It depends. If I get to the receiver the night before It will be on sleeper, then ill get up and get unloaded. I wont start my clock till I have a new load to go pick up. This way it maximizes your clock. Once I start it, I set it for on duty loading/pretrip. I then do a thorough pretrip. Once my pretrip/loading is finished, I drive to my next pickup, my drive clock will start within .3 miles or 25mph is reached, and it ticks away till I Stop and change it to onduty loading at the next shipper.
Once in training with your driver trainer, he will teach you all the ins and outs on how to maximize the clock with a qualcomm. Its really not hard.
My TMC experience.
Discussion in 'TMC' started by Gunner75, Jul 1, 2014.
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Thanks for the info. I knew that some units auto start drive time based on different events. Just didn't know how TMC's were set up. That's good to know that one can move around a terminal or shipper/receiver without it auto-starting the drive clock.
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That also depends as well. Weve got some shippers/consignees that have massive facilities and the clock will start when driving on their property. Alot of times you can stop within a couple of minutes and change it back and it doesnt cause an issue.
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Adjustfire, check your pm's
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I find it's around .75 miles for the clock to start. I just stop a second, let it reset, and go. Works real well for 30 minute breaks. Red river depot in Arkansas is a tough one. It's a military facility so of course everything is on desperate sides of the facility. But you learn too as you go. Little fixes and such.
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This electronic stuff is all new to me. A family member taught me paper and how to run 2-3 logs at any given time. I'm not an advocate of that, but, it was wild seeing how all the math worked out. This e-log stuff looks so much easier. And with the change in the 34 rule, I won't be as stressed about time management. Apologies for the hi-jack there. Thanks for all the useful info guys. Keep up the good work!!
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We never had to wait, they jqust canceled the load and gave us another load
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Randy got in my face during orientation (all part of the character he played at TMC) and said how many years of OTR do you have? I said none. he repeated the question, not being able to figure out what I was doing in his experienced driver class with no OTR experience. I should have run then at the mention of those three letters.
no one should have to reduce themselves to having to live the OTR lifestyle, and I have found I have nothing in common with those that embrace it. I did enjoy seeing the country with TMC. I didn't have a family at the time so in hindsight OTR wasn't a problem for those 2 years. I've since found success at a much smaller regional carrier but can't stand being out even 3 or 4 days. I have never adjusted to having to live in a truck for any amount of time, never adjusted to having to associate with OTR truck drivers at truckstops. OTR is simply beneath me, no other way to put it. I hope this puts my general animosity towards OTR into perspective, sorry if come off as rude.
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"OTR is beneath me" so you're god? Or do you just think you're better than everyone else? Seems like an ego issue. Must have a wife who is the meal ticket as well.
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