Mileage Question

Also they use that as a sales pitch also,don't be shock when you are hired by a company offering 2500-3,000 miles per week and only get 1200 - 1700 a week.Not saying all companies do, but most mega carriers do that cuz they go threw drivers like water.

 

See my answer below.

Not exactly "out up to seven days to log 2500 miles." One week (let's call a week seven calendar days), you might run 2500 miles overall. The next week, you'll run 3100. The week after that might be 2100 -- or less. This is merely a function of available freight, which is a function of the economy in general, where you are (your carrier might not have any loads in the city, town, or state you just got empty in or there might be a lot of freight), and the customers your carrier services. I'm simplifying.

OTR is also called "irregular." And that's exactly what it is. No two days or runs will be exactly the same. 2500-mile loads will alternate with 250-mile or 700-mile runs (I liked the variety; some drivers probably don't). The weeks are more a matter of available hours than of seven-day blocks; at least that's how I thought of it, although pay periods are calendar based, not HOS based. Also, loads are "distance over time," so a 2500-mile load might be due five days after you get loaded and a 700-mile load might be due the next day.

You're asking good questions.

Also, if you're not already confused, and I think this was already mentioned, 2500 miles a week is probably an advertised average--they're saying that longer and shorter runs, averaged over, say, a year, will average 2500 miles a week or 125,000 miles over a 50-week year. Will you get those miles? Ay, that's the rub.

 

you only log .25 for loading and .25 for unloading NOT 3 hours or whatever else!





American Trucker

 

like I saide, you can log .25 for a load but it will only affect the 70hr rule. does nothing to the 14 hr day once that clock starts it doesn't stop till 14 is up. you can extend it with 8hrs sleeper, but you can't stop it.

E LOGS will trac it all.will i at times be in vialtion? I'm sure but not if I can help it.

start at 6am spend 3hrs at a shipper logged as .25 and get pulled over by D.O.T if the loggs don't match you got bigger problems i'm guessing

 

if the logs dont match what??????





American Trucker

 

I think haveing a log hos violation is less severe than falsifying goverment documents. I could be wrong.

 

you got ALLOT to learn my freind I hope your a quick learner or you'll be pulling down some really sweet $200 paychecks lol




American Trucker

 

If I can't run 2200 miles in seven days legally i got bigger problems lol

like i saide fudgeing the numbers only saves you on your seventy. not on your 14 and the powers that be will probably close that door as well

of duty should be just that off duty not count towards either 14 or 70 but it is what it is. Do you still run papper?

 

If you dont pick your employer carefully you WILL have problems getting 2200 miles....


the 70 is your paycheck! who gives a flip about the 14


Yes of course i run paper logs, i would NEVER drive with paperless logs! IF the gov makes it a Law that we use them, i'll come off the road and run local, screw that mess

Why do you think you'll have a personal DOT officer following you and checking everything you do?



American Trucker

 

AT - I dont think you have much choice in this. E-logs are coming to everyone soon, or that is what I have been hearing.