I need I anti eld forum.

Making it to some arbitrary point is not the complete job. To be complete you have to make it safely and legally.

Work smarter not harder. The laws and regs are what they are. Use them to your advantage, and charge accordingly.

 

You are most likely working for some 2 bit outfit dragged kicking and screaming into the modern era.

Hauling the kind of freight you're describing probably a couple broker defaults away from closing up shop. They can not afford to pay for all the advantages of modern technology would be my guess.

 

The truth does not change.

But hey keep working chasing pennies, and blaming a log book for your short falls. You'll flame out soon enough and add to the stats about driver turnover.

It is what we keep trying to patiently explain. There is no driver shortage, there is a shortage of people that will put up with the multitude of problems you keep posting.

 

If you're dealing with a broker, have them email you the pickup and delivery information along with contact phone numbers.

If you're on elog, then don't bother to put the state mileage on the envelope. If the company says something about it, just say 'ok'. If they keep pushing it, just tell them that if they're willing to pay you extra to do the admin work, then you'll do it. Otherwise, no.

 

When I was a company driver, I just ignored a lot of the unpaid admin busy work that I was asked to do. Especially since the Qualcomm already did that work for me and them. Every so often, dispatch would ask why I wasn't doing it, and I told them that I wasn't going to do extra work for free unless it made my job easier, and reminded them that they had people in the office that could do that work.

Keep in mind that there were times that I'd do things like limp to a tire shop instead of sit and wait on road service. Or hook to a drop trailer with a broken landing gear cross tube, then crawl under it with a pair of pliers and raise the right side gear manually so I could get moving again, and bring the trailer back to the company shop so they wouldn't have to foot the bill for a field repair. Those things didn't go unnoticed, and may be part of the reason that I got a pass on telling them to shove the unpaid busy work...

 

I don’t think those words should even be used together in the same sentence.

Modern technology has brought us such great improvements as EGR, DPF, DEF, as well as a slew of sensors, wiring, circuit boards, and other garbage that can and do regularly leave a good truck and driver sitting on the side of the road.

 

While this is true there are plenty of techs that are good improvements. Routing software that simplifies ifta reporting for example. Inn can printers for permits/rate cons/etc