Advice on working with dispatch

hey im a student so im still trying to learn all I can but im just curious I thought you could drive for 11 hours straight or 14 if you take a break in the middle if you only driving for 8 hours a day what are you doing the other 3 hours ? and what do you mean by u burn threw 12 hour a day if u only drive 8 I mean no offense by asking just trying to learn

 

Leader..? You make him sound like a God lol.

He can't really tell ya how to use your 70.
On the flip side, though, 80% on time is pretty unreliable. Maybe you can figure out how to plan your trips accordingly and he'd keep quiet..

 

I would work on getting that on-time % built up to 100% again then he really wouldn't have a reason to get on you

 

You are averaging 8.5 hours driving AND on duty?

 

Some drivers attempt to keep their daily logged hours (lines 3/4) at 8.75 so that they don't ever run out of HOS. That way you never have to take a 34hr reset on the road. Sometimes you hit 8, sometimes 10 but you try to maintain the 8.75 average. If done properly (and outside of CA and OR) you can still get a 3000 mile week.

*to clarify* This was to show the student (silver) why some want to work shorter daily hours. Nothing wrong with taking a 34, I'd just rather do it at my home terminal and have time with wifey... She's a heck of a lot cuter than my truck....

 

well is it bad to have to take the 34 hour reset ? as long as you get your load there before the reset kicks in

 

Good god what the heck is a leader?,dispatcher you mean?. But 80% on time delivery is that because of breakdowns or what?. If not that percentage isn't good. No wonder why he's raising cane with you. What do you do with all that sitting around?. What's wrong with a reset?. I bet if you got your on time delivery percentage up. It would probably be more profitable for you.

 

With an ontime percentage like that you may find yourself unemployed soon...

No excuse for that....

 

when i first started out, which wasnt a terribly long time ago. i learned to always go as far as you can with the available hours. always arrive at least an hour early. always get near your destination and wait. but start showing up on time every time without hitting anything along the way, and you will never have to hear any constructive criticism.