Does running hard make any difference?

No it is 70 hrs in 8 days working. After you have driven and been on duty 70 hrs in 8 days you can't drive anymore. So if for example you drove 8 hrs a day and did 2 hours on duty each day after seven days you would be out of hours and couldn't drive the 8th day. So you take the day off and then you could drive the next day and you might as well take a 34 if you are going to take a 24 so you can reset.

 

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A little of both.

My company tells me the route to take and where to fuel.

But if I don't like it I will bypass the fuel stop and call for fuel where I want.

 

Just thought id chime in. Running hard makes a difference when you're instrastate and wanna be home

 

Example. Groveland to Miami... Miami to Lakeland... Tampa to Orlando. Mostly drop and hook but still. I like sleeping at home.. Especially since a dock worker knocked on my door asking me to pull forward a inch and i completely forgot about my poor majestic led that fell and ripped out the antenna connection

 

I'd like to add, just because a truck is governed at xx speed does not mean one will acheive the maximum day in and day out. change is always present.

speed limits on interstates differ from speed limits in town along with other parts of a roadways. weight, hills, traffic, construction, weather etc some foreseen and unforeseen.

 

No not really.
I'm paid by the hour + mileage.

Every company truck driving job should be. :-/ I feel sorry for the dudes rushing around in a hurry all the time.

 

good for you. I don't see those often in my neck of the woods. $10 to $26 the most common are $18.. no mileage pay as far as I know. these jobs don't pop up often but they're around. milk and fuel haulers run ads more then other's.

milk hauls pays less then fuel hauls the $26 offer I've seen once, it was at beverage supplier, the driver had a route of xx amount of stops per day filling orders by hand and dolly. they're always in a hurry. move move move

 

Thank you. Hopefully you get to enjoy a setup similar one day. Its nice having a true safety first company.

These companies that pay by the mile or trip need smacked upside the head when they mention the word safety.
Hypocrites.