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Rideandrepair · Dec 21, 2018

crocky said: ↑

You are counting 1.75 hrs for p/u dilevery... ummm I don't do that..

First load in MD I was at the shipper, I didn't start my clock until I started driving. I did my reset there before my load was ready. I did my on duty loading time when I got to the shipper the day before when I checked to see if it would be ready early. I also did my on duty pti . (I do off duty pti before I start each day marked on the logs with commits then on duty when I stop for the day)

When I dropped that load it was at our terminal. The load was going to Cali so it was a relay load..I had my next load already given to me before I got to the terminal the OK load. Ie I dropped one load picked up the next and left the termial.. I delivered the OK load same day I picked it up to a Wal-Mart if I recall.. I can't remember 100% but I believe it was a d/h.

I drove back to Joslin the same day.. If I remember correctly I did my reset at the Petro there and picked up the load to AZ the next morning. It was also a d/h.

AZ was a live unload if I recall. I think It was a Wal-Mart but can't recall. I then went to The other AZ load a Sam's load, it was a D/H but I need to do a reset outside the facility because I was early. Once ready I ran that load to the store. I got there before the appt camped out behind the store.

Turns out they should have let me do a D/H but there were no recievers there so the people there told me I had to wait for the appt. I did a reset by the time recievers got there.

I don't do 1.75hrs on duty for pick up and delivery.. I said at start I do 10 mins on duty on average.. I might vary the time a bit between 8mins to 15.. fueling I do roughly 8-10 mins on duty. (Lot of people are stuck on 15 min for everything because paper logs everything was 15 min segments. Elogs dont need 15min blocks, no reason to give up that time for nothing)

One grey area trick I do that saves at least 30/mins a week is to stop my clock when I hit the off ramp if Im going to a truck stop thats right there.

What I mean in the Qualcommn has a 2 mile activation range before it automatically switches you to on duty driving. If you are exiting a highway to go to a truck stop for example the truck stop will always be with-in .05 mile in almost all cases..

You usually come to a complete stop comming off a off ramp. The moment I stop I switch to off duty. Now I can drive into the truck stop go park or wait on people backing up or whatever with out burning my on duty time..

It's a little cheat, but it's kinda like a white lie as far as I'm concerned.. No way to get caught on it and it easily will save you 30 mins a week. Vs if you left yourself on duty driving until you stopped the truck in a parking spot.

I figure its fair play considering I usually lose far more than that sitting in my sleeper burning my 14hrs at shippers and recievers and losing my actual drive time to thev14hr clock while being in the sleeper....

The problem is a lot of people give up 5 mins here, 5 mins there ect..ect and it adds up at the end of the week.. Now you have 5hrs on your 70 but you need 5:20..

For the record in roughly 1.5 years I've only ever violated my clock once and that was going into Chicago I went 15mins over my 14hr clock but not my actual drive hrs.. (Ie was stuck at a shipper 5 hrs). I run a lot of tight loads down to the wire Ive pulled into parking lots with a minute of clock time before but only once have I ever actually went over.

I'm very good with my time and protecting my clock. I dont give up a minute I don't have to because that clock is the only time I have to get paid.
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crocky said: ↑

You are counting 1.75 hrs for p/u dilevery... ummm I don't do that..

First load in MD I was at the shipper, I didn't start my clock until I started driving. I did my reset there before my load was ready. I did my on duty loading time when I got to the shipper the day before when I checked to see if it would be ready early. I also did my on duty pti . (I do off duty pti before I start each day marked on the logs with commits then on duty when I stop for the day)

When I dropped that load it was at our terminal. The load was going to Cali so it was a relay load..I had my next load already given to me before I got to the terminal the OK load. Ie I dropped one load picked up the next and left the termial.. I delivered the OK load same day I picked it up to a Wal-Mart if I recall.. I can't remember 100% but I believe it was a d/h.

I drove back to Joslin the same day.. If I remember correctly I did my reset at the Petro there and picked up the load to AZ the next morning. It was also a d/h.

AZ was a live unload if I recall. I think It was a Wal-Mart but can't recall. I then went to The other AZ load a Sam's load, it was a D/H but I need to do a reset outside the facility because I was early. Once ready I ran that load to the store. I got there before the appt camped out behind the store.

Turns out they should have let me do a D/H but there were no recievers there so the people there told me I had to wait for the appt. I did a reset by the time recievers got there.

I don't do 1.75hrs on duty for pick up and delivery.. I said at start I do 10 mins on duty on average.. I might vary the time a bit between 8mins to 15.. fueling I do roughly 8-10 mins on duty. (Lot of people are stuck on 15 min for everything because paper logs everything was 15 min segments. Elogs dont need 15min blocks, no reason to give up that time for nothing)

One grey area trick I do that saves at least 30/mins a week is to stop my clock when I hit the off ramp if Im going to a truck stop thats right there.

