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Discussion in 'Prime' started by silenteagle, Oct 24, 2011.

  1. silenteagle

    silenteagle Road Train Member

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    Moving on to logbook management. Last week I made sure Fred got a 34 to start a fresh clock. I taught him how to manage his elog, the requirements for fuel, pretrip, shippers and receivers time, and time in the sleeper for the 10hr rest. Today, his shift started around 5pm. About 1hr into driving he informs me that the elogs is showing only 2 hours of drive time. We pull over and look at his elogs. One day he had 8 hrs of on duty time, and another he had 4 hrs. After scrubbing his logs (with the help of the lady in sprimo) we found 18 hours of on duty time. Remember when I said controlled incident? We had a wide awake moment, and I pointed out to him that if this had happened after his upgrade, he would have had a late delivery. Now that he has been trained, evaluated, and retrained we will see what happens the next few days. I will be looking closely to his elogs, and will be more direct with the corrections. I am confident that he will give his elogs management better attention.
     
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  3. OpenRoadDreamer

    OpenRoadDreamer Road Train Member

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    At least youre showing him how to manage his clock. Mine never mentioned anything about clock management. I had to learn it all on my own (with the help of people on the board like IP). Now I havent had to reset in like 2 months.
     
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  4. MONT74

    MONT74 Heavy Load Member

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    Same with me, I've learned all my time mgmt from here on the board. Sounds like your trainey is very lucky to have you as his trainer.
     
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  5. silenteagle

    silenteagle Road Train Member

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    Thanks for the feedback. Makes me feel good.

    Now to share a new experience with everyone. It is called roundout, a condition where your tire was not manufactured properly and shakes the hell out of the truck. (I think IP or U2 warned me in a previous post that I had this problem, and I shoulda listened) For those of you getting into a truck, new or used, beware of the unbalanced or shaky truck tires. Take it for a spin before turning in the inspection sheet. If it starts shaking badly after you get on the road, have it looked at next time you visit a terminal. The sooner they find that out of round tire, the better chances of getting it warrantied out (so you don't pay for the new one) Why am I going on with this????? I just replaced two almost new (80% tread left) tires because one was out of round. Wish I would have caught it sooner that 50k miles, then I might have only purchased one. Newbie lesson learned, so you don't have to learn this one the hard way.
     
  6. ironpony

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    I had one like that too. Lucked out though, the tire shop had a good used one with about the same remaining tread depth. The tire shop in SPRIMO can analyze an out- of-round condition on their machine, and check the rim as well.
     
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  7. silenteagle

    silenteagle Road Train Member

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    Well, now that we are almost done training, I can share a few more follies that we have shared the past week.

    First, let me tell you about our small misroute coming across the north USA to Boston MA. As you have read in previous posts and can deduce, this guy loves GPS. Can't live without it. After filling up in Sioux Falls SD at the loves on the CORNER of I29 and I90. Well, old Fred checked and the GPS had him going the right way down I29... then the "recalculating" took him back on I90 (we were headed to I80 via I29). 3 hours later I wake up and find us still on I90 in Minnesota :biggrin_2551:... This is serious, because we went over the route and the reasons for taking I29 to I80 (fuel and lack of tolls, and tailwinds) Now, remember when I said controlled mistakes are good lessons learned situations? I had an alternate route down I35 & US218 :biggrin_25519:. We had a learning event here, and he discovered how the GPS can just change and take you down the wrong route. Since then we have been driving without it and he is improving on his non GPS driving.

    Today we stopped in a TA in CT for a PM. After an hour they tell me that they have to go get a fuel filter. Two hours later they tell me they still have to go get an oil filter..... no go. Left without the PM, but got a free shower out of it. Guess the PM is going to come from somewhere else....
     
  8. OpenRoadDreamer

    OpenRoadDreamer Road Train Member

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    Always got to make sure the GPS is taking you the way YOU want to go, or the way youre supposed to go.
     
  9. silenteagle

    silenteagle Road Train Member

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    Well, got my first service failure today. Headed from Baltimore to Grand Rapids MI with a butter load that delivered at 0300. Stopped about 50 miles away to shower and hit wally world. (had to change drivers there as well) We parked at the Pilot at 4pm and shut down. Plan was to leave at 0100 and head straight into the 90 and deliver. Woke up at 0030 (half past midnight) to ensure Fred (remember Fred my student) was up and ready to drive... Alert he was and told me that he was departing at 0100 to drive the 50 miles (all highway) to make it there by 0200.... well before the delivery time. I went back to sleep......................... 0330 I wake up to find us STILL AT THE PILOT ! ! ! ! After telling me he was ready to drive Fred went back to frickin sleep!!!! Expletives galore on here, but I woke him up, controlled my anger..... alot...... (felt like that one time in the Army when they guy that was up next for guard duty went back to sleep and then told the SGT that I never woke him up... even though he had the radio in his sleeping bag with him:biggrin_2551:) THIS WILL NEVER FREAKIN HAPPEN AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Well, angels are looking over me, as we got unloaded within 2 hours. Went to a McD's for some pancakes and some alone time, then we took the truck over to the local truck stop. Got the next job on the phone since the QC was down, called the FM who said that I am disqualified for the service & safety award $$$ for 30 days. Mea Culpa and all and what do I get????? A $$$ paying blueberry load that delivers within 12hrs of loading :biggrin_25519::biggrin_25519: Like I said, angels and all that............
     
  10. OpenRoadDreamer

    OpenRoadDreamer Road Train Member

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    He should get the failure... Not you, but youre his trainer so... Reckon its just company policy
     
  11. U2Exit

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    Never trust a trainee's alarm clock. Never trust him to get up on his own. Its your on time service record his too.

    I tell them the deal, tell them to set their own alarm. Then I give em just enough rope to almost hang themselves by setting my own clock. If my alarm goes off first or it does and the truck is not already rolling then we got a problem and a serious discussion is had.
     
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