Sitting at shipper for 10

If you're getting paid handsomely (or even fairly) to sit there and eat a #### sandwich then that's one thing.

I'm sitting at Swissport cargo at Logan Airport. Made it here about 10:30 last night and had some hot stuff the had to get kicked off at 0700. P/U across the parking lot not till Noon. Now did I start my logbook yet today? Of course not but this trip will pay pretty well so I'm not going complain too much about the schedule being a little macked up.

 

I agree with this.

Back in the early 90s, I worked for a company that decided to turn their trucks down to double nickel. Yet, if you were out of hours, they'd throw you another logbook. I walked into the office and handed them the keys. " You're not having everything your way. Slow speed for an insurance discount YET, want the drivers to turn and burn? Not happening!"

The DOT regs are not so restrictive so as you can't move, or go to a safe haven or get something to eat or shower...etc. That's some POS company's policy. Yet, they want the driver to ready to run a straight 11 to deliver a hot load? No sir., don't do it. Don't tell me about some hot load if you put me in a neutered truck chocked full of cattleprods, idiot lights, and a babysitter, and a micromanager.

It will get there when it gets there.

Now, on the other hand, a decent truck, a decent wage, no excessive company policy, THEN we could negotiate about 'hot loads'. Back in the day, hot loads paid double. So base pay was $.44/mile, hot load pay was $.88/mile to me. No finance, no romance.

 

And if the next load is delayed and they get you loaded at 21:00, feel free to drive all night
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Actually the op just wanted to know if moving the truck around back would mess up his 10 hour break.
Then we hopped in and turned it into a getting enough rest thread

 

In that case, my elog wouldn't change as long as it's less than 2 miles.
BUT I was there on time like planned. If this was a HOT load for the shipper, it should have been sitting at the dock already waiting for you and not hours later.
In this case, I would drive when I'm ready and not what their schedule is telling.

 

I know I can go at least a 1/4 mile before mine changes.

 

Ok first off before I left any truck movement changed the status. So a driver that will not go above the speed limit is condoning cheating on the logs.

 

I'm not familiar with your system but can't you just log off then move the truck? You're just driving to the back of the property.

 

So how many here on paper logs actually stop their break and restart it because they fixed a light bulb, or changed a tail light, or transflowed paperwork in? We all know how the real world works, and If we did it 100% by the way the rules are set, we wouldn't ever get anywhere or make any money. Don't kid yourselves here, everyone, regardless of paper or elog, plays with the numbers

 

Most of these systems like the Qualcomm, report you when you log out, makes a red flag with the officials. I usually go in and force my system into a hard reset if i know my move is more than a mile in total distance

 

You mean like the owner operators on paper who spend all weekend working on their truck, but don't log any of that as on duty?