4000+ Miles/Week is Possible w/ELDs

I only had 1 violation and that was the lane violation by the state trooper. The ticket for the restricted route is going to be dismissed in 30 days, God willing.

If a company is going to fire someone for having 1 violation in a year and a half, then they're going to be constantly hiring. But that's their prerogative.

No, I got a violation for that one and that one only. The company is not new and has over 50 trucks. I did notice recently that the weigh stations were pulling me in more often, but like I said, that was a company issue that I wasn't contributing to but for once in over a year.

The sordid thing about all this is the safety manager took my ticket and said he would take care of it via lawyer. I didn't expect that at all and good thing I didn't take him at his word because the deadline for payment or trial came and went with Mr. manager only saying "I'll tell you tomorrow". Good thing I got a hold of the prosecutor myself and I am taking care of it.

Every employer has a right to hire and fire as they please. Personally, I don't care if it's for race, religion, or national origin. My boss was almost literally crying about other drivers that would quit and not give 2 weeks notice. I had been telling my boss since I was hired that I'm close to early retirement and would only work for him for a year or so. It's been over a year and I was still committed to giving him proper notice. Only to get unceremoniously canned and told to clean out the truck the same day. I know that truck sat for another week or so afterwards.

Slime buckets in this industry. You can give 110% every day you drive only to be treated as disposable. I know better and I'm always telling my wife that this industry is feast or famine. One day you're making $1,500-2,000 a week and the next week you're making bubkis. Sometimes I think some of you OGs just kind of kept your heads down and woke up 25 years later still driving, with a balance of regret and gratefulness. But I don't believe for a second that you ever felt 100% secure that you'd be driving and making money from month to month. The difference between having a career in this industry and not is a matter of a fraction of a second reaction or inches, sometimes several times a day.

Crazy...

 

Are you calculating a min speed of 90 mph on the downhills?

 

I get the impression too that no matter how much a driver tries to make up time with speed, the average is about that- 62 mph, no matter what. Exception is you end up with tickets, "incidents", and lower than average pay.

Better just to take it as it comes and leave the racing to NASCAR.