Originally Posted by Rawlco

Of course you will continue to doubt, but I have legally done and logged 850 miles on one single logbook page. Now that was with the right run a light load, through relatively flat ground of IN, TN, GA, and no traffic tieups that day. I was still rolling from the previous day between midnight and 3am. Parked for ten hours until 1pm, and continued.

Me:Not legally you didnt--you can only log an average of 60 mph in ANY state! The most miles that you can LEGALLY log is 720 per day, and if your safety dept is telling you otherwise they are WRONG!

I only list PTI on each logbook page once. I even combine that with the fuel times or load/unload times when convenient. With your argument you would have to do a PTI again if you stopped for any break. I do it once per day, or once per trailer.

Me:If you stop for 10 hour break, you must do a pre-trip before starting your next driving shift and you must flag it--so If what you say is true, you should have at least 2 per page



I claim 13.75 driving is possible, with 15 min fuel and PTI, but you are free to do your own math.


You can make money, or you can take breaks all the time and get nowhere. You cannot do both. I can eat in the truck while driving, and hit a couple of rest areas for a 7 minute bathroom break. You are only paid when the wheels are turning, so make them turn.

Me:I have never had a problem making money, but I refuse to be a slave to my company


True you don't want to do it every day. But the freight working out so that this is possible does not happen every day.

Originally Posted by MACK E-6

Are they under some sort of new management now? This is becoming a common complaint. Last I looked, their ISS-2 was throught the roof. It may not be too long before those nice looking trucks of theirs start to reflect their safety numbers, or worse.

Originally Posted by phcat

is there a website that shows these iss2 stats

Originally Posted by Timtruck

My freight usually worked out to my advantage when I was OTR, but I refuse to be pushed to make money. I can make money anywhere and I will not be a slave to the comapany.

Originally Posted by Timtruck

Typical newbie, you didnt even read the post, you just comment blindly,

Originally Posted by Timtruck

You know when you get that truck washed or when you polish it or whatever else you want to do, that LEGALLY, you have to log that you are doing it because legally you are working--

Originally Posted by Mack E-6

No you do not. There is no law that says you must sleep during your 10 hour break. Frankly, you can do whatever the hell you want. You just cannot drive.

Originally Posted by bartage

if you work local why are you complaning about us guys who have the best looking company trucks on the road

if this guy works local he is jelous of black and chrome

Originally Posted by MACK E-6

Type "safestat" into any search engine and you will find it.



Good. No reason why anyone should have to be pushed.



Unfortunately you are very wrong here. OTR Trucking IS a lifestyle. You are living on the road. What else would you call that?



Now you have an attitude problem starting to show. Gee, I wonder if this has anything to do with why you aren't running OTR anymore ?



Wrong again. Rawlco is certainly no newbie. His posts always make for interesting reading, and I am not going to permit you to insult him or anyone else in this fashion, so consider yourself duly warned.



No you do not. There is no law that says you must sleep during your 10 hour break. Frankly, you can do whatever the hell you want. You just cannot drive.



And your point is...? What does you being home have to do with a driver on the road somewhere? Don't compare apples to oranges.



Well, I think your attitude sucks, and your behavior on this forum so far proves that.


You don't have to "ask them for a load". Maybe the man is on his break. Did that ever occur to you?



Okay. And...??



But you're forgetting one thing. I am home every day too, and unfortunately we have to deal with something that the TMC drivers you've come here to bash do not, which would be a "commute". When we park the truck we still have to drive home. They can sleep ...well... wherever.




I seriously doubt that. I have yet to see a TMC truck that wasn't immaculate and didn't far outshine any local truck running around.



Here again you're talking out of your backside. If the man were a so-called "slave to his company" he would be miserable, but he's not. In fact, I have yet to talk to any TMC driver, on here or on the road, that didn't love his job.

Now, I don't know where you are getting your information, but somebody's been lying to you. Also, I strongly suggest you tone it down and lose the attitude before you find yourself booted out of here. We don't tolerate that sort of thing on this site. Got it?

Originally Posted by Timtruck

If you like running OTR, then by all means continue! The problem with a lot of these guys is that they see this as a lifestyle--but it is not, it is a job-When I was OTR, I enjoyed being so, but I never considered it anymore than a job and definitely not a lifestyle. I did not "live" in the truck, I slept in it--big difference! I only kept enough stuff with me that I could clean out the truck in about 10-15 minutes if need be. If you are living in your truck, then, Im sorry, but you are working for the wrong company. The last OTR job that I had, I drove more miles the last year that I was there than any other single driver in that company did nationwide-so I understand OTR just fine. BTW, I didnt "live" in the truck either.
The companies that make you "live" in your truck are those who really dont care about the driver or what he thinks. Your truck is a tool with which to make money, if you have to "live" in your truck then you are working way to hard for what the company is paying you.