Please tell me if I'm wrong. I'm a Werner noobie. I say this not to invite ridicule (I've prolly already heard it
), but to establish the fact that there's a limit to how flexible my logging can be.
As I see it, to get good runs, I've got to distinguish myself from the 300 or so other drivers my dispatcher is handling.
I'm only going to drive 70 hours in 8 days - whether I do that in 6.4 days or 8 days is a function of when freight I'm close to is available.
Now I can distinguish myself by refusing to move freight because I've set a limit under the allowable 11 for relatively arbitrary reasons - or I can distinguish myself by taking freight when it's available knowing full well that my dispatcher knows the status of my clocks and (theoretically) plans with those in mind. No matter how much I drive, I'm going to get 10 hours sleep per day.
Aren't the hours "additive", meaning that if I don't consume them in one 70 hour period, they'll be available in the next 70 hour period?
Sure, I hate the idea of sitting in Armpit, UT for 34 hours - but if my dispatcher is playing favorites, I want to be one of them.
Thanks in advance for any advice and/or comments.