3 1/2 hr run, that's it? I would've scaled, filled the thermos, and drove to where I was assigned to deliver, backed in, and then went to sleep...
So am I wrong here?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Consciousdrive, Jun 27, 2020.
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No excuse to miss that delivery.
Unless you were out of hours.
3 1/5 hour trip ain't nothing.
That's a service failure if I ever seen one.God prefers Diesels, StrokerTSi, D.Tibbitt and 2 others Thank this. -
We really need more info. 11/14/70.....but.....3.5 hours...250 miles........please clarify.
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If The OP was properly fatigued, he should be able to sleep any place, any time, at a moments notice.
3.5 hour run, half hour to scale, load ready at 1800, I'll just say I would have made it.
But if you are fatigued, no one can force you to drive.
If you're sleep cycle is that acute, I'd say don't even book things that are tight on time.TankerP, God prefers Diesels, 650cat425 and 3 others Thank this. -
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Let me get this straight. A preloaded trailer was ready to go, and had 10 hours to get it 3.5 hours down the road.
Without knowing specifics of hours of duty before the trailer was ready at 6pm, it’s 100% your fault. Even then still your fault.
How I would do it:
1. Check in. “Oh it won’t be ready until later, we don’t know when”.
2. Do math. Ok it takes 3.5 hours, let’s say 4 to get there. Pre trip the trailer, scale it, let’s say another 30 min. Total time I need, 4.5 hours. Subtract 4.5 hours from the delivery at 4am, I must get this trailer by 11:30pm.
3. Set alarm at 11:30 pm and sleep. More than likely guarantees your 10 hours off duty.
4. Wake up at 11:30 and arrive at delivery on time and not sleepy.TokyoJoe, Western flyer, D.Tibbitt and 2 others Thank this. -
Just scream '390.6' .... that'll shut'em up. Or, call @ZVar ....
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^^^^^^ BEST answer. We need a trophy button. If O/P's sleep cycle is that acute (or obtuse?) ... do LTL, methinks~!
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We know the load is ready at 1800 - I assume that means done loading, paperwork ready, driver just has to hook and go.
We know the load is supposed to deliver at 0400. We do not know if this is a live unload or a drop. I am assuming it is a live unload.
Based on the OP's post time of 12:46 am, and that he was halfway there, I am assuming that he took a 10 and picked up the load 20:00ish.
A one hour nap takes us to 02:00, leaving two hours to drive the other half of the load.
If my assumptions are correct, then yeah @Consciousdrive , you're in the wrong.
Me, I would have been raising holy hell with dispatch over a 200 mile, day and a half run. It would have gotten there, but everyone in dispatch would be feeling my disdain.Sirscrapntruckalot, TokyoJoe, Western flyer and 2 others Thank this. -
I’ve been trucking, successfully, for let’s say 13 years. At every job I’ve ever had that paid mileage, I was always top 1% earner. Every time I hear coworkers chat about pay, I never could believe how little money their paycheck was. My frame of mind was simple, “if I’m out on the road away from my family to make money, I better make the most I can.”
The only thing you really need to do besides avoiding accidents, is managing your time. Time management is the number 1 thing that you have to learn to be very successful.Sirscrapntruckalot, tinytim, Western flyer and 2 others Thank this.
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