Running illegal

That I understand completely...just be careful because it only takes one mistake (maybe not even your mistake) and its all over.

 

Usually (but not always) you can avoid running illegal by managing your time (don't waste it at truckstops, consolidate stops....fueling, eating, using the bathroom, whatever else all at the same place, plan your trips around rush hour traffic for any cities you pass through, and sometimes the "big road" ain't the best road)

It is different running legal...I always seem to be pushing the limits of that 14 hour clock, and spend a lot less time in truckstops spending money.

 

That number is a hell of a lot higher than 10 million.

 

Even more the reason to keep my job. I can't wait for the illegals to take our jobs.

 

It won't be a long wait at the rate things are going to hell in a hand basket.

Just do the best you can to manage your time and drive legal.

 

As soon as the big companies realize that they can get illegals to run for .15 cpm, we are done. Or O/O running for .75 cpm.

 

Folks that are not car haulers will never understand. You can easily eat up a good portion of your 14 in 2 days finding cars, and loading them, especially if you have multiple stops. Not driving. Not sitting at truckstops. And then you have to drive on top of that.

 

Been there, done that. Especially at car shows. I used to drive for Passport Transport in the early 80's. Before the current HOS rules were an issue.

I wouldn't want to try it under today's rules.

 

Finding cars takes time, I'm sure...

I've hauled a lot of John Deere equipment (backhoes, excavators, farm equipment, etc.)...and multiple stops can put a squeeze on things. So does securing the load on a flatbed.

There were 3 guys that were former car haulers that went through orientation with me (all friends, all from the same area of Tennessee), they had been hauling cars for 19 years before they all got laid off at the same time.

Every one of them agreed...flatbedding was considerably more work than hauling cars, they always hauled the same kind of cars though. (Corvettes)

In other words...some of us flatbedders may understand better than you give us credit for.

 

I went to orientation at TMC. You may have to secure your cargo, as well as tarp it. I know all about steel and lumber tarps. Yes they are heavy. But you do not have to find your load. You do not have to walk around for hours looking for it. You do not have to climb into cars that are over 150 degrees, then find that the battery is dead and walk 1/4 of a mile to get a jump box. You do not lift steel ramps that weigh around 100 pounds each. You do not have to fold the mirrors in and drive the cars onto your trucks, with less than a foot on either side, sometimes about 6 inches, then try and squeeze out. You do not have to open the car doors and fit between them and the frame of the trailer. You do not have to chain down cars on the top deck, trying to tighten down the chains, while not hitting the car below with your cheater bar. Do not even for one second try to convince me or anyone else that flatbedding is harder than car hauling. I know better.