So how is the 30min breaking working out?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Rawesome, Jul 6, 2013.

  1. Noggin

    Noggin Road Train Member

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    missed that one. i got the site up as Swanson started taggin Siver
     
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    morr2fab Medium Load Member

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    Thats like passing a truck faster than me but wont let me by and wont get going. I can Dance ALL day. I have a full tank and plenty of time and I'm BORED.
     
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    Anderson Silva Got KTFO didn't he... You can only stick that chin out so many times before you get clocked.. Cub put it to him for sure... Ok, back to topic
     
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    Noggin Road Train Member

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    He got his head bounced off the mat like a basketball.
     
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    NewNashGuy Road Train Member

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    You are in the wrong profession ironpony.
     
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    business as usual. I log the 30 minute break while getting loaded for my second run.
     
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    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    I was a commercial fisherman for 33 years
    the fishermen said the government will not control me
    they put a elog like system on every boat in the country
    black boxes like on an airplane
    hired a 200 people in Gloucester mass to look at radar screens
    to see where every boat was what it is catching and if it was permitted to be there
    then they hired observers to go on the boats and made us pay the observers
    any fish caught that you weren't suppose to have was dumped overboard
    counted against the quota and called regulatory discard

    THIS AINT NOTHING
    THE BORG YOU WILL BE ASSIMATLTED
     
  8. abn75

    abn75 Light Load Member

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    Omg. All this over 30 minutes, that 99% of the driver's were already taking anyway. Oh I know, I know, it's because you were told to take it. Geeze. If 30 minutes off duty is killing you then there are bigger problems. Take the break, get out of the truck and walk around, eat, go to the bathroom, do something.
    As far as elogs and such, yes soon every commercial vehicle on the road will be required to have them. Most already have a black box of some kind anyway, unless you have a very old truck.

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    ya some are reading too much into this are'nt they.Live alittle,take this brk to your advantage.
     
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    Nice if you have that option,I load my own truck.

    99%?....perhaps 99% of OTR drivers....I think you're discounting all us local and regional guys (and gals).

    There's no advantage for me and many other local drivers doing similar work, it's nothing but a big PITA.
    In my job we have to keep up with a flow of material so keeping up a steady pace is paramount, it's also costing me money when I can't make one more load on the end of my shift because I have to stop so they send in another truck to take it.