needs to get an updated copy of the fmcs regulation handbook.

34 reset is an "option" not a "requirement".

If the company wants you to run recap that's what you run... or you look for another job.