Mail Contractor + Weird Split Shift

This is just 3 days on the weekend, but for $23 an hour. I think the vehicle will only be a Box Truck and the ad says it only requires a Chauffeur License.

I'm curious if I would even have to worry about a logbook in this situation because if I did, I'm not sure about legally logging such a weird schedule unless a local company route like this can get an exemption. I just Google Mapped the route and I think it's within 100 air radius miles.

I was waiting on a Drive Away trucking job I had orientation for, but it's taking a while to get my first trip with them and this came up in the meantime.

 

Sounds like my weekend night gig.

If its that distance then naw you won't need a logbook. They may throw in elogs just to see if you are screwing off & see where you are at. Main reason is defense for wrecks though. Anytime you are away you'd still log on duty.

Way me & my guy does it we take an hour unloading and log off duty for 30 of the unloading each but work thru it. Then we can swap & hit up our lunch joint on the way back & not worry about it. Still getting paid for the break time so it works out. Dumb not to take a thirty if someones gonna buy you lunch.
Run Louisville -St Louis.

But if you aren't going that far you shouldn't need to keep a log book.

 

Those hours suck BTW.

Both rush times. ::shudders::

The horror.

 

It would still need to be logged, just with it being under 100 miles one can do a time card as the log, and not need the full logging. Problem is time cards have two requirements, one being 12 hour shifts and the other is the 100 air miles. I'm not really sure there is a way to legally do that run, as you can't even do the 8/2 split. You might wanna call them and ask about the hours because I'm seeing a 14.5 hour day. Of course that last 1/2 hour could be yard work, so might still work. But yes, if you can manage the hours legally, you will need a full log book as you will not meet all the requirements of just using a time card. You can reed the requirements at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/title49/part/395

-Steven

 

Need me of those part time jobs!

 

The hours are very weird and I think midway is a layover. The box truck has no sleeper, so I think drivers take a break at a hotel, then come back, but I can do it for just 3 days on a long weekend at that wage and do what I want for the rest of the week.

As for distance. I think I will pickup in Kingsford, MI and go as far as Marquette, MI in the Upper Peninsula. Because of my location, I don't think I'll have 'rush' traffic that's to bad.

 

I really want to hear how the question about logs gets answered. Something tells me they won't have a clue what you're even talking about.

These hours and jobs are all over the place. In public transit it's a very normal shift and requires class B. In commuter transit it's the same and you do drive pretty far out.

Back when I lived in DC I almost got a job doing these hours in a commuter bus. Richmond to DC in am and back in PM. Seems like a weird route? That's because the company lot was in DC. Drive down to Richmond in the morning, load up, drive back. Go hang out somewhere for a while then do it again. There was no logs.

 

Drivers take a break at a hotel....
Hoooo that was a funny line.

I'd bring golf clubs or become one of the guys addicted to mmo games sitting in McDonald's with those hours. That's a long time to be sitting around a dock wondering if the gap is in between loads. I wouldn't last long if that was the case to be honest.
3 days would be OK but I personally would leave in under 4 months. I know I would. Not a bad gig but something here is fishy I just know it.

Keep us updated!

 

Lots of postal carries do weird spits shifts to save money on the contracts they get. One job I looked into had drivers living in a travel trailer for 18hours every other day in order to save some postal carrier some money. No, thanks.

The "chauffeur's license" and the crazy split shift is huge tip off that this guy doesn't know what he his doing and is looking to save a buck. Even if you don't log you still need to keep track of hours with a time card and I don't see a way to make that split shift work and come out legal.

I would look into the job, but be very cautious about taking it unless I could confirm this guy knew what he was doing. Lots of questions need to be answered. From what I see so far, he doesn't seem to have a clue.

 

I tried another mail contractor that was even worse.

Pick up 3am and get to Milwaukee, WI by 9am to drop trailer. Sleep at hotel during the day. Pickup trailer at 7pm and get back to starting post office by 1am. Then get ready to leave again at 3am.

I didn't realize how crazy this company was until the trainer said there isn't enough time to go home and rest so try to sleep 2 hours in your car. No surprise, I didn't last doing that ####.

The trainer is still doing it and I think he's becoming a mental case from it.