PTA

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by highway666, Apr 6, 2018.

  1. highway666

    highway666 Light Load Member

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    this is probably a dumb question but when you want to update your pta, do you have to use the local time zone or your home terminal timzeone?

    For example if I’m in Columbus, OH (ETZ) and my home terminal is in mountain time zone and will be ready at 0800 should I type 0600 or 0800
     
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  3. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    your supposed to use your home time. that's the time your company dispatched you on. and how your logs started on. no matter where you are, it's your home time. make adjustments to your driving time to compensate.

    drive you crazy, it did it to me, i had to be in Commerce, CA at 7 AM....thier time..

    i was there at 7 AM my time, making me 3 hours early...lol (4 AM when i arrived)
     
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  4. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    If it's a travel agent trying to update a customer, I will say 0800 LOCAL. Deskjockeys can get confused by too many time zone changes.
     
  5. baha

    baha Road Train Member

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    I put a stick on clock on dash with time my co. wants me to log on, after that i had no more problems ?
     
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  6. Moose1958

    Moose1958 Road Train Member

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    I always kept my tractor dash clock and wristwatch set to home terminal time. I never remember having trouble doing the mental changes for deliveries.
     
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  7. WesternPlains

    WesternPlains Road Train Member

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    My people don’t care.
    Actually, I think they can’t tell time. Worse than the IRS.
    As long as I put a number. That’s all that matters.
     
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  8. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    I always add the term "local" if I can such as in an email or over the phone. If you're an east coast driver but updating them on a new PTA for your California availability in a macro, I'd always use the time in question where you physically are or will be. But check with your company.
     
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  9. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    I still do this.
     
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