Here's a little tip for anyone running Geotab that you may, or may not, know about:
If you are on "OFF" (off-duty), you can actually move the truck, creeping along in low gear, for at least 500 ft. and it won't switch to "D" (drive) or "ON" (on-duty)
i was at a rest area the other day and tried to park the best i could against the curb, but it was very crowded and admittedly, i was not as close to the curb as i could have been. This situation very probably made it a little difficult for other trucks to enter the rest area.
i could sense that some drivers were, at the very least, extremely perturbed at this: (i could see flailing arms among other gestures).
i was already 8 mins into my required 30 min break, so i contemplated whether to move---and thus have to start the break all over again, or to try to push it for 22 more mins.
i decided it wasn't worth saving 8 mins to risk the continued ire of other drivers, so i decided to move to a better spot.........ever so gently. i put it in low and just crept along, not touching the accelerator and even using the brakes and clutch to go even slower than idle. And it stayed in "OFF" (off duty).
Just a little tidbit.
Geotab tidbit:
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Russian Rabbit, Oct 8, 2018.
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