Comments By Sgt. Diddly

I’ve seen a lot of questions about the dollar general account so I wanted to post this. I’m exhausted so I’ll be fairly brief and opt to answer questions instead of going on and on.

This isn’t my usual but I wanted to be a team player and help out.

First, it took me 30 minutes to maneuver into my first stop. 3.5 hours to unload and it is absolute misery. 40% of the load has to be down-stacked and unloaded piece by piece. The rollers with the other stuff on them are a complete PITA!! It’s not about liking or willing to work hard. It’s simply not worth it.

This!

Driving is the easy part of trucking. Trip planning and using your time efficiently is the hardest part

Thanks. I don’t know why I didn’t think about it. Something in my head just went “ oh, I can fix this”. And I did it without even considering the legitimacy. Talk about a boneheaded move. 😒

Every time you edit the logs, it now states "edited" on the printed portion that logs and DOT can see. To remove on duty time to allow more drive time is a falsification of records violation.

would be better to explain the one minute violatiion during snow than why you lied on your logs.

as far as my company goes, you get 1 point for violation. If you get 20 violations in six months, you get counseling, at 21 your FM gets reprimanded. The points are removed o a six month rolling basis. So points in January will be off by July. This has nothing to do with any DOT tickets that are possible if you get inspected

Wasn’t trying to make excuses at all. Just wanted to give a picture of what happened. But I see how it came off that way.

Now I’ve created a new, much more serious issue that I didn’t even think of when I edited. Guess when you find yourself in a hole, it’s best to just put down the shovel.

If you haven’t already, send in a message or phone call, to whomever you report to, acknowledging your violation. Let them know that you know that you screwed up; and own it. Don’t blame it on any other drivers or circumstances. Just promise to trip plan better and that you won’t do it again. And then don’t do it again. You shouldn’t run any of your clocks down to the last minute; you need to allow yourself time for unforeseen circumstances.

It wasn’t the 14. It was the 70. Probably not smart but I panicked and made a bad decision on the change. Lessons learned.

Were you still driving when you ran out of the 14?

Good stuff! Just be careful out there. Not everyone has the skills to handle the weather but they don't know it until they cause an accident.

Good morning ya'll. I hope everyone has stayed safe. Detroit got alot of snow wed and yesterday was a terrible mess. highways started clearing up in the afternoon but the secondary streets are still a big mess. My customers were amazed I still made my deliveries. It's been a challenge but gettin it done. I have 2 stops this morning thenheading back south were I belong lol. First time I have ever drove and not gotten out of low range for the entire day. Stay safe everyone

Thanks everyone. I was able to edit my pre/post trip down to one minute, and "break off duty" for two minutes, so when I approved it for the day, I was actually two minutes prior to violation lol. I really was nervous about it though. I know if I had some time in with the company it wouldn't be an issue, but being a new driver I thought it would look negatively on my time management and trip planning skills.

I️ just stopped south of you in Ohio. Be careful, i have a hos violation because I️ wasn’t going to stop on the ramp lol

OMG, Glad he isn't hurt worse. I have been fighting the same conditions in Detroit all day myself. Had a truck pass me on 96 and pulled over in front of me and his trailer started sliding. I don't know about him, but I needed a shorts change.

Sooo I went over my 70 by one minute tonight. Some genius was confused by the way ez pass tolls work and clogged up the lane coming off Ohio I80 onto I75. Combines with the heavy snow, I didn’t make it to my designated rest area on time. I would have stopped at an exit ramp for my ten just so I didn’t go into HOS violation but with the weather, I wasn’t going to chance other drivers not seeing me or losing control.

Any one else have a minor issue like this? What happened?

Only been driving for six months and with my company for a month so I’m a bit nervous?

My first solo was in monroeville Indiana from Indy and back. By the time I was able to head back it was dark as hades and all I had was my phones GPS. suddenly a detour and then a “oh look, I’ll go this way moment” and boom. From farm roads for hours. I’d just started driving two days ago and had zero idea of what trip planning meant lol

Good thing it was a day cab or there would be some missing power poles. That 2.5 drive turned into six lol.