Finally got my own truck

Get plan B ready.
Your game plan is going to change.

Sitting all day and waiting for the price to go up
In the late evening, then rushing to get loaded
And drive 450 miles over night to get unloaded at
10 am somewhere is not going to be a regular
Thing anymore.

Your gonna be left stranded somewhere.
Wherever you squeeze that 10 hour break in,is going
To cost you a day.

Do you take it after you get unloaded in the morning.
Then you won't be able to deadhead and make most
Pick up times by 5 or 6 pm.

Or you get loaded late in the evening and have to take
It sometime during the night. Which puts you delivering
The next day late in the afternoon, and that's if there's
No traffic delays whatsoever.

No more sucking that dead time out the log book.
Every delay that clock is ticking.
Short overnight freight with a live load on each end
Is pure hell on e-logs.

Somebody's gonna ruin your whole week.
Accident,construction, load not ready,detours,
Flat tire, anything.
Get as much as you can to cover the day or two
You gonna have to sit.

I just started them 2 weeks ago. Had to change my
Trip plans 4 times already. All due to accidents and
Construction and rush hour traffic.
Luckily we run long freight so I was still able to make
All my appointments.

 

Ive been on elogs over a year and its extremely rare they effect anything. And the vast majority of my freight is short over night runs, you just learn to utilize that 8/2 split.

 

I remember someone posted on TTR that ....

"If you believe e-logs are going to mess with your income, you are probably running your business wrong."

I wish I can locate that post.

 

Yea ok. Whatever you say.
E- logs don't change anything.
I guess the DOT spent the last 10 years pushing
This thing thru because they had nothing else to do.
And every driver and company that's fought it along
The way had nothing to do either.

He's gonna change the way he runs, and the promises
He makes to brokers.
He's outlaw now he can make those promises for
The extra money. He's gonna think twice about it
With that clock ticking away.

The majority of your freight is short. I won't touch
That overnight stuff. Sitting at docks all day then driving
All night. You can have my share.

 

Truth is a respectable person should do it even on a crummy paying load.

 

I think a fresh 11/14 in the afternoon is going to be a moneymaker even more so than it is now. I'll do 400-600 miles overnight on EOBR the same as I have without it. I love overnight freight that's always been where I made my best money. All of you guys running scared out there trying to book your loads early because of your EOBR will be less competition since you can't cheat. I'll be pricing loads like that for 2 days of revenue. Already been doing that this past year on a lot of loads that have wacky transit times. Anyone that hasn't been or won't be is really going to be hurting.

 

Let's not fire the gun just yet... Trump is in charge now, nothing is final until the Fat Lady Sings!
7 months is a long time and until then I will wear my cowboy hat. Do I do things unsafe, NO!
Flip the coin, do you do things unsafe on elogs because your clock is ticking?? YES!

 

You book a 300-500 miles load in the afternoon, get to the receiver at midnight. Unload at 8am without starting the clock. Book another load at 1pm, rinse and repeat.
Smart people will outsmart the elogs lol
I honestly can't wait for December. It's gonna be lots of fun watching the crazy mess on the spot market

 

Unless you have a pre 1999.......