Cheating on logs

No sir! Go to the doctor, give him $3000, plug a machine on to your face, now you will be safe, and more rested when you take your nap in the afternoon, lol

 

Federal stencil program. Waiting for Obama to issue crayons for us truckers in the next stimulus package. Liven up the audits with colors

 

I prefer "optimizing my man-power"

 

Under the "new" rules every thing counts against your 14, except the split sleeper thing and that doesn't apply to me so I haven't put any effort into understanding it, but I do Know that if you log "off duty" your workers comp. ins. policy isn't going to be worth the paper its printed on. I can hear the lawyer now...... " By your own admission on your drivers daily log, you were off duty, can you explain for the court how my client is responsible for what you were doing on your own time". That is another good reason to keep your "duty status "up to the min.

 

I frequently extend my 30 minute break into one or two hours for a solid midday nap, especially if I'm about to tackle technical driving like in heavy traffic or mountain passes. Proper trip planning allows me to fit that into my schedule and I'm more refreshed and alert heading into difficulty.

The idea that a driver who takes long midday breaks is somehow "not responsible" getting enough rest during a 10 hour break doesn't wash in my view. Sleep schedules in this business are constantly changing, which creates a hazard for ongoing "jet lag". There are numerous studies regarding this issue for workers that are constantly changing shifts and their increased risk for on the job accidents.

Any time I "get the yawns" or start wavering in my lane control I pull over and take a break. Build it into your schedule and manage your time to allow for plenty of breaks during the day. I rarely drive more than 3 hours without at least stopping for a "leg shaker", and I'll stop every 60-90 minutes if I need to in order to stay alert and keep the blood flowing. My on time performance is right about 99.7%.

 

So if a driver takes a daily nap, he's not getting enough rest but if he doesn't take a 30 minute rest, he'll be fatigued...

And if he has more than one 34 hour reset every 168 hours, it doesn't count as a rest period for his running total.....

And if he starts work before 5 AM home terminal time he's not rested enough and the reset doesn't count, but if he sits, awake, waiting until 5 AM to roll around he's well rested......


And if he marks "sleeper berth " for an arbitrary period of time he is presumed to have been sleeping and therefore presumed to be rested when in fact he may have been awake all night watching porn and eating corn chips and in no shape to drive.



Makes perfect sense.

 

you nailed it freightlinerbob

 

Thank goodness for the sleeper berth. Saves everyone from harm. Eat acid and opium everyone. YOU JUST LOGGED SLEEPER WITH A PENCIL/PEN ! good for 10 hours the safe bubble surrounds you.

 

I run on elogs on a dedicated and run 3400 mi a week in 5 days week in and week out. Get a reset and do it legal. So you can run the mi on e logs. Mine is all drop and hook and wide open spaces. 15 min drop and hook and 10 min pretrips. Just got to get a dispatcher who will keep you rollin and not jack with you.but it would be impossible with a gutless governed fleet truck.

 

Well, the governed truck thing may not quite be accurate. While my truck is far from governed, it has never even been in the top gear, I generally run around 62 - 65 mph, under similar situations, and can easily pop off over 3000 miles a week. I am home every weekend also. And I am on e-logs also.