Con Way Truckload

Electronic logs

 

The trucks are governed at 65. Do they (safety) get on you for going 70-73 maybe, say if it's a long downhill and the speed limit is 70? I've heard some companies do get on you about that because the governed speed is 65 and they want you to hold this speed at all times, not go over it.

 

I believe you consider over-Speed at 70....hit 75 and they will dismiss you from your employment
but I have not heard of drivers being let go ( on here or word of mouth) maybe one of the drivers that been here longer than me can answer ....I've been here 16 months

 

When I worked there I hit 76 no problem.. but 75 is max after that they can fire u. Trucks are at 65.

 

I've gone up to 74 for extended periods of time on downhill grades when speed limit is 75 (WY) -- never got a nastygram, though the qc does record "excessive speed" time

 

A friend of ours was fired for going over 70 coming down a mountain, but they did not bring it up until he was called into safety for going through a customer's entrance that had a low canopy; so sounds like they document things and use them when they need them.

 

How is everyone's miles? Still not great here... been here for 1 1/2 years now and averaging 2,000/miles per week...and have to beg for most of those. The last FM I had told me things were not good and he too is moving on to another job. Home time has never been a problem, just can't make enough money to even make monthly mortgage.... looking around for a different job now.

 

Didn't know y'all were on here. I just ran into you in Canada and had to borrow your bolt cutters.
My miles have been a little over 2k a week, but not by too much. Though I don't need much more than that being homeless and all...

 

We just came off home time on Friday, sat until the load was ready Sunday, drove 350 miles and delivered Monday morning, now sitting all day today, Tuesday, - drive 200 miles and sit again, then drop and hook Wednesday and drive 600 miles by Friday....Average, 200 miles/day for the week. We were staying out 6-7 weeks at a time, but I am not doing that anymore when the miles aren't there.

 

Yeah, I'm not sure what's going on there. I have been doing about 3-350 a day average. Should pick up here soon though. Maybe somebody will have something else better to say about things.