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Whammo
Joined: 02 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:22 am Post subject: Restarts |
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| Do they count as "Home Time"? I am guessing no. |
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Malaki86
Joined: 28 Aug 2004
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Location: West Virginia
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:25 am Post subject: |
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| If you're at home, then yes, they count as hometime. If you take a restart on the road, then, no. |
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mdf1576
Joined: 14 Feb 2007
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Location: jacksonville, FL
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:52 am Post subject: |
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| most of the time you are home long enough to restart, then back in the truck. |
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TK THE TRUCKER
Joined: 11 Jul 2004
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Location: NEAR ROCHESTER, NY
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:18 am Post subject: |
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Malaki86 wrote: If you're at home, then yes, they count as hometime. If you take a restart on the road, then, no.
Like you said EXCEPT if I just luck of the draw happen to get a load that delivers near the house and it would be situation where I would normally do a restart. There's no way I'm using my earned home time to do a restart at home if I happen to be by there when I'm not scheduled for time off. But when home for scheduled time off then it does count as home time. 8) 8) |
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Uturn2001
Joined: 10 Jan 2005
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Location: East Central IL between the corn and the beans
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:00 am Post subject: |
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| With most companies a restart on the road does not count as time off unless you have requested to take time off in a location other than your home 20. |
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Whammo
Joined: 02 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:42 am Post subject: |
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TK THE TRUCKER wrote: Malaki86 wrote: If you're at home, then yes, they count as hometime. If you take a restart on the road, then, no.
Like you said EXCEPT if I just luck of the draw happen to get a load that delivers near the house and it would be situation where I would normally do a restart. There's no way I'm using my earned home time to do a restart at home if I happen to be by there when I'm not scheduled for time off. But when home for scheduled time off then it does count as home time. 8) 8)
Okay, I think you got the gist of what I was saying. If I get a load near my house and it is possible to make my hours work out so I need a restart, if it isn't scheduled they cannot call it home time? |
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matcat
Joined: 09 Sep 2007
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Location: Wilkes Barre, PA
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Whammo wrote: TK THE TRUCKER wrote: Malaki86 wrote: If you're at home, then yes, they count as hometime. If you take a restart on the road, then, no.
Like you said EXCEPT if I just luck of the draw happen to get a load that delivers near the house and it would be situation where I would normally do a restart. There's no way I'm using my earned home time to do a restart at home if I happen to be by there when I'm not scheduled for time off. But when home for scheduled time off then it does count as home time. 8) 8)
Okay, I think you got the gist of what I was saying. If I get a load near my house and it is possible to make my hours work out so I need a restart, if it isn't scheduled they cannot call it home time?
That is a bit iffy, as a lot of companies (especially under a load) have policies about parking at or near home while not on home time. If you take a restart at home, they may or may not count it as home time, depends on the company, but if you are no where near home, and you take a restart, I doubt there are any companies out there that would consider that home time. |
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TomB985
Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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Location: Columbus, OH
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:43 am Post subject: |
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matcat wrote: That is a bit iffy, as a lot of companies (especially under a load) have policies about parking at or near home while not on home time. If you take a restart at home, they may or may not count it as home time, depends on the company, but if you are no where near home, and you take a restart, I doubt there are any companies out there that would consider that home time.
Strange...I've taken loads home frequently...Did Swift not let you? Why? |
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matcat
Joined: 09 Sep 2007
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Location: Wilkes Barre, PA
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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TomB985 wrote: matcat wrote: That is a bit iffy, as a lot of companies (especially under a load) have policies about parking at or near home while not on home time. If you take a restart at home, they may or may not count it as home time, depends on the company, but if you are no where near home, and you take a restart, I doubt there are any companies out there that would consider that home time.
Strange...I've taken loads home frequently...Did Swift not let you? Why?
Well swift specifically will not let you go home under a load if its High Value, JIT, and I believe hazmat. |
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Uturn2001
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Location: East Central IL between the corn and the beans
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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| When I was with Swift they would let you stop by the house under load (not JIT, haz mat or high dollar) but when they sent you home for time off they tried to do it empty. |
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TomB985
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| With fuel at $4.00 a gallon, and deadheading costing nearly $2.00 a mile...I'd imagine that may change in the future..... |
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headborg
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TomB985 wrote: With fuel at $4.00 a gallon, and deadheading costing nearly $2.00 a mile...I'd imagine that may change in the future.....
so true... just watch 'em-- You'll start seeing more and more- Swing thru the house on this load please-- and your 2 days earned time off will start shrinking...and shrinking.. to 34-- then maybe less-- after all-- you still got to deliver that load on time, and "we can't re-schedule the customer comes first" sorry charlie, maybe n 2 weeks we will be able to work you by Home with a little more time. Thanks... |
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choperbob
Joined: 30 Mar 2005
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Location: geneva new york
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| uhhh, whats the dif between taking schedualed home time and doing a 34 hr at home? haven't had schedualed home time for over a year. my current job allows me to pass thru home 1-2 times a week. if i want more home time i have load reschedualed before i accept it to allow extra time. if all i want is a hot meal and to sleep in my own bed well i just pull into my driveway and toke my 10 hr break. it helps to live in new mexico on i-40 right in the middle of my east coast-west coast run tho. well not quite east coast. still taking a 34 hr break at home is not like i am losing home time. |
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matcat
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choperbob wrote: uhhh, whats the dif between taking schedualed home time and doing a 34 hr at home? haven't had schedualed home time for over a year. my current job allows me to pass thru home 1-2 times a week. if i want more home time i have load reschedualed before i accept it to allow extra time. if all i want is a hot meal and to sleep in my own bed well i just pull into my driveway and toke my 10 hr break. it helps to live in new mexico on i-40 right in the middle of my east coast-west coast run tho. well not quite east coast. still taking a 34 hr break at home is not like i am losing home time.
You 'toke' your 10 hr break?!? :?: :!: :?: :roll: :shock: :lol: |
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TK THE TRUCKER
Joined: 11 Jul 2004
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Location: NEAR ROCHESTER, NY
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matcat wrote: choperbob wrote: uhhh, whats the dif between taking schedualed home time and doing a 34 hr at home? haven't had schedualed home time for over a year. my current job allows me to pass thru home 1-2 times a week. if i want more home time i have load reschedualed before i accept it to allow extra time. if all i want is a hot meal and to sleep in my own bed well i just pull into my driveway and toke my 10 hr break. it helps to live in new mexico on i-40 right in the middle of my east coast-west coast run tho. well not quite east coast. still taking a 34 hr break at home is not like i am losing home time.
You 'toke' your 10 hr break?!? :?: :!: :?: :roll: :shock: :lol:
I thought it took longer than that to get out of your system!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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