Originally Posted by unkut2003

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you technically only drive roughly 4 hours a night!!! Atleast thats what YOU said here.....

He said 4.5 hours ROUND TRIP. So that's 9 hours of driving total. Plus 5-6 hours working the dock on top of that.

That's a rough schedule. It would be different if he just dropped his set in the yard, hooked, and went on his merry way. But that patio party in the middle makes a big difference.

Yeah, I would be taking some serious power naps with that kind of run.

[Trucker_Matt]

Originally Posted by unkut2003

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you technically only drive roughly 4 hours a night!!! Atleast thats what YOU said here.....

And with instances like this statement you made below..... with KNOWING you don't get the required sleep for the position, puts you a DIRECT safety hazard and threat to the industry, citizens lives, and yourself!!!

Oh, and the hours you work seem fair to me..... seeing as how I drive your round trip ONE WAY, on a daily basis!!! And yes, at most times I'm in at 3am (night) and with daylight arriving at 7ish.... I covered your round trip, one-way, at night!

PLEASE don't approach me with your 16 months of experience as a 4 hour daily driver already with a million complaints of the industry when you are clearly incompetent of meeting the minimum requirements to drive safely!!! Hell, in my last job I would start at 6am and deliver trailer full of pop by hand (Coca-Cola) in a 10+ hour if I were lucky! Then I would get back to the yard and take a reload for another 3-4 hours of driving!

See, it takes more then what your posts say about you to be a professional driver! You say its not for you.... then please, get out before you kill someone.... or yourself! You want to juggle school and blame that for your lack of sleep...... Sir, I've got a wife, and 3 children ages 9, 5, and 1!!! Which BEATS the hell out of any school responsibilities!!! I'm not gonna begin to make life ANY rougher on you becasue your only 22, and obviously not man enough to admit your mistakes and take some responsability for anything! But thanks for reading..... if you have any other info relating to the thread topic..... please feel free to post!!!

you are right..... i am not a man, I have the easiest life in the world and should not complain... All hail truck drivers !!

thanks for setting me straight....

[unkut2003]

Originally Posted by ColdFrostyMug

He said 4.5 hours ROUND TRIP. So that's 9 hours of driving total. Plus 5-6 hours working the dock on top of that.

That's a rough schedule. It would be different if he just dropped his set in the yard, hooked, and went on his merry way. But that patio party in the middle makes a big difference.

Yeah, I would be taking some serious power naps with that kind of run.

The term "Round Trip" has always meant from your origin, to your destination, and back..... thus completing a ROUND TRIP!!! However, if you are right.... he would be in violation of D.O.T. rules/regs!!! Which AGAIN.... puts EVERYONE at risk!!!

[unkut2003]

Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt

you are right..... i am not a man, I have the easiest life in the world and should not complain... All hail truck drivers !!

thanks for setting me straight....

You put more acceptance in this arrogant response then anywhere.... so there may be hope out there... :lol:

[Trucker_Matt]

Just to clear things up..... For anyone who works at conway already knows that you run to different places for l/h..

Mainly i drive 4.5 hours round trip......but sometimes it is up to 6-7 hours round trip.... it just depends on where i go...

And when i get to where i'm going , i have work the dock... which is exhausting itself.

The average day is 12 hours logged... really more like 13 with breaks.

and no i dont run illegal... so dont start rumors...

And finally, the accident i had was NOT MY FAULT....but i did take responsibility, since i was driving....

How the hell am i supposed to check an air valve in the truck that would require the removal of the fuel tank....???? (which is was caused the accident)

Originally Posted by unkut2003

The term "Round Trip" has always meant from your origin, to your destination, and back..... thus completing a ROUND TRIP!!!

That's not what he meant. Use your head. What kind of LTL company has a driver do a 2.25 turnaround LOL?

However, if you are right.... he would be in violation of D.O.T. rules/regs!!! Which AGAIN.... puts EVERYONE at risk!!!

Nah, unlike OTR, LTL companies are very strict about staying within your 14 hours. Plus you are allowed one 16 hour exemption.

Don't know why he said 5-6 hours on the dock. Looks he he cleared it up in his last post.

[Trucker_Matt]

I do drive 2.25 hours each way somedays..... 244 miles round trip.... & work the dock for 6 hours....

its how conway does business, but yes they are 440mile & 558 miles round trip runs also.

if i run out of hours... i pull over and get picked up from my terminal.... Its happened a couple of time in snow storms....

[greg3564]

Originally Posted by unkut2003

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you technically only drive roughly 4 hours a night!!! Atleast thats what YOU said here.....

And with instances like this statement you made below..... with KNOWING you don't get the required sleep for the position, puts you a DIRECT safety hazard and threat to the industry, citizens lives, and yourself!!!

Oh, and the hours you work seem fair to me..... seeing as how I drive your round trip ONE WAY, on a daily basis!!! And yes, at most times I'm in at 3am (night) and with daylight arriving at 7ish.... I covered your round trip, one-way, at night!

PLEASE don't approach me with your 16 months of experience as a 4 hour daily driver already with a million complaints of the industry when you are clearly incompetent of meeting the minimum requirements to drive safely!!! Hell, in my last job I would start at 6am and deliver trailer full of pop by hand (Coca-Cola) in a 10+ hour if I were lucky! Then I would get back to the yard and take a reload for another 3-4 hours of driving!

See, it takes more then what your posts say about you to be a professional driver! You say its not for you.... then please, get out before you kill someone.... or yourself! You want to juggle school and blame that for your lack of sleep...... Sir, I've got a wife, and 3 children ages 9, 5, and 1!!! Which BEATS the hell out of any school responsibilities!!! I'm not gonna begin to make life ANY rougher on you becasue your only 22, and obviously not man enough to admit your mistakes and take some responsability for anything! But thanks for reading..... if you have any other info relating to the thread topic..... please feel free to post!!!

Where do you get off lecturing ANYONE with the driving record you have? :roll:

Let's see...2 speeding tickets, 1 moving violation for failing to obey traffic signals, an accident, you were caught(but not cited) with NO log book and you admitted you've blown past weigh stations. :roll:

Yeah, you are the poster child for safety.

[greg3564]

Come to think of it Unkut, you should have your CDL revoked. I'd rather have a safe 22 year old than some reckless guy like you running rampant. It's just a matter of time. You don't learn from your mistakes and those mistakes will kill you, kill someone else or you'll get your CDL pulled before that happens. Hopefully latter of the three happens first.

[LOAD IT]

Maybe those daycab drivers are paid hourly and are milking the clock. I ran a daycab fleet 25 trucks, the contract said 5am-5pm, but it was actually from when the driver left home until he returned home or went into a motel for the night. Daycabbers and regional drivers have to HUMP way more than an OTR driver and most OTR drivers that are lazy cant cut it running regional or as daycabbers. My hat goes off to good daycabbers because its hard work that others dont understand.....he's home every night, he doesnt have any problems :?