What does running hard mean to you?

I was lucky enough to be rolling down I80 thru Ohio last January superbowl weekend & the game was on in the truckers' lounge

 

running hard to me is bugging my dispatcher and burning my 70 in 7days driving 10hours a dayand logging only minimum required on duty time for things like pre trip and loading/unloading/fueling. my 34 is currently my "weekends off" which magicaly i almost always end up at the terminal(i live 10mins from terminal) with 3-5hours on my 70 and not gaining enough hours to justify running me.

 

I think a lot of hard working truckers go through the same thing. I tried the qual com thing for about 6 months. And found I was more tired when I was forced to work. I had to switch companies, or I was going to kill myself or worse, someone else.

 

that's not real smart, remember the only true path is the Psycho Path,....you have to sneak up on them

 

I bet your blow up doll caught hell!

Just don't put her in the passenger seat and other drivers won't know.

 

190,000 miles as a solo, huh? Your the reason EOBR's are coming for everyone

 

LOL, You got that right. Long story short, I went back to a loose leaf company. Back to something I was familiar and compfortable with. Driving when I'm awake, and sleeping when I'm sleepy.

 

That sounds like something a trainer would teach you.

I drive when I'm awake, and sleep when I'm sleepy. You can't get more safe than that.

BTW, 2 log book tickets in 10 years.

 

I run legal when I can. If I'm bored as a fence and nothing for entertainment, I'm gonna drive til I'm tired.

 

What else can you do? Sit there until you're tired? By then you've got legal hours to drive again, but are too tired to do so. LOL< then your dispatcher thinks you're lazy.