***EXPERIENCED OTR DRIVERS ADVICE PLEASE***

Plan A, Plan B, and maybe a C. Pay attention, listen to radio and look for backups/weather etc so you reroute quickly & get around issues. Call ahead see if they take you early when you check in to get info from them. Park at shipper/receiver if possible. I park at coops too because there's usually a spot. If your squared away there's nothing to worry about. I eat in the truck and don't stop much. If I do its not at a gridlocked fuel stop. I wake up every day at 3am even at home. And if i do stay at a ts i do my 15 min pre trip, get fuel and haul ###.... I've been run into 3 times in last 8 years while in sleeper. Park nose in and let the dumbo run into your trailer instead. So i avoid the circus whenever possible. Used elogs since 2010 and make money. New pc regs will help no doubt but I won't abuse it. 600-650 miles a day on elogs is a good day depending on schedule/location.

 

Since the fed has implemented and allowed us to use line 5, Personal Conveyance, the ELD is just a minor annoyance. Used it Thursday night when I ran out of hours while loading. No place to park at the shipper and closest truck stop was 50 miles away. I can live with mine.

 

Took the words right out of my mouth...

 

You are a danger to the rest of us legal truckers. Not all of us want to be super truckers. Lol.

 

Dang. No dash cam pointing at me.
dang. no Bendix lane alert
Dang. No Bendix following distance sensor
dang. No sticker saying ELD

Hmmmmmm

 

I do not like you. Cause I'm jealous.

 

We made the trucking industry believe elogs will make things safer.