What's the longest you have driven ? And what do you do about scales ?

tangerineGT · Aug 14, 2021

Yes those were and seems like I still have a pass for those old days , I don't know how we do it some times but yet it always gets done.
I probably won't ever say my total mileage in a straight shot but I will say that I have seen the sun rise and set twice before sleeping.
It takes alot of coffee and thats OK because I love my coffee!

Happily Retired said: ↑

Glad you asked,,, current regulations and ELD's limit how long you can drive, but years ago, it was common for me to leave at midnight, run all night, all the next day, all that next night, with maybe a quick nap, and a LOT of coffee, dawn of that next morning was tough, but if I could make it to daylight, all that next day, but that was it, I had to sleep after that. Going around a scale used to be a regular thing. There were no ELD's or electronic gizmos to tell your location, weight, destination, etc., and there are no laws ordering you which way to go, as long as it's a truck route, again, common sense, you don't want to take a route that clearly looks like you are breaking the law. Fact is, I went around more scales than I went over, sometimes an hour out of my way, but never got caught. My bosses loved me for it,( I hauled some real ball-busters on a single axle tractor for Crystal Farms) I told them, I'm just doing my job. Being a regional driver, it was easy to do that, and I wasn't alone. A CB radio was your best guarantee of making it. Today, you'd be a fool to do that, the extra you might make being heavy or out of hours, won't cover the fine and record. They sucked all the fun out of it!
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Coffey · Aug 14, 2021

It ok to say it as long as it fell under the covid relif thing that was going on not to long ago.
It might still be going on I don't pay attention to much

tangerineGT · Aug 14, 2021

900 miles is a long day for sure man !

When I ran west coast , I did 1050 a day and still got 7 hours of sleeps every night.
Loaded Friday in Avondale PA and was sitting in LA Monday morning.

I look back now and think man , that's nothing.

tangerineGT · Aug 14, 2021

Yeah , it's still going on.
I haven't touched a log book in over a year , I haven't been in a scale in about the same time. I run all of them and they seem to not even care.

It's been a blast and lots of fun. I am definitely getting tired though. Lol

Big Road Skateboard · Aug 14, 2021

Don't wanna say miles. I left western SD one morning and pulled into ATL that night.

spindrift · Aug 14, 2021

I made it from Beaumont, TX to Katy in one day.

lovesthedrive · Aug 14, 2021

If talking hours driven? The trainer I had with CR England had me drive 15 hours straight. The fellow he picked up to ride with us drove 21 hours because Roy M didnt want to get out of the bed.

Linte_Loco · Aug 14, 2021

I drove from Houston to Atlanta in 3 1/2 hours

JustCallMeDriver · Aug 14, 2021

I used to hook my transmission up to a propeller in Long Beach and sail to the Philippines in about 5 hours, reload and head to Singapore, then back to Long Beach and grab a nap before starting the whole thing over again

CorsairFanboy · Aug 14, 2021

tangerineGT said: ↑

Yeah , it's still going on.
I haven't touched a log book in over a year , I haven't been in a scale in about the same time. I run all of them and they seem to not even care.

It's been a blast and lots of fun. I am definitely getting tired though. Lol
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What do you haul and how do you qualify for that covid relief? That sounds like fun.

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