Reasonable expectations for HOS?

you can try and tell them. just be prepared for them to say "all our other drivers did it"

 

in my current job i have it easier, as i work under 45 hours per week. when i ran the road, i never needed more than the one logbook. i was able to get the loads from MA, to Richmond, VA in less than 10 hours, which back then, we had the 10 hour driving rules.

when we had to go to the far corner of MA and pick up rolls of paper for the cigarette companies in VA, we were supposed to take our 8 hour break, as we would never be able to log that longer trip.

since there were NO DOT scales for us to worry about past the DC area, we'd just get a motel slip (we ran day cabs), and get the loads down to VA. Company did not care, to spend something like $29.99 for a motel room we never used, to get the freight down south the same day.

illegal most certainly, but we liked our pay, the company kept us busy, and if we wanted time off, we got it with a smile.

all i can say is, we did what we did, back in the day. how anyone does thier job this day and age is up to him/her.

as i said earlier, i only had ONE logbook......never more than ONE....

however....."backing up" a log, became common practice.

 

yes/no the times are correct when dot looks at it i will say no more

 

This is the thing. If something happens, and your not legal, some lawyer is gonna down load your electronic information from the truck, and the company, and you could wined up in the bar hotel. And the company is going to throw you to the wolves in that situation. " All our drivers are held to the highest standard, this guy is just some rogue maniac violating DOT rules to make money." Believe it. I just left a company that was outlaw trucking.
Watch that video someone just posted that shows the car getting hit, the car rolls, and there isn't a thing the driver can do, hope he's ok with his log.

 

The thing to do is to tell your boss that it is UNSAFE for you to meet their expectations. Once you mention safety, if they fire you, you sue. If they are smart, they reduce their expectations to more realistic goals.

 

here we go... the sue route.

all they have to say is, he was TOLD to do it right, and he did it his way. he's got nothing in writing he was told "do this or else".....if anything at all, it is all verbal, also known as hearsay.