Real Time Trip Planning. Roll with Dino and others.

Wow that's some pretty good trip planning there. Just shows we don't just hold a steering wheel all day.

Went ahead and took 380 to 151 and all 4 lane like I remembered and not too many traffic lights and making better time then I thought. So after my 2 hour break. I'll drive the last 200 miles and should be at receiver at 2315 or so. I think I'll hit a few 2 lanes after this. Also I'm hitting stops I know have paved parking because I washed the truck the other day. Did see that I'll be hitting some rain tomorrow but oh well. Also forgot to mention truck is governed at 65, but I set the cruise at 63 so I don't have to do much lane changing, and to get better fuel mileage. Not sure if its all these hills but my fuel mileage is not pretty (7.1). Was thinking about dropping cruise down to 60, but want to have enough time available to get a decent load out of NJ on Wednesday.

When trip planning you also need to consider what type of trailer you have for reefer's and tankers you sometimes have to get a trailer wash out. So when setting pta you should give allowance to get that done. I also use google maps to find truck washes in the area. Most of the time though they will give you car washes. Sometimes there's no trailer washout no where near where you mt or where you are going. So in the case of reefer. If its not real bloody I'll sweep it out or even try to clean out the little blood in there with paper towels and water. Haven't been refused yet but it is a first time for everything.

Sometimes knowing what type of load you will be hauling when empty is helpful because you might haul meat, and when empty. Pick up a load of Rolled paper that is on the floor. So a trailer washout will have you trying to air dry trailer or trying to mop up water with paper towels or a mop in which I need to get when I hit a walmart.

Big thing I forgot to also mention. With the Motor Carrier Atlas it shows you the different time zones. Your dispatches are according to the time zone the shipper or receiver is in. For instance. My company is in Colorado/mountain time. I live in the Central Time zone. New Jersey is on the Eastern time zone so I'll have to add an hour to my trip plan for that load.

Anyway hope this is useful information, and thanks to all those who are participating.

P.S. For my company the pay period cut off is Wednesday at midnight so if you can get your trip transfloed. That's kinda like faxed. (They have them at some truck stops). You will be paid for all the miles, and extra drops for that week. If your trip isn't transfloed until Thursday. You won't get paid for it until the next week. So for instance if my NJ load was due on Thursday. I would only get paid for the Green Bay trip sense I just came off home time. Would be an ugly check. So its all a race for the clock and hoping your trips can fall during the pay period. This is why we sometimes have roller coaster looking checks. 1 week its big, next week small and so on. Your fleet manager is really on the ball and so are you if you can have consistent pay checks each week. Also the economy plays a factor in that as well. Time to get some grub.

 

Now that's trucking right there!!

 

This is Real Time trip planning. Pulled breaks at 23:10 waiting for unload at customer in the morning. Didn't call receiver to see if there was parking just guessed from what I seen on google maps. Wonder if the other 7 trucks seen the same thing. Got the last hole. Its shut eye time. You good folks have a lovely night and may the good lord bless you with another day. We back quiet.

 

Real Time trip planning. Unloaded at 7am and just waiting for log book to hit 8 hours to go get trailer washed out. (A bloody mess ukk) Then pick up next load which is only 3 miles away. I'm pretty sure its ready Apt pick up time is for 9:30am, but hopefully by then I'll be not to far from Milwaukee headed to Jersey. Will know for sure how much time I can drive in about 10 mins but it's showing 4:19min but I think it will be more like 7 plus before I have to take my 2 hour break. Here's a little recap on miles and split logging. Just hit 8hr sleeper Birth and says I have 7:24 to drive b4 I have to take the last part of my break. So time for pretrip and we will see you more later. Have a great day.

 

Well made it to the Loves in Gary Indiana. Still have 2:44 mins to drive. But decided to hit the showers since I wouldn't make it to the Loves in Toledo before my break. Still have 757 miles to go to Jersey. Will take a two hour break hear and see where I'll end up. Its rainy and a little cold and that's my kryptonite. So not really expecting to get to far today. Should be sitting at the receiver tomorrow evening. Who knows they may take it off then.

 

Made it to Youngstown Ohio with just 10 mins left on the clock. Ran out of that rain and was able to keep all 18 rollin until the qualcomm lady started to sing. Only 380 or so miles to go and will go ahead for the first time this week. Take a full 10 hour break to make it all the way to the receiver. Should have about 23 hours left on the 70 which can get me a decent load out of Jersey either headed South or West. Set PTA for 9am because last time they took forever to unload. I have a 5am apt on 24th and should be there between 16 and 1700 est on 23rd. Have a good night and stay safe.

 

Got to Burger Maker at 15:15. They won't take load until morning. They were shipping I guess the burgers out. They didn't have a vending machine so another driver and I walked about a mile or so and got some tasty Chinese food. Still have 26 hours left on the 70 and not Pre planned as of yet. Also Google maps is not good with jersey no left turn laws but you just have to know. That's just how Jersey Rolls. G nite folks Chinese food has made me sleepy. Until next time. its REAL TIME!!!