How do you trip plan?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by chalplec, May 15, 2022.

  1. teams567

    teams567 Medium Load Member

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    Unreasonable work expectations. That's the legal term.

    Plus if they add a threat on top, don't you think it's harassment?

    Also, this happened at 2 well known companies that have a reputation for treating drivers well. This was not a 1099 outfit or something similar.
     
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  3. YumDinger

    YumDinger Light Load Member

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    No.
     
  4. GYPSY65

    GYPSY65 Road Train Member

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    I call BS!!

    How is that possible?
    If you sleep in until 9. Go eat breakfast at the round table
    Truck a little
    Go eat lunch
    Truck
    Break dinner

    I just can’t get the math to work
     
  5. teams567

    teams567 Medium Load Member

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    So you are saying making a threat is OK?
     
  6. YumDinger

    YumDinger Light Load Member

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    Yes. As long as it doesn't involve violence.
     
  7. teams567

    teams567 Medium Load Member

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    So threatening a person's job over unreasonable work expectations is OK?
    As long as no violence?
     
  8. goga

    goga Heavy Load Member

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    Makes no difference when you start, it depends on shipping time, yet.. wake up, bathroom, coffee if must, kick the tires, go... 4-5 hrs drive, 2-3 hrs break: eat, shower, nap, movie, fuel if need to within break, drive another 6-7 hrs, sleep 7-8, repeat.
     
  9. GYPSY65

    GYPSY65 Road Train Member

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    I was being a smart axx
    There’s a lot of guys who can’t get 4-500 miles in and wonder why they’re going broke at that $1 plus fsc job
     
  10. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    Give us an example. Saying a 60mph average is meaningless without an example of what was asked of you. A 60mph driving average is doable out west with little traffic, even in a governed truck, provided you can keep the door closed and run.

    I’m not justifying their threat or saying that it was ok, but if they have a whole bunch of guys doing similar runs then it’s not an unreasonable expectation from their point of view. If you can show that nobody else is capable of doing it either then you’d have a better case.
     
  11. goga

    goga Heavy Load Member

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    :)

    I can not do 300 sometimes)
     
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