Another thing that kills pneumatic drivers...at least ones that haul food grade loads....is washing out, too. I've sat for hours at a wash out, in line, waiting for my turn. Combine that with the load/unload time, if you are logged in on a E-Log, there goes your 14.
And I agree, you should not be able to be kept for hours on end at a shipper or receiver and not be compensated for it. If it's going to eat into your 14 hour clock, then you should be collecting something. But that's an entire different topic lol.....
I'm sure E-Logs are eventually going to be mandatory for all trucks. There's way too much control by government in society nowadays, anyhow. They want to regulate every darn thing in our every day lives. And society just sets back and lets them...If they could, they'd have robots driving the big trucks. Guess in some ways they do already.
For Those Who Went From Paper Logs to Electronic
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fools any of us may be. The industry isn't getting better. I might not be very bright but i think i had to take a 34 off without pay on paper logs too and i believe i was living in the truck on paper logs too. Don't join the debating society they don't allow you to go offf topic with extraneous issues.
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So far he has been lucky on not having to wait a long time for a washout on the trailer, but the added miles to get to one that the dspatcher does count in road miles add up. -
been on paper logs for almost 35 years 34 was not around, recap was and no never lived in truck, out couple days back home.
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If we could just take all of your memories and download it to ours, just think of all the stuff you have seen and done.x#1 Thanks this. -
Okay. no probably to it.wheww will sum it up regarding my early days driving.thanks for confirming what i have always suspected-I am getting oldddd and you put it pleasantly! -
revenue and not safety is what it all boils down to for the most part imho.Logan76 Thanks this. -
Sadly I will still be driving when E-logs are mandatory but my company has a couple of daycab's and I could handle loading and unloading flatbeds all day.
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well i dont miss not having power steering or sleeping over the steering wheel for 2 hours
or overloads because the ticket was cheaper then a second truck
or 4 nights in a row running from north carolina to fulton fish market
or a 10 wheel dump with a quad box
IT WASN'T ALL BETTER BACK IN DA DAY
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