Question about working 14 hours per day!!!

slow.rider · Jun 20, 2021

REO6205 said: ↑

Nope, we'd rather have a truck sitting than hire somebody who'll wind up costing us money in repairs, late freight, and accidents.
One bad driver can cost you everything you have.
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Apparently they see it differently. Like I said, they had a lot of open window drop and hooks. If the trailer is going to sit for three days before being unloaded anyway, then it really doesn't matter if the driver is two days late. It's presumably better than the trailer still sitting on the shipper's lot.

Bean Jr. · Jun 20, 2021

God prefers Diesels said: ↑

Hey OP, you ever comin' back?
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Another one and done!

MTN Boomer · Jun 20, 2021

Get a local job, some pay very good. Home every night.

free.spirit · Jun 20, 2021

BigBob410 said: ↑

The hours of service are 11 and 14 it doesn’t mean you have to work that many But some of us are hustlers that want to get as much done during the week so we can relax for the whole weekend and not have to work 6 and 7 days.
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Gotcha!

free.spirit · Jun 20, 2021

BigBob410 said: ↑

The hours of service are 11 and 14 it doesn’t mean you have to work that many But some of us are hustlers that want to get as much done during the week so we can relax for the whole weekend and not have to work 6 and 7 days.
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Gotcha

free.spirit · Jun 20, 2021

BigBob410 said: ↑

And just to add. A lot of “drivers” need the extra time because they can’t keep the left door shut to make miles. Add to that traffic, breakdowns and other things that hold you up during the day it’s nice to have those hours to get where you want to be.
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I see, thanks for the advice!

free.spirit · Jun 20, 2021

gekko1323 said: ↑

WOW! You haven't even done your first load yet and already you are complaining. Imagine when things really start to go south. A breakdown, bad weather, a changed appointment, a traffic jam, sitting on a dock or staging area for 8 hours, a full truck stop, a bad address, etc.

An employer doesn't really care what hours you drive as long as you get to the load/unload on time. But I really don't think this job will work out for you.
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I'm sorry that you feel that way! Anyway, thanks for taking the time to share your honest opinion.

free.spirit · Jun 20, 2021

AModelCat said: ↑

You do realize that it isn't always as simple as dropping a trailer, driving 50 feet, hooking to another and being back on the road in 15 minutes, right?

You might drive 4 hours, then be stuck waiting to be unloaded for 2 hours. Then add another 2 hours to get unloaded. There's your 8 hour day and you might have covered 200 miles at this point.

Now you have to get fuel so add another hour waiting for some clown to finish his break in front of the fuel pumps. Now you're at the 9th hour and you still need to cover 250 miles to reach your goal.

There's your 14 hour day.
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I see, thanks for sharing your understanding with me.

free.spirit · Jun 20, 2021

Flat Earth Trucker said: ↑

You're not always going to be working 14 hours a day or driving six hundred miles per day.

That being said, this is trucking. Goods are only moved from point A to B by a truck that is moving. And a truck driver is paid to move those goods. A truck driver doesn't get to decide what time the load must be delivered. That's up to the shipper and consignee. Granted, mechanical failure, weather, and traffic conditions can dictate otherwise, but nevertheless, that freight has to move.

And many times, your delivering of an on time load can mean whether or not a factory has enough product to remain operational.

For example, if potato chip plant doesn't have enough vegetable oil in their silos, then production halts, and workers are sent home.

The work we do is important. Very important. That's why the hours are the way that they are, so that we have enough time to get done what needs to be done while getting adequate rest.

Up until the 1990s, drivers could work 16 hours a day with only an 8 hour break. I could not work like for very long without snapping. These days, it is rare for me to work a full 14. And even then it's because I want to or I need to drive late in order to beat the idiots who don't know what a freeway is for.

Either you are cut out to be a trucker, or you are not. But I don't think that you should throw in the towel before the bout even begins.
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Thank you for sharing your polite words of encouragement with me! I understand the immense responsibility that this occupation will involve; however, despite feeling somewhat intimidated, I'm not going to surrender to my apprehensions. Thanks for caring!

free.spirit · Jun 21, 2021

blairandgretchen said: ↑

That’s pretty comical. Thanks for the chuckle.
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It's too bad that you're so dour; but I actually laughed to myself upon seeing your post: It humors me s to how apathetically shallow some people are. That is a weakness, you know? Perhaps the joke is really upon YOU?

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