Trip planning mistake. B ontime and do recap hrs. Or 30 to 45mintues late fresh 70?

I'd be on the phone calling anybody that will answer it. And info them. Like your night dispatch and the place your delivering too

 

Unless you can get it cleared beforehand, bite the bullet, show up on time, & run recap.

 

look as you have 2 good maybe 3 good hours coming back.

 

since you fueled the reefer in the middle of your reset. your pretty much screwed anyways. i'm sure you can't fuel up OFF DUTY. next time fuel BEFORE starting your reset.

and how do you get to drive 13 hour days while the rest of us are confined to 11????

 

i believe he ment WORKED 13 hour days sounds like hes on elogs and otherwise this would not be an issue that elog would explode if he drove 13 hours lol

also i agree if u dropped down to on duty to fuel the reefer durring ur 34 ur screwed now u have to run the recap if u were on paper and only had to match the date on ur fuel not the exact time ud be golden always always always fuel before of after a break

 

On time delivery ought to be your #1 priority. If you goofed you goofed. That doesn't mean you put it off on the customer. When doing a reset why park far away? Put that driving time before the reset and not after.

Looking at your recap which I don't understand why you aren't rounding off the times?... you have only one day you worked 13 hours. So thinking you'll run out of hours? It doesn't look like you run 13 hours constantly. You can still run at least another week with what you have. They call them rolling recaps because you only lose hours if you work more hours than the previous week. Hence you aren't backed in a corner unless you face gaining some serious hours like dropping them 5 hour days you have listed versus a long day coming. But by the time you come to dropping them you still probably would have a buffer of available hours.

What I would've done is fueled my reefer when I fueled my truck the last time especially if I'm planning a reset. How much fuel did you have? Could you have went to "cycle" if not there? I don't plan resets unless there is no other solution or it's readily available from sitting.

The only bad truck stops in Dallas are the ones on I-20. There are plenty of other places to stay. Truck stops are a convenience but not a necessity. I had my truck stocked where I could sit anywhere a week and be comfortable. I found more peace parking at places other than truck stops. Drivers today are attracted to truck stops like magnets. It's not the end of the world to park somewhere else. It's all in the mind.

What you are doing is a smart reset and not a necessary reset. Hardly an excuse to be late. Hopefully if on paper logs surely you can pull out the magic pen and shave an hour. If not do your reset next weekend or the one after.