Company sent me on a bad route

Could be a real costly gamble. I recently came up to a bridge that had a 9-ton, single-axle truck restriction. If it was a short bridge, might not have been a problem. However my whole 80k lb rig would have been on the bridge, plus room for another. I wouldn't want to be the one on the evening news...

 

A lot of times those directions are entered into the computer by the salesman or broker who drove that same route in their car! Happens quite often so keep on your toes and ALWAYS check your route! You are the captain of that ship!

 

Yes sir! That's why I quit Schneider years ago. Too many idiots in the office and the trucks make getting from point A to point B difficult and time consuming. Now I have a truck and a fuel card.

 

Running the companies routing isn't always a bad thing. Most times the routes that are suggested are the most efficient. Sometimes they need to be double checked as suggested by the OP and several other posters. It's kind of about drivers being considered dumb, and kind of not. Ultimately it's about saving money, and if the drivers aren't providing feedback about the routing before or after completing them it's never going to improve. Typically if a driver can suggest a route that is better the route can be bent to do what the driver wants to do. If your company is unwilling to consider your opinion you may want to rethink where you work. All the technology, gps tracking, ecm data, etc., are just tools. When they aren't applied correctly nothing gets fixed.

 

haha ok sure





American Trucker

 

i was planning to buy a truckers gps, would that account for this problem?

 

Depends who you work for, some companies you HAVE to follow their route, some you dont, some like mine dont even give us a route we do our own thing




American Trucker

 

Keep in mind there are more things that need to be considered than transit time. The determination of what makes one route better than another route need consider many factors.

 

for you......But for US we get 70 hours to work with, my goal is foot to floor for as many of those 70 hours as possible.

For a company or a O/O miles/fuel etc matter but to most drivers, it doesnt mean sheet, all we need to do is get there ASAP.



American Trucker

 

For a company driver I would agree, foot to the floor and the best utilization that you can achieve should be your goal. For a true O/O cheaper fuel, easier roads, less wear and tear on the truck need to be considered. It's all a crap shoot if you abuse the truck.