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Time zones???

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by jester4736w, May 13, 2009.

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  1. May 13, 2009 #1
    jester4736w

    jester4736w Bobtail Member

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    What happens when you coast to coast and you cross those different time zones? Is it as simple as you just have 3 extra hours headed west and 3 less hours headed east? Do receivers understand this often or do they still give you crap? Just a question that has been on the mind... What about log book issues??? Or do you ignore it all together for logbook?
     
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  3. May 13, 2009 #2
    leannamarie

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    You get used to living on three times: log time, local time, and home time.
     
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  4. May 13, 2009 #3
    RickG

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    As far as the log book goes all entries are made using the time zone of your home terminal.
     
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  5. May 13, 2009 #4
    jester4736w

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    To make that in order, i would have to change it exactly opposite... Home time, local time and then log time, lol... Clever though, ill have to remember that, lol.
     
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  7. May 13, 2009 #5
    25(2)+2

    25(2)+2 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    As far as the receiver being understanding about time zones, don't bank on that.

    Log with a clock set to the same time zone as your home terminal, don't use a cell phone, those will probably give the local time, but you can't count on it being right.
     
    25(2)+2, May 13, 2009
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  8. May 14, 2009 #6
    ironpony

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    Shippers/receivers being "understanding?"

    Man... you have a future in stand-up comedy!

    NO SUCH THING!

    "25(2)+2" is right about having a clock set to your home terminal time. Got to keep that straight for the DOT man. My company always sets shipper and receiver appointment times in local - so the cell phone and alarm is good for making sure I'm not late.

    And yeah... if you're on "trucking central" (aka central time)... doing the east coast sucks. Especially when the drop is like 0400!
     
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  9. May 14, 2009 #7
    Working Class Patriot

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    That would suck even more for someone based on PST doing a drop at 0400 EST....:biggrin_2551:
     
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  10. May 14, 2009 #8
    25(2)+2

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    I can only imagine that 1, I hated IN deliveries, had to find out for sure which time zone the delivery place was in and then had to allow for if the time had changed or not, the cell phone wasn't always in the right zone, either. I've heard AZ is the same or was similar.
     
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  11. May 14, 2009 #9
    Working Class Patriot

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    AZ is in MST....
    AZ does not observe daylight savings time....
     
    Working Class Patriot, May 14, 2009
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  12. May 14, 2009 #10
    Working Class Patriot

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    What's a trip is during the winter and going up to the Dakotas.....the sun goes down at 2 pm for me.....
     
    Working Class Patriot, May 14, 2009
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