In the last 5 weeks, I have now logged 3 weeks OVER 3200 miles in a 6 day period. I left on Monday, June 4 at 5AM and when I get home on Sunday, June 10, I will have around 3800 miles. All of these weeks are also while running on a Qualcom and with a 65 mph governed truck.
About an hour a day It helps to have consignees who get you done in under 1/2 hour. I have two competing for the title of #1. Ones record is 12 minutes for 44k, the other is 18 minutes for a matching load. Yes, the truck rocks enough, i get out. It helps to ##### at the dispatchers about excessive dock time and to be able to log dock time as off duty. I do have that letter in my file for when i am in the sleeper.
You should be able to do 4000-4200 on the elogs legally. You would have to have all your ducks in a row but it could be done.
I'm hoping to egg them on to do that around a three week spread i have around the end of june and july 4th weeks. Everyone wants it off and i want to work. Leaves more trailers available for drop and hooks... Or as the dispatcher calls em... hook and book.
Im pretty sure dispatchers dont make the laws, so logging being on the dock as off duty is very funky. What if you get injured or something. And I see people wanting to drive 2500+ miles per week. Why? I want to work less and get paid more, but I'm glad the wheels are turning for you This isnt a jab at you, just making general comments.
I don't load or unload my truck. I turn my paperwork in (on-duty time about 8-12 minutes) and go to my truck, get in the sleeper and go to sleep. Line 1 or 2 time. Read the regs. Perfectly legal if the company allows it. They come out, beat on the truck and give me my paperwork. I slide into the drivers seat and done the road I go. as a company driver, i get paid mileage. In otherwords. I HAVE to maximize line 3. My wheels aint turning or i go out of route and waste time, i loose money.
I can blow a load out of my vac tanker with 4 inch in 15 mins, which is what I normally pull. I get very little line 4 time.
