I Have A Few Questions????

1.) How do you tell a grown a$$ man he stinks and needs to shower nicely???? I'm not that much of a people person but dude needs to shower... 6 more months of this oh my I'm in trouble lol...

2.) OK I run teams and I know how to manage our hours but how do you guys that are solo manage your hours so you can keep running on recaps????As a team we run 8.5 to 9 hours plus a 30 minute DOT break and a 15 minute pre and post trip = 10 hours that way we have enough hours to run on recaps....

Well I thought I had another one but can't seem to think of it... Been a long night and about to pass out.... Stay safe out there....

How do you tell a grown a$$ man he stinks and needs to shower nicely????

I would ask the smelly man that question and then repeat his answer back to him.

For managing hours, I learned real fast after hitting my 70. If you can keep it below ten a day, you'll be good, but planning takes a lot. You need to know where you're starting, where you're going, what roads you're taking, and where you're shutting down. Typically I'll pick truck stops that I've been to, and I'll always keep in mind to pick two backups just in case. It does no good to plan a whole day and nothing more, because if you've got an hour left and the truck stop is packed, you'll need to go elsewhere.

So, plan for the worst everyday. Don't plan to go through big city with only 2 on the clock. If you have to stop early because you think/know you won't make it, don't fret. Use one of your backups. Always have a plan b, you will find yourself needing to resort to alternatives from time to time.

If you can go on a break, do so. When I get to a dock area, I check-in and immediately go off duty once I'm backed up to a dock. If you let your clock stay on duty when you're not, you're just wasting precious minutes. Always be mindful of what your status is set to, because there's nothing worse than getting back in your truck and seeing that your clock has been set to on-duty driving for two hours. So, be cheap with your hours and aim to be as time efficient as possible.

Hope this helps a little. I don't have experience like some of the other guys here, but one of he first things that I learned is that time is money, and you need to know how to make the most of it.

For me the time issues that come up are bit less dramatic as they seemed to be when I started. Once I realized that if for various reasons I have to stop earlier than planned it only means I can start earlier.

You will travel just as far in an hour tomorrow as you can today. Just don't get to lax with your schedule and it will all come out in the wash. Exception being hot loads then every minute counts.

Update:::: he must of got the hint from the air fresheners hanging in the truck (black ice pine tree)... I wasn't trying to be mean but damn....

Ok thanks everyone