My new adventure with Gordon Trucking

Hey Joseph just read this thread front to back really like and appreciate all the information here thank you be safe and I will keep reading.

 

tow614 said:

3225 miles in 70 hours in 7 days does not seem likely under new HOS. What do your daily miles/driving hours/on duty hours off your QualComm look like?

Gordon tells its drivers to estimate travel time 50 mph and add 1 hour per 250 miles. So 70/6 = 11.66 segments of 250 miles in 70 hours. (Gordon forbids drivers to exceed 65 mph even down hill. Trucks buttoned 61/63--cruise on/off.) 11.66 segments of 250 miles = 11.66 x 250 = 2916 maximum miles the 'Gordon Way'. You would have needed picture perfect loads to hit 3,000.

The 'Gordon Way' figures a maximum 2916 miles under the new HOS in a 'perfect' 7 days without somehow fueling, loading/unloading or scaling a load.

3,000 is unlikely, let alone 3,225. Please explain.

 

Here at Crere, we're governed at 62, and I can tell ya it is quite doable. I did it last week, clocking nearly that exact number of miles.

 

Has nothing to do with 30-minute break. That shouldn't bother any of us.

The new rules change your resets. Now you can reset only once after exactly 70 hours.

From JJ Keller Q & A:

How does the 168-hour-rule work?

The purpose of the 168-hour rule (according to the DOT) is to make sure that drivers cannot put in 70 hours of work, immediately take a restart, and then immediately go back to driving, week after week. This results in drivers being able to average about 82 hours per week instead of a maximum of 70.
Under this new restriction, drivers will not be able to start another “restart” break until 168 consecutive hours — exactly 7 days — have passed since the start of their last “restart” break. For example, a driver who begins a restart break at 8:00 p.m. on a Tuesday will not be able to start another restart break until 8:00 p.m. or later on the following Tuesday, even if the driver runs out of hours long before then.

 

What do your daily miles/daily driving/daily on-duty look like off your QualComm? It's easy to make a claim if you don't prove up. You could well be in violation and not know it under the new HOS. Maximum 70 hours in 7 days.