Most miles driven in One day ?

I've done Denver to Houston and back in 43 hours, that's 36 of driving, and 7 for unloading/loading, fueling and meals, container ports aren't known for being fast places to unload or load. Did Denver to Tacoma, left Denver 2pm Sunday, picked up a 1/2 full can in Laramie, took 11 hrs in Ontario, Ore. waiting for permits, hit Tacoma in time for another 10, was at the final loading stop at 6 am, by 11 am I was at the Port, by Noon I was heading back. Topped my tanks in Tacoma and Homestead, Id., and was in Denver by 10 am Weds. morning, would have been in Denver by 6 am but an accident on 80 tied me up for 4 hours. Won't do that again, but my receipts and logs matched.

BTW, the specialized load I did for USAF a couple of summers back, Colorado Springs to Homestead AFB, Fla., we asked them how quickly the load needed to be there, they said just take my time. Left Springs about 9am Monday, parked at the base Thursday about 9 am (both mountain time), I could have been there day earlier, but the guys I was meeting weren't ready for me. Technically, since I was driving a USAF plated truck, I didn't have to follow HOS rules.

 

That is true. My log has never read over 770 miles in a single day. The long days are usually backed up over 2 days. Log 10 in the bunk and start up again. I loose leaf so its easy to do. I usually run 5-10 over somewhere in there depends on road conditions. There are some highways when there's nothing to look at but the white line yea I'll drop it there if I'm running behind but I keep it within reason. It only takes one curve and I'm not going to be here. Or one deer running out and I'm not going to be here. In a 75 I log 72, 65 I log 60 and 60 I log 58. On long days where I have over 700 miles I write 75 mph speed limit at the top of my log. Keeps things straight for DOT. I haven't had a speeding ticket but I have had a few scares. Watched on pull out of the median today. I would've argued that though. I was running 66 in a 60 and a ####### 4 wheeler passed me. So yea I would've called profiling and fought that one.

 

So if you're driving a military plated truck no HOS rules have to be followed? That's really good. And no I don't mean that bad on your part. But I would've thought the military that drove tractor trailers when on US highways (we've all seen them military convoys rolling down the highway at about 50ish max.) I would've thought they'd have to scale, follow the HOS rules and all that jazz.

 

No offense, but your posts are almost painful to read.

 

Working a book becomes an art if your story doesn't match you are gonna be OOS for a bit. It can cause you to eat a bunch of tums as well. I won't say its right or wrong but I do it. Not to have done it long you pretty well have it figured out 379. Just be honest with new prospects and tell them its not an easy life or the faint of heart. Its hard to quit once it gets a hold of you, but its nice to see a few up and coming hands that aren't afraid of honest work. Hard running is tuff but you hold your ground when its enough that is a good thing. You don't leave a buddy behind either that is hard to find these days too.

 

Well no offense close your eyes then

 

Oh that $900 in fines is only if the guy decides to dig fairly deep. Or he decides to inspect my truck and dig through every nook and cranny and finds the hiding spot for my logs. My last 7 are always legal but I keep the rest of the ones with me for ifta and milage purposes and of course they're hidden. Just saying that's what I'm sitting on if they find it or you're a complete idiot and leave your last 7 laying on the coffee pot when you leave lol. Yep I'm almost glad my trucks puking oil now lol. But I have to agree its a rough life, and no way is it for the faint of heart. It takes a special breed to do what we do. I love it. Yea there's days when I wonder but I love pulling a pot around. I did find a little...boo boo in my log. Drove all last week around and it said off duty at the house and my next page showed me leaving faith SD. Guess that's what happens when you've been up to long. I knew right then and there me and the boss were going to talk about them long days. When I can't think enough to do my log right I've been up to long. Heck I know a couple drivers I talked to that didn't have their log current. That's one thing I don't do. IDC if I have to rip my book up 7 times in a day that sob is going to be current if I get stopped. I haven't been put OOS yet. I've got lucky a couple times when I shoudlve been stopped but didn't. DOT knows what goes on in our industry. Unless you get somebody that wants to make a name for them self its not that bad. I do know there's a boy in south Dakota that don't care. We had a truck get pulled into an inspection station up there. State boy waved him through didn't weigh him or nothing. I woudlve sent the guy a thank you card with as heavy as we were lol.

 

I drove 600 miles for work and logged it, then got home and immediately drove 1100 miles straight through to go on vacation. In total, it was a very long day of about 30 hours. Funny thing is it was all done perfectly legal. It's amazing how wreckless we are able to be in a car.

 

How the heck do you manage to deal with them wreckless cars pulling loads like the one in your avatar? My god you sir have nerves of steel!

 

Believe me, when they saw that 14'10" wide chunk of steel creeping through downtown intersections they got their butts up on the sidewalks!

You actually get more respect hauling OD than you do pulling legal loads.