Is any one turning miles??

I dunno about that; I started with Crete in July. We have to match our logbooks to Qualcomm positioning, within 7 minutes. That's probably a result of the wreck you're talking about.

I once had 9 minutes left on my 14 hours according to my calculations at a place where I was dropping 1 loaded trailer and hooking onto another. All I wanted to do was hook onto it and go about 2 miles to a truckstop.

Night dispatch wouldn't give me the pickup numbers until after I sat still for 10 hours because they thought I was 6 minutes over on my 14. Probably because I started my day by sending in my previous day's hours, then going inside for restroom and coffee before coming on duty for my pre-trip inspection.

They have also audited my logs at least twice since I started. I've been 100% clean every time.

Several times, I've gotten load assignments that I couldn't pickup or deliver on time legally. This is because the computer allegedly only knows what I had on my 70 when I sent in my hours in the morning - and it knows nothing about what I've already done today. I handled those situations by doing exactly what they told me to do in orientation: reply with a free-form message telling them that I either couldn't pickup or deliver on time legally, and telling them when I could legally pickup and/or deliver. Every time, they've done one of three things: Adjust pickup and/or delivery time, arrange for another truck to repower the load en route, or take me off that load and give me one I can legally pickup and deliver on time.

I've found that I like running 100% compliant. I never have to worry about being caught driving over hours and I'm always well-rested. And because I'm on the General Mills dedicated account, I still turn in as many miles as I feel like driving (usually well over 3000 paid miles/week). It's 90+ percent drop/hook with long pickup and delivery windows, and I'm almost always preplanned a load or 2 in advance. I don't know about the national board at Crete, but this dedicated operation is the best thing since sliced bread.

 

Yeah , I make more money running 100% compliant too . I know Crete runs that way now but it's a shame somebody had to die to get it to happen . Shouldn't be the same people running the place either . They should be sharing the cell with the driver . No telling how many other drivers they were running like that .

 

This is good advice. I live just 10 miles from my company and my worst month was november. We have a lot of local acounts that gives us an average 2600 to 3000 miles a week.

 

I make money running legal because every mile I run is paid , loaded or empty . Very little waiting time . Most trailers are preloaded or loading is by appointment and takes an average of an hour and a half . Same with unloading . Trailers are dedicated and go right back to the terminal when empty . I spend my reset at home every week . I'm on percentage but guaranteed a minimum of $.40 a mile plus loading , unloading , and detention pay .

 

seems like miles are getting alot better now !!

 

Hey friggingenius , who do you haul for ? I used to run tanker and hopper bottom out of Griffin for Moorman . I stayed real busy doing that . Rates were low though . I work less hours now and my take home pay is more than I grossed then .

 

Started in Lansing Monday morning with 1545, hard run down here to Laredo and dropped yesterday afternoon for another 1545. My partner and I aren't doing too badly at the moment, getting ready to pick up here in Laredo and head to Michigan: 1853 miles one way after stop-offs, delivers friday morning with a re-load back down here. Scan that trip in before Friday at midnight and it makes 4800 miles for the week. Third week in a row.

 

Well I aint happy... I done 3100 this week. I was ready to come home at 2400.

I wonder why it is when you want/need miles, nobody can find them. When you want to sit at home, you got freight coming at you from 4 directions

 

Only got 2934 miles this week. Had to take a break because one of our drivers crashed his truck and I had to pick him up and head to home. Kinda got used to those 3500 mile weeks. Seemed like I had a lot of time off this week.