Roehl Driver Check In

I had a flatbed driver that spent 4 to 5 hours securing every load he picked up. After about a month I suggested he switch to vans. But in my example, my dude is a reefer driver. 99.9% of our freight is customer unload, anyone in my company spending more than 1.5 hours on duty in any given day has either suffered a breakdown, is in orientation, or isn't logging correctly.

 

I agree. I was just at a customer. Anytime I'm not outside of my truck I log sleeper birth. This morning i checked in which was 5 minutes. Went to sleeper birth while I waited in my truck to go across the inbound scales. Went to the door I was told, went on line 4, un tarped and un-secured. Took an hour, went back to line 2 while I waited to be unloaded. Then went line 4 for check out which was 3 minutes. Total time on line 4 was only an hour and eight minutes. I know people will argue with me about not being on line 3 or 4 while driving my truck around the customers lot. It literally took 2 minutes to go from the scale to the door. E logs don't log anything less than 3 minutes. So it will stay sleeper birth.

After all, the COMPUTER KNOWS what's LEGAL right?

Ethan

 

Whats your average time for load securment, and tarping? I was thinking when we were down in Gary for class, the HOLY CRAP!! this is gona take forever

 

About an hour. Hour and a half for lumber tarp loads. That includes pulling into the customer, getting un-tarped and un-secured, putting all equipment away and being unloaded.

It used to take me forever, I have my groove of things now. I put my tarps away first then chains then straps and bungees. It takes less time as you learn different way to speed up the process.

Ethan

 

All I have to say is thanks to the professionals we have here at Roehl for costing me money today by dropping a trailer that was in need of repairs, 62162. I hope you enjoyed your day with the wheels turning and making a couple bucks. I certainly enjoyed mine.

 

I'm at the TA in PA, off 80 exit 78. I'm waiting for another driver to bring me a lumber tarp. I only have one and they gave me a load that's a 7 foot tall lumber load that will fill up my step deck.

Ethan

 

Sorry dude. Didn't mean to drop a trailer without axles. Must not of post tripped good enough. Heck pre trip went out the window to with that trailer. Figured all she needed was a quick glance in the mirror and a tug test.



Just kidding.


Me.... I'm at Gary. With a 42k coil

5 straps
2 3/8 chains
3 coil bunks

Apparently Debbie said this is Roehl policy and is dot legal.

Well I don't care, I was trained Roehl policy is 1 coil bunk for ever 10k. Not for every 14k. Called the new FM and told him what is wrong with this load. He said his expectations is for us to do it with more then that. He is checking on things now and will get back to me. He is getting in touch with Bob P. to find out.

He also told me he is getting conflicted answers from other FMs as well. That some say it need to be redone and others say it doesn't.


Me. It's not secured to the standards I was trained for. So my big thing is how can you have so many different answers to a simple question..

 

I like Bob P, that dude cracks me up.

 

I just got done going through all my equipment on my truck. When i got this truck it was still set up from the other person that had the truck. I initially just glanced to make sure i had the bare minuims i needed. Now that i pulled everything out and set it the way i wanted, the other person that had this truck loved extra gear. 52 straps i found in this truck. Enough corner protection to cover the length of the trailer.

so dropping straps at the next terminal i get to. Which should be marshfield since they need to fix the truck anyways.