What the ELD mandate has taught me so far

It is totally up to you... run faster and make it home on time or sit till you get a recap. If you burn up your 70 all the time, then what are you logging on line 4 that could be moved to line 1 maybe?

 

I totally agree and job security.

 

If you can plan your runs right you might be able to squeeze into the "8 days or less" per 30 calendar days Elog exemption.

 

It isn't ideal but instead of running 63-64 and running out of hours an hour from home why not drive 55 and save even more fuel, maybe drive a few hours less each day and have a more leisurely pace and break it up. Instead of driving 11 one day and one the next drive 6 each day.

 

They are NOT telling you or forcing you to run faster. Nobody is forcing you to run faster. ELD log it as you do it.

The other options is to farm the work out if it is only a couple times a year.

 

Another option is to park a personal vehicle two hours away from home and park the truck there. Drive home and go get the truck later. Or catch a shuttle, or some such.

Just about any body else would end up making an honest mistake, by moving some unloading time to the sleeper line. Create a split sleeper scenario so you could finish the run with a 2 hr break.