prime vs. millis

Waterloo · Nov 28, 2008

U2Exit said: ↑

Yes, it would be great to pull restarts at home. The only way I see that happening is if I was a regional driver.

As far as how many driving hours you can fit in a day... Im just saying, and correct me if I am wrong.

Hypothetical with no bathroom/break stops and one fuel stop . Lets say I come of a 10 hour break at 0000. I can drive 11 hours, period. one fuel 15 min fuel stop and the post trip inspection 15 min. That puts me at 1130. Take another 10 hour break... its now 2130. That leaves another 2.5 hours left in that 24 hour day. 11+3.5 on line 3. .5 on line 4 and a min. of 8 on line 2 and max of 2 on line 1

I have never had to run this scenario. Im just saying its possible with a catheter.

Again, my company only cares about how productive I am with those 70 hours per week. Its my responsibility to run the loads legally and if I cant they work with me... either repower, or find me a load I can do.

I dont run five days and run out of hours. Typically there is enough time on a load where my breaks are more than 10 hours. I really only run long days in transit. Pickup and delveries days are when I sit on line 2 alot. I try and deliver at or near a fresh clock, it frees up my FMs options for my next load.

Sometimes I am chasing hours. Last week, a 1500 mile trip, Friday morning pickup. a little more than 2 day travel, right. Well, I didnt have the hours to do it in 2+ days. My fleet manager already knew that and the delivery appt. was already set for monday (which made it a perfect fit) or he had sales set it for monday which made it a fit.

Weekend dispatch is spotty at best, depending where you are freight is limited on weekends too. My FM would rather have us set up for the weekend the leave it for the weekend bunch.

Im nowhere close to home, so I would rather be moving and making money, sure I have more down time each day, but I make the most of that time doing laundry, catch a movie, do some shopping. I may have 8 available today and 6 tommorow, I may pick someplace to stop short and enjoy my time in a better location and then I have those left over hours and run a little harder the next.

Freight has been slowing down, its been noticeble, but my FM keeps me moving with the hours I have. 90 percent of the time, Im preplanned and know where Im going next before I unload.

It would be awesome to run hard over a handfull of days, and then be close to home to pull a restart every week. Im not regional. I live in Tacoma... freight typically begins and ends there.... not much just passing through.

maybe your point isnt connecting with me. Im not trying to argue. Ive only got 6 months experiance. Maybe I dont know how bad I really have it. Its all I know. Im commited for another 6 months... I dont like jumping ship, life has taught me that the grass is only different on the other side... some things better, other things worse.

You are right. 8.75 hours on duty each day and you will never run out of hours.
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You will do fine out here. Sounds like you are single, no kids and young enough to deal with the crap. I was a lease op at Prime back in 1991-1993, I did good, than freight took a dump, and I met a girl. I left on good terms. Knew Robert and Ms. Verah, Robert's mom. Robert owns the company. Good people, and I knew my dispatcher, and he knew me, in a good way. And he knew me by my face, imagine that!

I remember when one of our drivers died on the road, no fault of his own. Ms. Verah paid off the the drivers house, and made sure that his wife and children were taken care of. Not many companies like that out here. But I doubt that Prime is like that anymore either.

Trucking used to be fun, and we all used to look out for one another too.

Mike

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