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HOS as a Team

Discussion in 'Canadian Truckers Forum' started by trucker1962, Sep 26, 2011.

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  1. Sep 26, 2011 #1
    trucker1962

    trucker1962 Bobtail Member

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    Hello there fellow Truckers. I will be running Team soon. About 2200 Miles one way from Toronto to Calgary and then return. what is the best way to do the log so we can keep on rollin? will 5 on 5 off work?

    Thanks
     
    trucker1962, Sep 26, 2011
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  3. Sep 27, 2011 #2
    MrMeaner

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    You say you'll be out 5 days and home 5 days then you have nothing to worry about.

    Your looking at a 2 to 2 1/2 day trip each way. When I ran team we each took 12 hour shifts. Ran 500 to 600 miles each a day and had time for fueling, breakfast/dinner and showers every day.

    So in other words each driver would log a total of approx 24 hours drive time on the Toronto to Calgary trip each way. So that's 48 hours of 70 you would use every 5 days or so.

    Hope this makes sense, it's 2am and I'm a little tired lol
     
    MrMeaner, Sep 27, 2011
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    trucker1962 Thanks this.
  4. Sep 27, 2011 #3
    mgfg

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    I believe he meant 5 hours on duty, 5 hours off duty.
     
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  5. Sep 27, 2011 #4
    MrMeaner

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    After reading it again after a quick nap I see you are correct... Hence the reason I should stay off these boards late at night lol...
     
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  7. Sep 27, 2011 #5
    Mr Bee

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    See if you can find a job running single, that way the truck is stopped while you're sleeping. Most long distance jobs are run by team. I have hard time believing drivers get sufficient rest on team operations.
     
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  8. Sep 27, 2011 #6
    mgfg

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    Do you think! Trucks are barely comfortable enough without having to try and sleep while it's crashing down the road. There's a real short list of people that I could run team with...I just don't trust that many people with my life!
     
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  9. Sep 28, 2011 #7
    trucker1962

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    I meant to say if we as a team switched every 5 hrs can we keep the truck rollin study.
     
    trucker1962, Sep 28, 2011
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  10. Sep 28, 2011 #8
    trucker1962

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    yea you do that, get some rest first. while i'm at it i'll ask one more thing. that is can I split my sleeper time as 4hrs then 6hrs or 5 and 5 ? What about that 2 hrs i have to take off? I'm having a hard time understanding this new HOS stuff lol. Do I have to finish my 13 hrs of driving within 16 hr shift? or is it 14 Hrs?
     
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  11. Sep 28, 2011 #9
    trucker1962

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    Thanx, I ran mostly team as I was a Trainer. Yes it does get tough. Been off the road for a awhile and now having hard time understanding new HOS stuff. you know this 2 hrs off , 8 hrs straight , then this 14 hrs on duty then there's 16 hrs lol lol
     
    trucker1962, Sep 28, 2011
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  12. Oct 4, 2011 #10
    trucker1962

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    Yes I have decided to run solo. now help me out with this one. from Toronto to Calgary return trip. Lets say I leave Toronto at 5pm and I drive 4 hrs and fuel up in North Bay and drive for another 3 hrs. Now it's midnight. Do I have to shut it down or I can continue to drive until I reach my 13 hrs of driving into next day? Also do we work with each log sheet for driving , on duty times? what if I came back on after 36 hr reset. take my first load in the late afternoon. will my 24 hrs will count from lets say 4 pm today to 4 pm tomorrow? in this period i can drive 13 hrs, am i right?
     
    trucker1962, Oct 4, 2011
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