34 hour resets

Now where's my shicken ?

 

Yep, can't trust a co. hand with such a precious tool.

 

Thank you captain obvious.

I can see insurance reasons being the factor why company drivers don't have a line 5, other than that it was a reg misinterpetation. No two companies have the same procedures regarding off duty driving, which doesn't make any sense. As long as you're legal that should be all that matters.

 

ya, what is the rule for driving your truck around bobtail. It's a personal vehicle at that point isn't it. Don't have to be on the drive line, do you?

 

Yup. He was loaded with a full load that day. But this W900L has a N14 engine and its cranked. The rig has that much and more where that came from...



..I really don't know how people can drive down the road limited to 62mph. That's almost a hazard in states with 70+ speed limits..

 

That would be "Mr. Obvious"...


Made famous by Chick McGee on the "Bob and Tom show".

 

If you have a line 5, that would be the time to use it. Technically, you can use line 5 with a empty trailer. I do all the time. Just don't advance towards a shipper.

 

When your bobtail, your not under dispatch and can use the rig for personal conveyance at that point. Even during a reset or after your 14hr day....
I can reach my 14hr end, be out of hours, drop my trailer and then head over to the mall if I so want. I do NOT have to sit in a truck stop until I earn more hours back.



I say that as an O/O. Many company drivers are under company rules (not FMCSA) and if the company dictates you do not take the tractor
then that's the way it is.

 

I wouldn't waste my time driving for such a company. How are you supposed to go home? Park the truck at the terminal 400 miles away? I don't think so. As much as y'all like to bash my carrier, I don't have this issue.

 

It's a royal pain. Especially when you catch up to another truck going 60. Although you can bypass the governor and take it up to 65 for a few minutes to eat the paint off Swift and Prime trucks.