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Keeping a sleep schedule and a company breaking it

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by John Dewart, Feb 29, 2016.

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  1. Feb 29, 2016 #1
    John Dewart

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    whats going on TR, I gotta question and am interested in everyone's input. I run teams, our company drills into our head to keep a sleep schedule on point. I run 4pm to 4am. Well last night the load I had finished up around 930pm. So I ran over to the terminal to get a nice spot do some laundry. Any way, my codriver has about 3 hours on the clock, and we get dispatched some local work. He does it and returns to the terminal with 33 mins left over. Dispatch sends us another local run, and this time tells my co driver to wake me up. Well being as I only got 4 hours of sleep I refused it. Well the company is bullying us to get us to take the load. No response from safety or HR. Not exactly sure how to handle this. I try not to bite the hand that feeds me but at the same time I gotta do what's safe and safe for everyone else on the road.

    What do you guys think?
     
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  3. Feb 29, 2016 #2
    Cruisin thru

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    What ive done is ask them. "Do you have kids....grandkids....maybe a wife??"
    (Wait for their answer.. they will pause cuz they know where this is headed)

    "You want a sleep deprived driver cruising 80,,000lbs next to them???"
    (Wait for the answer)
    "If you do maybe i should let DOT know and they can get the law waived for your family"
     
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  4. Feb 29, 2016 #3
    tucker

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    This is going to be a great thread,
     
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  5. Feb 29, 2016 #4
    gokiddogo

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    Abe 2.0?
     
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    taxihacker66

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    A lot of company's preach safety but its all hot air
    So do what's BEST for YOU.
     
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  8. Feb 29, 2016 #6
    Ridgeline

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    You want my opinion?

    Simple, keep to the schedule. If the load comes on your shift, then it is on your shift, if it doesn't, its on the other driver's shift. Laundry can be done other times, it shouldn't take more than an hour.
     
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  9. Feb 29, 2016 #7
    passingthru69

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    Were you logged off duty and had your time in. If the answer is yes do the local move and then come back.. To me local is less than 150 miles...
     
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    Diesel Dave

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    To much math involved to figure out was he suppose to be on his shift or not ? If it was on his shift, then yes, he should of done that local move regardless what he did on his off time. The truck is equip with two drivers to keep it rolling 24/7 besides the 34 restart.
     
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  11. Feb 29, 2016 #9
    JC1971

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    You're a truck driver and you want to keep a regular sleep schedule?!?!? LOL Stop! You're killing me!
     
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  12. Feb 29, 2016 #10
    tucker

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    But if he nodded off and wrecked, he'd be fired and possibly jailed.
    I'm glad he stood his ground.
     
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