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I’m a moron, over on hours.

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by JoeyJunk, Apr 4, 2019.

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  1. Apr 4, 2019 #1
    JoeyJunk

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    Heading to Kentucky yesterday. I have plenty of time so I stop to have dinner with family in Cincinnati. Of course I’m not watching the clock. Get back to the truck and I have 44 minutes left. Crap!!

    So I gamble and figure I will find a pull off. Like a dummy I pass up a gas station and a huge pull off thinking how I always find more spots. Well, that was the last 2 places for miles. I ended driving 18 minutes over to get to the next town. And I’m only 6.5 miles from our terminal.

    So I had to start my clock this morning to drive to shop to have truck worked on. Felt like a complete moron. :withstupid:
     
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  3. Apr 4, 2019 #2
    D.Tibbitt

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    ahh hell we all took the gamble at least once with thinking there will be more spots up ahead... at least you were smart enough to not just pull the break on the side of the highway like some guys would do.. i passed a truck this morning about 2am outside of bishop california, he was parled on the shoulder but he had half his trailer sticking out into the travel lane, i had to take half of the oncoming lane just to keep from hitting the frickin guy... now thats a real moron, what you did is just an honest mistake
     
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  4. Apr 5, 2019 #3
    Atlaw4u

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    Been there done that.
     
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  5. Apr 5, 2019 #4
    CrappieJunkie

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    Living in Cincinnati I can tell you. No parking with in 30 miles in any direction. There are a few Walmarts that let you park, other than that nothing.

    When I rolled thru Cincinnati and Missouri I always left an extra hour to make sure.
     
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  7. Apr 5, 2019 #5
    x1Heavy

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    That was what paper logs and HHG miles came in. Roughly 20% leeway against actual miles. Figure out the paper tomorrow is what we did. After finding a spot somewhere that didnt kill anyone.

    This new electronic stuff is stopping trucks who are out of time and incur violations. If enough are incurred the company will be absorbed in making sure all of them are resolved and no one would be arranging loads on a mass scale.

    I would not sweat it too much. It's a whoops. It;s all good. Tomorrow is a new day.
     
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  8. Apr 5, 2019 #6
    Pedigreed Bulldog

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    You were already in violation of the HOS...an extra 6.5 miles wouldn't have really mattered at that point. I would've just rolled on to the yard.
     
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  9. Apr 5, 2019 #7
    booley

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    but you're a well rested moron;)
     
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  10. Apr 5, 2019 #8
    JoeyJunk

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    I got so paranoid that I couldn’t go any farther. With my horrible luck someone would have crashed into me turning into the terminal. I’m not much of a rule breaker so those 18 minutes were like personal torture lol
     
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  11. Apr 5, 2019 #9
    thelushlarry

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    Do not feel bad. My wife tells me I am a moron at least once a day.
     
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  12. Apr 5, 2019 #10
    Pedigreed Bulldog

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    Haven't you heard? Rules are MADE to be broken!
     
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