My Poly Trucking experience

Bill told me poly will wait till the last minute to make us use e-logs, which he said was sometime next year. Not sure when that mandate happens or whatever but that's what poly is going by.
I told bill I wasn't volunteering for e-logs either, he said no problem that surprisingly he had quite a few drivers volunteering for it.

 

You can run 3300/3400 miles a week on e-logs.
But you sure as heck ain't gonna do it bumping
Docks everyday.
1000 mile loads and up you can still make some money.

It's the 0 to 600 miles overnight loads with live
Loads on each end that will send you to the poor house.
The less docks you hit the less chance of a customer
####ing you over.
The more pre- loaded trailers and drop and hooks
The better.

 

We all hate it.
The e-logs I can deal with.
The driver facing camera I'm retired from trucking.

 

I've gotten 4200 off elogs
5 min fuel, 5 min load or unload, 7 min VI.
The minimum on paper is 15 for all.
It keeps me out of prison.
On driver cam?
Nope, that's the one bridge I'll never cross.
I'm switching jobs. If it doesn't work out, I think I'll try poly.
But I don't like the idea of waiting three weeks for my pay.

 

i went from paper to elogs and learned one thing, as far as a otr ompany driver elogs are exhausting. i would think they would want relaxed happy drivers, elogs do the opposite , it is what it is but the fact for me is im more tired on elogs. i could list many reasons but it would be a waste of time. drivers are convinced they are better and safer. the thing about brainwashed people is that theyre brainwashed, there is no convincing a brainwashed person. they dont even think for themselves, they believe what they been told. they think its about running like an outlaw instead of maybe you would stop an see a a family member, maybe you would take a break here or there, maybe you would just like to be relaxed, elogs just have you ending up in places you dont want to be and skipping things you might do. sounds safe to have everyone running around trying to beat a clock. how many drivers rush on a load so they can have enough time to fit in a 34, kinds defeats the purpose i would say. if someone drinks and drives and kills someone you dont put everyone in jail, so if a driver falls asleep at the wheel and kills someone why should everyone pay with the same rules, oh well just the way i see it, ive thought about starting a utube series about the whole subject because i cant count the times where just logbook rules in general dont make any sense. i tell my family and they just shake their head lolwell enough of my rant. carry on.

 

What's Poly's policy on riders/pets?
Do they run Minn at all?
Thnx

 

No riders/ no pets.
They got a plant in cottage grove,mn.
So yes they run minn.