Profile For Grumpy Old Man

Pre diabetes is not diabetes. But it will be if you don’t change your diet.

Thanks guys.

Yes, it’s stopping as little as possible, and rolling as soon as your 10 is up, and pushing as far as you can every day.

I still want to break 800 in a 24 hour period. 😀

You cAn be on duty forever, theoretically. You just can’t DRIVE after 14 hours. I have had many 16+ hour days.

If the Driver is paid hourly then he is paid hourly for hours worth being paid ! There's the 16 hour rule that makes it legal to drive/work 16 hours, though only allowed once per week (if have been home base for X days to start)

Many hourly drivers do not get OT, myself included. It isn’t required for truckers.

I could go mileage, but I like being paid detention from minute one, and paid to sit in traffic. And my pay works out about the same either way. More if I have to sit.

Oops. Forgot to send the picture. Lol

I just did 4038 this week. And yeah, it’s work. It isn’t fun. But the check is nice.

Literally drive 11, do your 10, and roll. Over and over. Logging the minimum required by safety. And I’m an hourly driver. But honestly, I’m not giving up much. It’s all drop and hook.

Made it home today with 30 minutes left on my clock.

I am doing two runs a week from Avon NY to Ames Iowa and back.

Hmm. I might have fueled there while you were there. Trying to remember what day it was. Friday morning I believe. Maybe Thursday night.

Pulled into the receiver in Eaton CO about 30 minutes ago. Had wanted to start earlyish but the reefer had quit. Got a video from my weekend dispatcher that showed me how to fix it and it's been running since.

Will more than likely be sent to Lexington NE to pick up a beef load on Tuesday, deliver Friday in the Port of Oakland. Then I will head for the house to clean out the truck so I can turn it in the next week. I will be taking 3 to 4 weeks off and then going with a dry van company.

Laura

I’ll be heading back through Nebraska tomorrow! Currently shut down at a Loves in Newton, Iowa so I can get a pm done on my truck

We are paid hourly for any on duty or driving time. Waiting to be unloaded or loaded is on duty.

My daily record is 785 (in 24 hours)

Weekly is 3734

Pretty hard to break on a dedicated run though. Lol

Governed at 68

There’s no minimum, but you don’t gain back 8 hours. Taking the 2 hour or more break just stops your 14 hour clock.

I don’t have time to explain the whole thing but there are lots of threads on it here.

Hello, I had a question about split sleeper berth.

1. Is there a minimum number of hours to drive before doing a split sleeper berth?

Like do you need to drive 3 hours or four or more before you can do a split sleeper berth?

2. The way it works is you drive for the minimum amount and then you go "off" for two hours but you gain back eight hours or you go "off" three hours and gain back seven hours. Is my understanding correct?

Thanks for the help.

Pelican