How many miles do you log a day

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by GasHauler, Jun 17, 2011.

  1. DL550CAT

    DL550CAT Road Train Member

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    bout that for me too 300 is a big day for me. Sure glad I am not paid by the mile.
     
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  3. BigJohn54

    BigJohn54 Gone, but NEVER forgotten

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    I was under the impression nobody would take a second look at 62 MPH as long a truck and speed limit allow. If you were running a 6/7 day, 10 hour schedule that would give you 620 miles a day. If you run 11 hour days with a reset that would give you 682 miles a day.
     
  4. joeycool

    joeycool Light Load Member

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    I regularly logged well over 600 miles a day in a 63 mph truck, sometimes as much as 670 miles, and the DOT never said a word about my logs.
     
  5. Pedigreed Bulldog

    Pedigreed Bulldog Road Train Member

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    ...just wait until there is some sort of incident involving you or one of your co-workers and the DOT auditors and the plaintiff's lawyers get a look at those logs. Logging 65 mph in a truck governed at 62 is falsification of the logs, and that usually carries a pretty hefty penalty.
     
  6. celticwolf

    celticwolf Road Train Member

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    I regularly run 500+ a day with eLog proof..
     
  7. Svoray

    Svoray Medium Load Member

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    Ya, I would starve to death if they paid us by the mile.
     
  8. NealinNevada

    NealinNevada Light Load Member

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    I average 50 mph...most days are at 550 miles
     
  9. Palazon

    Palazon Road Train Member

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    Best day was 600, but that was 11 in the seat. All WA state and light loads that day.
     
  10. SmokeyCowboy009

    SmokeyCowboy009 Heavy Load Member

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    300-650 depending on the day
     
  11. end of the road

    end of the road Heavy Load Member

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    Usually ten, I have had a few days where I have driven two different trucks, made 4 deliveries and log 1 kilometer.
     
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