Owner operators and Personal Conveyance

I live by the old days..... I try to make the best of all of this nonsense these days. I get by with very minimal of want the regs want, and I say minimal. I keep my equipment in top shape and that’s about it. When I get hired to do I load, I get it done no matter what. I don’t sit and whine about it. Sometime there f ‘d loads with all the extra securing but who gives a sh*^, its a load that pays good money cause nobody want it. If I’m over my hours.... i still get it there. I don’t sit and whine about it. “ Get er done”. There are ways around all this.... you just have to make the best of it. And for all you naysayers.... mind you business.... my sh*^ gets done without the crying and whining.

 

He's a Wallyworld driver.

 

Point made. NOT an owner operator.

 

Let's say it is Friday and the delivery is at a big grocery warehouse (such as Walmart or Kroger) where if late they would reschedule the delivery for the next week (means I have to spend 2-3 days over the weekend in an undesirable place) and I am short 30 min - 1 hour on my log or so due to whatever unpredictable reasons, I think I am going to finish the job, hoping this would never be caught (first 8 days then 6 months). I never had this happened (on ELDs) yet because I try to plan based on the type of shipper and receiver and time allowance. I did turn down some loads based on that which in the pre ELD era, I would have not.

Edit: Since ELDs are in place I don't see too tight appointments very often. It is quite the opposite, too much time e.g. 48 hours or more to cover 800 miles. There is still a problem with the next day deliveries. Sometimes, they want to load you at 10 pm then want you to go 360 miles and deliver it at noon the next day. With current PC provisions it is possible, as long as you check in with receiver before 14 hours run out, then you can leave the receiver on PC but this is pushing it.

I say "pushing it" because I am sure that for some HOS purists and perfectionists, and some DOT law enforcers, the act of leaving shippers/receivers on PC is only reserved in a event of being delayed there....not something that is obviously going to happen from the very start of the trip (arriving at a customer 1 minute before 14 hour shift ends)