Stevens Transport aviary

Most of our loads are like that. They expect us to buy fast food when we fuel and eat while driving. Not sure when they think we should shower, do laundry and get the truck serviced.

 

Where in Maryland are you Fozzy? I was just in Milford DE visiting my Parents this afternoon... Tomorrow iw my last day of hometime... and I live in DE so if you need any help with the routes around here let me know.

 

I'm at the TA in Jessup, MD right now. About 89 miles from Milford.

 

Your 89 miles as the crow flies... not by any truck route...

Not sure how they are telling you to come but probably over the Ba6 Bridge at Kent narrows, then follow US 50 ... but there are some back roads across the Eastern Shore.

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I wonder what will happen with that if driver focused cameras become popular. I wonder what safety would think of it now? I don't think its an issue, but then the govt and people who work in safety don't always agree with what I think.

 

I am drawing the line at Driver Focused Cameras... That is a bit too intrusive.

 

Let me 'splain how we figure and dispatch loads:
First we analyze the freight lane, determine how many trucks are running from point A to B. Then we look at the tendered freight from shippers and choose what fits our trucks, their available hours and drivers requests for hometime, breaks, etc.
Then we carefully preplan loads so drivers know what to expect and finally dispatch according to the weather.
Then...
Mangement goes back and takes every load on every board, hands it to the planners at 1500 in the afternoon and tells them to 'cover' the loads.
Planners go home, DMs go home and in wanders the night crew.
And we screw EVERYTHING up, then slip back to our caves before the dark of morning is gone.
Now it's up to you drivers to make everything work.

 

This administration is positive on cameras in the cabs. Figure it will make us all safe.
There is an experimental program now funded to put 2,000 cameras in fleet trucks to see how it all works.
That's how EOBRs got started.

Nothing at Stevens, or even talk that I've heard.
But seeing how big brother works, I expect it to be mandated in all OTR trucks within 10 years.
Fortunately I will be too old to worry about that. I'll just be messing up lives on weekends and nights.

 

nothing a little bit of 5th wheel grease wont fix lol

 

The fun part is when you are assigned and accept a load with a set delivery date, no time, and 'the powers that be' decide 2 days in that you can get there at 1400 the day before!! I mean, c'mon, we already have our load, stops, etc all planned out, and WHAM they throw a monkey-wrench into things without even asking us!!