Do they not like locals driving 5 days/week?

Most local haul under the 100 air mile rule. 12 hours a day 60 a wk

 

The schedule is determined by the rules and the carriers style of operation. If he runs 7 days a week then 70/8 or if he runs less then 60/7

Frequently ( like LTL guys ) the carrier has 2 types of operations under 1 roof and the 60/7 would cripple his road trucks so he runs the 70/8 for everybody. I'm not sure if it's law or not but I haven't seen a carrier split the fleet...it's one way or another and that could be a matter of convenience .....much like all drivers have to do everything and have the same license.

There is no point to truck management...it's a complete waste of time IMO.

 

Well, while I'm not sure what you mean, I'll try and take a stab at this.

Most local drivers don't hit their 14 on a daily basis. I know I haven't had a 14 hour day in a while, and never had more than two in a row. Yes you could run outta hours I'm five days, but so can an OTR driver. But the likelihood of that happening is rare. Our company runs Sunday night to Saturday mornings, each driver works five days a week. Usually a 12 hour shift. Some start Sunday evening and finish Friday morning. Some start Monday morning and finish Friday evening. One guy starts his week Monday night and finishes Saturday morning. For us, the HOS rules are a non issue.

The 60/7 or 70/8 is determined by the carrier according to their operation. We happen to use 70/8, as we do have some OTR work. The local guys stay in a 150 mile radius, so we use time sheets instead of log books

 

And I didn't answer your question...sorry....no carriers don't like drivers working only 5 days. Truck management has a stereo type of the typical driver and his typical responses and needs...a model if you will.

The typical carrier is not going to let a driver work 5 days and cash a grand...too short and too much. More typically ( my payroll gal ) was instructed to notify corporate if the driver grossed more than 2 grand in 2 weeks.

In another example I hustled when I hauled crude as did several others. I pulled some serious checks....until truck management limited the number of bbls I could haul to less than 160. ( 120 plus gravity but under 160 ) Which crippled my check.

In my last example my friend at another carrier was taken off hourly to standards. Point was to curb his check....he was running 70/8 in the city ( needed for road drivers ) and was working all 70 to cap his retirement. He fell from 93 to 68k a year....so he retired......much to their dismay.....and you know? I don't think they got it.......

More JMO

 

I only work Monday through Friday and around 55 hours a week. I would never work a 6 day week and I can count on 1 hand the 14 hour days I've put in