34 hour restarts

I'm no mathmatical genius, BUT

Day 1 -- 10
Day 2 -- 10
Day 3 -- 10
Day 4 -- 10
Day 5 -- 10
Day 6 -- 10
Day 7 -- 10

Total hours -- 70
(next line) 70 hours less Total hours equals hours available today -- 00 (those are big fat zeros)

In other words you actually have 70 hours for an 8 day work period. Thus you can work a perpetual (theoretical) 8.75 hours everyday for the rest of your driving career and never run out of hours.

 

Sorry, this is not correct. You can run 70 hours in 8 days. If you run 10 hours per day, you have to take every 8th day off. To arrive at the correct answer you take 70 hours / 8 days = 8.75 hours per day.

 

John, don't you know that in order to pass the class you have to show out how you worked your way to the result of the equation? j/k

 

You can plan all you want but in real life you will run when the miles are available and wait when they aren't. Sometimes that means you run constantly. Sometimes it will mean you run hard and require a reset.

Anyone who has read many of my posts knows I like math. I just did some math on logs and I was surprised. Let me share with you my findings. We can run 70 hours in 8 days and there are three ways to utilize these hours.

We can use all our hours and take a 34-hour reset. Using this method we could log about 10.75 hours a day for 6 days, 5.50 hours on the first half of the 7th day and take our reset for about 1.5 days (10.75 * 6 = 64.50 + 5.50 = 70.00). This cycle takes about 8 days and gives us 70 hours.

We take one day off every 8 days. Using this method we could log about 10.00 hours a day for 7 days and take the 8th day off (10.00 * 7 = 70.00). This cycle takes 8 days and gives us 70 hours.

We can run continuously. Using this method we could log about 8.75 hours a day indefinitely (8.75 * 8 = 70.00). This cycle gives us 70 hours for every 8 days.

While I find running constantly the most appealing, it is probably the least likely to work well. You will often find that you have to run more hours on a given day to make your delivery and then you end up with a short day later. Even if you make that work this week, the real problem comes on the next week when only 6.5 hours drop off and you need 10 hours that day.

The 34-hour reset allows you to run the hardest and offers the longest rest period. This one doesn't appeal to me unless the reset is at home.

As far as practicality goes, the one-day off every 8 days is the winner. With this method you have a large number of hours available daily. Even if you use an extra hour one day you only lose an hour on another day. You get a day of rest but not enough time to get bored and get in trouble. I have successfully used this method for long periods.

 

Yep best advice is to take your 34 hr break theres a good reason why it is recommended.

 

it's 70 hours in 8 days...! if you run 10hr's a day for 7 days that's 70 hours and you will have nothing for the 8th day....

 

If you're running hard enough to have to take a 34 then you're getting miles. getting miles means you're making money! I'll run 10, 11 hours every day and take a 34!

 

And you probably plan it out so you are out of hours somewhere in the vicinity of ..... Mustang Bridge Ranch ....... I know I know, it's the comics and the articles you are interested in!

 

I just enjoy the scenery

 

Well, drivers only were able to use the hrs they picked up off the recap for over 60 years until we got the 34 hr reset option. I did it for 2 decades before the 34 hr reset option was introduced into the regs. It is a nice option, but a person can get the job done without it if they learn how to manage their time right. I have been using e-logs since last December, and nothing has really changed much for me.