i have no desire to drive OTR at this point in my life, but if i ever did?

i make my on schedule, but i guess that's just consistency. if you look at the barn sheets (the sheet where i record daily measurement of the produced milk) i am always spot-on +/- 20 minutes everyday. so yeah i know how to run a route consistently, its called work ethics. my farms never have to worry about their tank being emptied so they can wash it and resume milking.

we had a guy that came from OTR, at least he said he did. he came to the company with a CDL that needed to be re-instated. he lost his CDL due to an expired medical. it took him for attempts to pass a road test, the 1st two attempts he failed pre-trip and never left the curb. the guy gets his CDL back and tears up a set of tandems at oatka and backs into a milk house damaging both the trailer AND the building. he could not keep a schedule, he would show up to the farm and sit in the truck playing with his phone for half an hour before even getting out of the truck and measuring the farm tank. he did this at every stop including the plant. what should have taken 9-10 hours would take him 14+ plus to complete. the first time it was icy and bad roads he was crying like a baby..... im not driving on ice, literally chicken little. look, you took a job hauling milk, cows dont stop producing milk because the roads are bad. what did you expect? this looser left the company after only a couple of months and my boss getting him his CDL back. he left for JB hunt. he also gave JB hunt the entire company directory, after which a recruiter actually tried to recruit bruce walton himself........ i am NOT making that up, that really happened. the T660 day cab he was driving had its fair share of scrapes and damaged fairings.

anyways there are good and bad drivers everywhere. that guy was useless and unprofessional. isnt running a schedule just about keeping going and running consistently, not goofing off.

 

as far as running an elog i think its actually a reason to stay local. i donnt really want the government telling me when i can eat, sleep, and sh^t

 

i am aware of e-logs, and the qualcom CAN track your movements. you really cant drive when you are rested and sleep when tired, they dont really work that way. as a local driver, i really dont have to worry about H.O.S. too much. i work 8-10 hours per day, 7 days a week if i feel up to it. i go home and sleep in my own bed, i am well enough rested. i never drive extremely exhausted.

 

i have the same farmers on my route all of the time. i know them on a personal level and they know me. they know what to expect. their milk is picked up in a timely manner, they get paid for all of the milk they make (proper measurement), i dont hit their buildings, and they dont have a problem with samples (samples are how they get paid for butterfat and quality).

this Christmas they all gave me Christmas gifts. chocolates, cookies, candy, and all good stuff. frankly they are my friends, i would miss them if i left. they are part of my routine. i would agree that the routes themselves are repetition. i could actually tell you what gear i need to be in to take certain curves or pull a hill. that does become a bit boring and predictable. i do like my farms though.