Just some of the stupid things I see

"They cannot make you violate..." is a pretty standard answer. However, any three-month rookie knows you can't stay on Walmart property when your business is finished and often times, you ran hard to get there on time. (Walmart is just an example, but many shippers/receivers have the same policy.) Walmart will trespass you from the property and call the police if you refuse to leave...regardless of where you are on your log book. You will be told that you should have planned better. Alrighty, then...you picked up ten hours before and drove 500 miles straight through to get there on time and then Walmart took three hours to unload you, which put you over your 14. And then tells you you can't cool or warm the truck for your own comfort or safety (no idle policy) and chases you off their private property when you get your paperwork back.

That nitwit Ferro b****ed out the shippers/receivers about wasting our time, but has anything changed? It hasn't for me...except that I changed the name on the wagons I haul and have a lot higher percentage of drop/hook now. With 22 years in this business, I am stunned you gave such a quick and pat answer as "plan better" when you know that often isn't up to the driver. In spite of the fact the broker, shipper and receiver never get the HOS violation and could care less whether their scheduling, slow dock personnel and policy has placed the driver in that position.

If you think parking is a problem now, wait until mandatory EOBRs. Everybody will be facing their clocks to get that last spot in the truck stop...especially in the Northeast. You go right on ahead and spout off about "better planning." When you get to New Jersey and can't find a parking spot because it's 6:00pm and you're crashing against your clock, so you park on a street only to get a written parking award from the locals, come back and tell the rest of us about "planning" out trips better.

 

You are exactly right!

I couldn't have said it better myself. All the planning in the world that I can do is absolutely worthless as soon as I bump the dock. We are completely out of control at that point.

 

Here in the real world, the shipper might not be able to force you to violate the HOS, but they can make you leave or have you removed and have your truck and/or trailer towed. Also in the real world, that last piece of your load won't be ready for 4 hours, cranes/forklifts break down, etc. You can't calculate for that.

 

I think he is just playing with the mind and letting things slip to mislead.

 

Get out of the car..........and look on the door to see what state your in.

 

Won't help.

He drives an unmarked.

 

Well anyone can get a blue light for the dash, I just aint gonna stop

 

Matter of Fact, I have one on my personal vehicle.


Volunteer Fire and EMS.

 

Aint gonna stop for you either.

 

No, but you should yield the road. At least most do, because it might be their house or family member.