What I mean in the Qualcommn has a 2 mile activation range before it automatically switches you to on duty driving. If you are exiting a highway to go to a truck stop for example the truck stop will always be with-in .05 mile in almost all cases..

You usually come to a complete stop comming off a off ramp. The moment I stop I switch to off duty. Now I can drive into the truck stop go park or wait on people backing up or whatever with out burning my on duty time..

It's a little cheat, but it's kinda like a white lie as far as I'm concerned.. No way to get caught on it and it easily will save you 30 mins a week. Vs if you left yourself on duty driving until you stopped the truck in a parking spot.

I figure its fair play considering I usually lose far more than that sitting in my sleeper burning my 14hrs at shippers and recievers and losing my actual drive time to thev14hr clock while being in the sleeper....

The problem is a lot of people give up 5 mins here, 5 mins there ect..ect and it adds up at the end of the week.. Now you have 5hrs on your 70 but you need 5:20..

For the record in roughly 1.5 years I've only ever violated my clock once and that was going into Chicago I went 15mins over my 14hr clock but not my actual drive hrs.. (Ie was stuck at a shipper 5 hrs). I run a lot of tight loads down to the wire Ive pulled into parking lots with a minute of clock time before but only once have I ever actually went over.

I'm very good with my time and protecting my clock. I dont give up a minute I don't have to because that clock is the only time I have to get paid.
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I figured 1.75 hrs for 7 pu/ del for the 4 loads you posted assuming a D+ H in Springfield. Still you’re missing a load as the 4 trips only add up to 3100 miles.

Bumblebee101 · Dec 21, 2018

He went out of route. One week I drove home zero miles. Felt great. I hope for many more of those weeks.

Rideandrepair · Dec 21, 2018

Scooter Jones said: ↑

Going back to Crocky's astronomical mph hours average. I downloaded my final logging (ELD) report for 2018 this morning. I'm done for the rest of the year, so the numbers are accurate. Btw Crocky, you could always ask compliance to send you the 7 day report for that 4300+ mile week you had and post it up

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If I were him I would not call Safety!!!

Bumblebee101 · Dec 21, 2018

I change my cell number every week so they can’t call me lol. But my safety department has no staff...... outlaw trucking.

crocky · Dec 21, 2018

Rideandrepair said: ↑

If I were him I would not call Safety!!!
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I only have 2 weeks left... I'm not calling anyone.. lol

crocky · Dec 21, 2018

Bumblebee101 said: ↑

I change my cell number every week so they can’t call me lol. But my safety department has no staff...... outlaw trucking.
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Everytime I roll down a hill in PA my 65mph truck does 75..... I keep waiting to get that call because we aren't supposed to go over 75 in our 65mph trucks..

Gdog66223 · Dec 21, 2018

crocky said: ↑

Everytime I roll down a hill in PA my 65mph truck does 75..... I keep waiting to get that call because we aren't supposed to go over 75 in our 65mph trucks..
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I'm afraid to do 75.. afraid my bank account wouldn't like me anymore

crocky · Dec 21, 2018

Bumblebee101 said: ↑

He went out of route. One week I drove home zero miles. Felt great. I hope for many more of those weeks.
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Our qualcommn takes you some dumb routes and always no matter what the toll route. It wi'll also always take you around the by pass loops on every #### city. Being I run nights a lot, I'll run right through the cities because its shorter and faster with no traffic.

I usually pick my own routes to by pass tolls and sometimes to make a flatter run, shorter run.. Sometimes it's a bit longer but no tolls.

crocky · Dec 21, 2018

Gdog66223 said: ↑

I'm afraid to do 75.. afraid my bank account wouldn't like me anymore
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I can only do it down hill...but when you get in those PA hills its better to keep that momentum up to get up the next one and I swear to god since I started.. I'm in PA every #### week.

Bfr38 · Dec 21, 2018

superhill56 said: ↑

That’s another thing I don’t understand. If you have your own truck why lease on to somebody and make 50% less per mile than having your own authority? I asked because I went straight for the authority and never leased on. I just don’t understand the logic.
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I wanted to go that route, but as someone else said I don’t know about the paper work, and how much it is for a MC. This world is so #### hard! The cost of living is through the roof. By the time you pay for tags around 1,500, heavy highway tax 1,000. That’s 2,500 put in 1,000 worth of fuel if you have any money left. That’s 3,500 DOT 100+ 3,600 dollars and you haven’t even hauled a load yet! That’s not including insurance! It’s a #### tough world out here!!!

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