E-logs and Reality

It's basically a linear equation speed = distance/time. So it doesn't matter except when it comes to the 34. Push hard on your 11-hour clock with just 10 hour breaks, run out of time, use a 34... if one does that using the recap you have about 1/2 a day's worth of driving available over what you get using the 34.

 

If you burn your 70 in 6 days( Like I am now) I have 03:15 left until midnight Sunday/ Monday when I'll get 11:45 back. This week I'm taking the weekend off. However If I had a load to deliver to say Hagerstown Md monday a 34 would let me do that

Now if we spent weekends away from home I would probably run Cowpie or Ponies way. With weekends off I run more like Wysrob. Burn 'em up and take time off!

 

I get paid percentage, fuel surcharge and accessorials. Makes no sense for me to burn-up the highways, and there's your answer to slow Prime's. The less I encourage the oil companies to dole out dividends, the more I keep in my pocket.

 

well, the recap only works after you sit for a full midnight to midnight, so if you hit 70 today at noon you dont gain any hours untill tomorrow at midnight. and then you only gain back what you did 7 days ago.. it sucks...

 

That's why you run 8-9 hours when you can - gives you that much back every day. Run at night (no traffic,) park mid-morning (never have the ol' no parking spot blues,) scales are closed. What's not to like?

 

yeah that would be ok, but all of the sitting around sure gets boring. id rather be driving..

 

ive never had a dispacher plan my load or when its going to deliver. they always ask me when i think ill be there. I tell them, and ive always made my own appointments.. the Day I am told I have to use an EOBR or electronic log to keep me in compliance, IM DONE...