A Driver On ELogs,Fighting His 14 Hours!!

I am with X1heavy. If they properly planned their trip even leaving the shipper late, they should have refigured where they were going to be instead of this.

 

whats next? Blame elogs on screwing your buddies wife

 

How can you plan that? How many hours can you give the shipper? 2,4,6,8?? Are you supposed to go to each shipper and receiver with fresh clock?

 

I am surprised no one brought up the real cause of this guy's problem...he works for Stevens...probably was trained in-house and his trainer had been there 6 months longer than he was.

 

It's ok to cheat if your still on paper, ask anyone. Buddies wife included

 

Might have to. Someone stated that he will look for a hotel with 4 hours left on the work day, essentially opting for a short 9 hour work day instead of the full 14. To be sure of a parking spot that's lawful and a rest that is real.

Shipper and reciever will have to get a new appt for delivery tomorrow. Not today even though it's possible to still make it today. The ELD will cause many truckers to simply clock out early in the work hours and go to dinner and bed where they have it in hand rather than end up sitting at a field waiting on a dock that might not come in 2,4,6,8,12, 24 hours...

There might also will be a expected exodus from trucking that relies on docking by OTR drivers opting to do just drop and hook. It will be something like this...

Dispatch>: I have a load for you going to Anyoldplace USA. pays 3000 miles.

Me: Orly? Does it live load, live unload at all?

Dispatch: Yes.

Me: Nope forget it I'll take that 600 mile drop and hook that delivers in two days ....

 

Was 12 minutes past my 11,but still in my 14.Company dinged me points.

 

That's not anywhere near what I said. I have no problem driving 10:59 or up until 13:59 if I'm in control of the situation. I do this multiple times every week and rarely run outside of looking at my recap stop.

What I said was, if a receiver keeps me in their dock more than 4.5 hours past my appointment time, then I'm no longer responsible for any HOS violations.

But okay, I do admit that having done this long enough, i've learned you have to assume worst case scenario at certain receivers/shippers UP TOP A POINT! But this is practical in today's reality of slow shippers and receivers, and eLogs with 3 different clock timers working against you.

 

I understand and stand corrected.

Then the shipper or reciever will just have a dropped trailer the moment that 14 is up. I'll bobtail off the property to get some sleep on PC. If the company does not provide for PC, I would not hire on with that one.

 

My thinking has seriously changed from being allowed to be abused by shipper and reciever who IS the source of unplanned hours that exceed total HOS 14 hours for the day.

In the old days if you stopped unloading halfway through and went away, to bed, gone home or quit work the customer calls the boss in your dispatch and you are unemployed.

Today if the shipper or reciever sees that your 14 is up and REFUSES to comply and wait the 10 hours later for you to rest and get up and back to work on the dock or whatever (Or even still waiting for one...) then there is NOTHING at present to prosecute the shipper or reciever for this Violation.