Dear Plus1! I want to break up with you....

With that plan, I would turn it down with a new ETA of around 1300.

 

It is a doable, if the driver was sitting in San Antonio at the time. At 50mph, it is about 19 hours drive time, and with a 10. The only problem, there is no room at the end for a 10, and that is where the problem would be. For a L/O that tries and avg 63, then can get 2 10 hour breaks b4 delivery. For me, now setting in Laredo, so I have to tack on the mt drive time there, and just hope that it will be ready 2 hours early like they tell me.

 

Just got a pplan pu at 22:00 tomorrow... My PTA is set for 0500 tomorrow... Denied it with different pu time... Computer took it off of me... Planner set it to me again with message why can't you pick it up? ... is everyone that is from he East coast this dumb? Just cause I can legally do it doesn't mean I can physically get it done safely.

 

Wonder if it would help if you showed them this from the Safety section of Swift's driver portal:


PROPER PLANNING MAKES FOR PROPER DRIVING

The world might be in a hurry, but you don't have to be. Try these tips:

• Allow for plenty of time to get where you're going.
• Always plan your driving time with the slowest scenario in mind: catching every red light, running into traffic, getting caught behind an extremely slow driver, etc.
• Don't be afraid to revise your time estimates.
• If you feel yourself getting in a hurry, stop!
• Communicate and let operations know it's going to take a little bit more time. Remember its better late than never at all.
• If you are habitually late and in a hurry, try setting your watch and other clocks ahead by 10 minutes. You'd be surprised: for some people, this works!
• Always know your route in advance, such as weather and road conditions.

Visability may be reduced due to the following reasons:
I. Light
a. Sun glare
b. Snow glare
c. Approaching head lights
d. Reflected lights
e. Work zone lights
f. Parking lot or dock lighting
II. Weather Conditions
a. Rain
b. Dust
c. Snow
d. Sleet
e. Fog

When driving in poor light conditions tht can reduce your visability, remember these points:

• See and be seen----turn on headlights well before dusk and any time the weather conditions reduce visibility, such as rain, fog, dust and snow.
• Know the route and potential hazard of the route.
• Slow down and use appropriate following distance.
• Make sure your headlights work properly, are clean and are aimed correctly.
• If poor weather conditions are the cause of reduced visibility consider getting off the road until visibility improves.
• When a vehicle approaching has their high-beam lights on,look to the right until you have passed that vehicle.
• Don't overdrive your headlights.

In these conditions, knowing your route and exits (before and after your exit) is even more important. This is because you may not see the road or exit you need before it's too late.
Prior to any driving make sure that you as the driver get an adequate amount of rest.
When visibility decreases, your following distance should increase.

 

Hubbys been waiting all day for a load.

 

Yep. Only once did I make that mistake. Figured I'd deliver at the end of my driving shift, with 30 minutes to spare on 11 and about 2.5 hours left on 14. Pulled up to the dock, waited, waited, waited, at 2 hours they started unloading me, at 5 hours they finally finished.

Pulled out and parked on the street for my 10.

I avoid pickups or deliveries at the tail end of driving unless it's a straight drop and I know there's parking close by cause plus1 doesn't account for what happens after you empty call.

 

I had to adjust the delivery time on my latest load.

Picks up tomorrow morning at 0900, delivering '610' miles away by 0800 the next day. My GPS gave a different route than QC, but the miles look fairly close.

But that is a 12 hour drive.
If I can get on the road by 1000 and assuming I drove through and stopped at 2200, 0800 would be the end of my 10.

I'm not going to deliver it at the end for a couple reasons.
The main reason is that it would be too hard to get to a TS and get parking that late at night.

The other mainer reason is that I'll need the next days' hours to complete the trip.

So I refused it with a delivery of 1100. It was adjusted and kicked right back at me, so I took it.

 

I'm a little bit confused here. You are available at 0500. Load picks up 17 hours after you are available. Problem?
Sometimes we have to sit for extended periods between loads. Sometimes we have to drive all night to get it there. Yes that is a tough shift but you might be able to run about 4 hours then shut down for 8 hours (split it) around 0200 when some truckers are getting up to start their day, so some slots in the truck stops open up around that time.

 

I usually am one of those drivers leaving the truckstop around 0200. This load wasnt planned with 8 extra hours on it either. I changed the delivery times that let me be well rested. They didn't fit the customers needs.

I don't like to drive after being awake for 18 hours. Add the five hours on of drive time, meaning I would have been up for 23 hours. In the past I have tried to nap during the day, it doesn't work for me.

I felt it would be unsafe to operate on public roadways. After being up that long, I'm so tired, can't even hardly remember major details, let alone minor ones, like where I am going.

 

I'm pretty much the same way.

Plus, I do not like driving at night.
I don't see as well at night, and can never see far enough with most headlights.
My new Volvo has the same lousy headlights as all the older ones. They are aimed at the ground, so the lows only light up about 200 feet. The fogs help, not not really enough.
Great high beams, but they can't be used that much.