It was a quick way to give bigtop an idea of how a driver can drive thousands of miles and stay legal.
Doesn't have to be in a daycab. Doesn't have to go to the same location each day.
If you are in need of a nap, just lean the seat back in a daycab, and you'll doze off.
legal drive time and off time
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by BigTop, Jul 8, 2009.
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I'd like to see a day cab where you can lean the seat back.
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Thanks for the info everyone. As I'm looking for a trucking job, I'm only hearing stories of truckers making 48k - 50k or more but the companies only pay .30 per mile and I could understand the math with the limited schedule allowed to drive.
So with that said.... If we're getting paid by the mile, how does the pay work when we're loading at the docks? Is that hourly wages? -
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I wasn't meaning for you to lean the seat so far back, that you'd be laying flat. For the last 6 years, I drove mostly daycabs. I could lean the seat back far enough that I would be comfortable enough to take a nap. The top of the seat hits the back of the cab, clasp my hands in my lap, and nap time! Usually got up to 30 minutes. Worked good enough for me.
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Question: If an OTR company "promises" (and we are all well aware what that means) 4 days off per month...are those 4 days really actually going to be your reset days that you have to take wherever/whenever you have to or do you build up actual days off over the course of a month and then take them at home?
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That depends on the company....Most of the large fleets will tell you anything to get you in the truck and then deliver nothing on the other end. Read all of the stuff about time off and lies and so on and so on elswhere on this site.
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