Are you required to sit in your truck waiting for a dispatch?
They've got new dispatch software that goes online Oct 3. They're making everybody take a class on how to work the new system. I managed to...
I have to agree with your gripes. Unfortunately those issues seem to be industry wide. The mileage thing really gets me. It's the worst form of...
They have yet to put a camera on my truck though the shop has had plenty of opportunity. And as mitmaks stated, at this point there is no camera...
Any current System drivers still active here? Plenty of new things to discuss: New dispatch system Auto trans trucks Pete vs kw Coerced per diem...
2 doubles and 6 singles is standard issue on our trucks.
Your drive and shift hours will reset to the end of your 2 hour break... Not just stay the same as you had going in to the sleeper. This all...
The regs state any period of 8 or more hours but less than 10 in the sleeper is not counted against the 14 hour clock.
Running Canada you have to show 24 hours off duty in the previous 14 days. You can't run non-stop.
I hit a swarm of something coming south on BC 97 yesterday. Couldn't tell what they were, but it sure made a lot of noise.
If HOS had anything to do with protecting drivers from being overworked, there would be a limit set for on duty not driving time and overtime pay...
On my rig you have to pull the brake AND turn off the engine otherwise the e-log will go back to when the tires started rolling. Or remember to...
Best bear defense is to run faster than whoever else you're with.
Seriously? Every one of those managers is going to be making decisions and judgements about how that truck should be operated. I would agree if...
It may be different on the west side of the map but I've been in and out of Canada on a weekly basis for almost 5 years now through various POEs....
You burned 3 hours between the 2 and the 8 so you'd have 11 shift hours and 8 driving hours left to work with.
You definitely have to be careful running recap hours. That extra day can mess you up. The way my route works, I have to get a reset every...
Once you take an 8 hour sleeper break, your clock is figured from the last 2+ hour break you took. Say you spend 2 hours off duty waiting on a...
Any period of 8 or more and less than 10 hours in the sleeper is not counted against your 14. Doesn't matter if you ever take the additional 2...
I didn't see anything about vacation pay. I'd also consider things like company provided insurance and 401k matching as part of the compensation...
