Calex Express....My New Home!

ok,
you can define the regs any way you want too, but the fact remains you can not drive after 11 hrs with out a 10 hour break period, drive not work. And as far as I know calex runs e-logs according to recruiting.

 

Sir,
And the idiots at DOT re wrote the rules to keep people like you from doing exactly what your doing, putting lives at risk. I cant wait till everybody has to run e-logs, much more safer on the road ways. Super truckers Kill!!! next on the history channel. And as far as newbie well I just adhere to the laws, I don't bend them or look for loop holes to make an extra buck and put my life and others at risk. Money is the last thing on my mind when im on public road ways with fellow professional drivers and the family of 4 trying to pass you when you have been up driving for 14 hrs cuz you think you found a loop hole. See on the history channel!!

 

Well sir, you can drive after 11 hours as long as the total previous hours have not been driving hours, you have 14 to do what you need to do, 11 total to drive, and require a 10 hour break. Say I've been on the clock for 13 hours, but have only driven for 6, I can driver another hour to reach my 14. And as I posted earlier, and JohnBoy has clarified, those miles were combined from a sequence of time not paid out on the previous week. We all understand the rules, we've been doing it long enough, so kindly take you're argumentative ways elsewhere and move on, I'm sure more than just myself will appreciate it.

 

single trucker--this is not a post to complain about how you dont understand the HOS
please start your own thread --so you can possibely learn to be productive in your job--while you learn the rules--
thankyou

 

The HOS regs used to be fashioned in the following manner; 10 hours driving, 8 hour break, could not drive after accumulating 15 hours of onduty/driving time. In order to drive again the driver had to have an 8 hour break. We were allowed to stop in the middle of the day for lunch, take a nap, wait out a traffic jam or pull off the highway in bad weather and sit it out for a few hours and then continue on our way. we were not "limited" to a 14 hour work day. We used to be able to split our sleeper bert time in any of the following segments 2/6,3/5,4,4 or any fraction in between (provided one period was at LEAST 2 hours). This provided flexability to the job and we used it.

Fast forward to 2003. The driving hours were INCREASED to 11 then we had to take a 10 hr break instead of 8. The boneheads in our government limited the split sleeper provision to an 2/8 split ONLY.

Under the old rules we were limited to 70 hours in an 8 day period. There was NO RESET. Now we get to reset our hours after 34 hours off. Under the new rules we were not only put under the gun but we were given MORE hours to work thanks to that 34 hour reset.

Your comments simply show your ignorance of this industry as well as the history of the HOS regs. I suggest you do some more reading before you start spouting off and making accusations.

Elogs can be in every truck in the nation for all I care. This will simply compel more companies to run teams rather than solos. No biggie. Now you have a truck moving up to 24 hours a day while one of the drivers tries to sleep in a moving vehicle. That means no quality rest for either driver. 2 tired drivers trying to satisfy the customers needs and comply with our HOS regs. Great solution!

My apologies to the readers of this thread for hijacking.

 

I am going to put my 2 cents in,,, i disagree with the e=logs make it safer.. i ran for calex for 6 months and i couldnt always fall asleep when the log told me i had too so there was alot of days i was running my 14 hours out on 4-5 hours sleep if that much and very tired.. and as far as johnboy he is a straight shooter not a super trucker and with the e=logs you cant run over your time or it shows violation..

 

Most carriers today have some kind of on board computer for communications and tracking purposes. These computer records are actually matched against a drivers written logs (aka scanable logs programs).

I know my logs must match the computer records within 15 minutes which does not allow much wiggle room. That means I have to run hard, fast AND smart to maximize my earnings.

Johnboy's posts demonstrate the same concepts. Smart trip planning and hard running (when possible) make for a rewarding paycheck.

IMO that is the main difference between "road dogs/hustlers" and a steering wheel holder.

It takes a certain type of person to excel at this lifestyle (yes it is a lifestyle and not just a job). OTR drivers learn to adapt. Those that don't find local gigs or wash out altogether. That said Calex has definitely got a good thing going with the way they set up their drivers with load assignments.

 

It is impossible to run the miles he says he does period...absolutely absurd!!!! Impossible is an understatement at that over 4k in miles in one week??? Okedoke smokey i see you have your followers as well backing up your claims and that just goes to show that ignorance is bliss.

 

Well was a nice thread to follow 90+ pages of POSITIVE posts then a NEGATIVE NED shows up.

 

D-bag, what don't you understand about the fact that HE DID NOT LOG ALL THOSE MILES ON ONE WEEK, he had miles from the previous week not paid that were paid on that given week, hence the 4,000 plus miles paid to that particular paycheck. GO AWAY, we'd all appreciate it, but if you're going to stay make sure you read clearly before you run off at the mouth and look stupid, it will only benefit you in life. Nuff said, I'm done arguing the point.......