Question of Weekly Run Post-HOS regulations

will you have a continuous 34 hours off? if yes then the latest change, in effect til Sept 30 2015 or FMCSA submits "naturalistic study" to congress that satifies congress will have no effect.

even IF we were under the changed restictions it appears that schedule includes the time frames needed to be in compliance , you are still good to go..

 

Need to average 71+ mph heading west and 66+ mph heading east. Given the terrain and frequent weather, I don't think that run is practical.

 

If you are running in an ungoverned truck then that seems doable with current HOS. If you are running in a governed truck then let us know the speed so we can help you figure it out.

Either way, with long stretches between truck stops out west you may need to take a 10 or two at a rest area, truck parking without services, or an off ramp.

 

How fast is your trk?Most drivers do 500 to 600 miles a day.I would leave earlier then noon if you plan on being in Salt Lake by 10 mon.Remember the time changes to mountain time so you need to account for that.Your run sounds iffy but you can make it just don't take too many brakes along the way.Also see what the weather is going to do you need to account for that as well.If it were me id be heading out wee hrs in the morning.

 

Running an ungoverned truck with paper logs I would regularly book 700-750 miles a day under the current HOS, depending on the speed limit in the states I was running through. If the OP is in a governed truck and/or on e-logs then running about 600-650 miles a day would be about tops. My record with a 62 mph governed truck with e-logs is 666 miles (the devil's number) while team driving and making the driver change at a wide area off the shoulder of the freeway (with bone dry roads and no traffic running at night).

 

Screw fmsca, the government, speed governors, and their elogs. They cause us making less money. The only way the will start listen is when the stores run out of products. We should stand together to fight against those ########. They just censor the truckers rally that happened in dc a while ago. There were some videos but was censored off as soon it was submitted.

WE ARE THE KINGS OF THE ROADS. NOT THE STUPID FOUR WHEELERS. BLAME ON THEM FOR ACCIDENTS!

 

If running this trip as a team, then yes. If running as a solo driver, then no. Not enough transit time for the trip out or back. Based on the timeframe listed, without any added time counted for fueling, equipment inspection, stops at weigh stations and port of entry, as well as weather or traffic delays, the maximum available drive time will only be 25 hours going from Lenoir City, TN to Salt Lake City, UT, which would require an average speed of 74 mph. On the return trip Rexburg, ID to Lenoir City, TN, the maximum available drive time prior to Wednesday at midnight will only be 25 hours, which would mean an average speed of 77 mph to make it back by midnight. The transit times are not enough to cover these miles as a solo driver even under the best of circumstances. If you are concerned with having enough time to do this trip and do a 34 hour restart, then add an additional 24 hours to the transit times. Then you are more likely to complete the trip safely and legally and still have enough time to do a 34 hour restart.

 

great attitude let's see how long you make it out here