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If at shipper/receiver and run over 14 and can't stay, we are told to call safety to get a tow out.

What?????? Wow, that's an unbelievably expensive solution! I can't imagine a company paying to have the truck towed for that reason. Wow.

I totally agree. I was in dfw newly solo. Ran out of hrs and couldn't sit at shipper for 10 so I left to find safe haven. Big mistake. Resulting conference call involved logs,safety, and dm. I've talked to 1 other driver that has invoked the tow thing and received no backlash for doing it, but u gotta figure there goes any profit for the next 3 loads. Best to be a company driver in that scenario!

We have 'personal drive time''. Can't be under a load or even assigned a load to use it. If you have the right dm, and you're empty, you can have them temporarily remove a load assignment so u can use personal drive time.

If at shipper/receiver and run over 14 and can't stay, we are told to call safety to get a tow out.

If under 45 mph and less than 3 miles, can run on line 1 without triggering qc to line 3. Very helpful when u have to get through gate at the customer, get the bills, and hook up all without starting your 14. Of course I nor any other drivers have behaved thataway.

My first thought is how a pretrip might have been beneficial in this case, would have circumvented the whole nightmare.

Agree totally. I work for one of the huge ones that so many people deride on other sites. I didn't mention that yesterday after I shutdown for my restart and got student checked into hotel, my fm called me and Asked me where I would Like to run when I Cole back after restart. My response- wherever u need me to run, no preference, and thx for asking. I'm no perfect driver, and haven't been at it too long, but my experience is exactly what u describe- if you work your butt off, every day, and have no expectations especially early on of being treated like a prince, things work out just fine as far as dispatch is concerned. The reality is that anything can happen on any given day that will throw off any plans I may have had. Like ac quitting. Was down nearly 5 days originally for that. When it started blowing hot again after 1 month I called the same dealership and xplained the situation, put in a breakdown on the qc and dealer took care of it within 4 hours this time.its about solving problems. I've met other drivers on the same account that refuse to even change a marker light and get reimbursed later: they put in a breakdown qc and wait. They are the same ones complaining about.no miles. We have a couple of trailer repair guys at the dc. Igrabbed one with bad brakes the other day, made a couple of inquiries and was adjusted and rolling within the hour. I was griping to the trailer guy about how I've been hooking up to some real losers lately and how other drivers pass off problems to the next guy. His response was that dispatch knows who watches out for the equipment, and those drivers ultimately make more money despite the downtime they might incur from babysitting problem trailers. Don't know if that is generalizable across trucking in general though.

We've been trucking along basically enjoying life on this dedicated account, running every load given and never complaining to dispatch when the occasional shag or difficult run comes along. In return have been getting excellent mil which is really the only way to assess my competency. I had the.most bizarre and humbling backing experience thus far in deerfield beach,, which I won't belabor here. After that, dispatch innocently says they need me to cover a flatbed load from another dc bound for Miami. A few xtra coins were given for tarp and shag pay. I've never dealt with tarps,straps, spread axle trailers,etc. Did I mentioned that the newly replaced ac was blowing hot air? The short version is that I made it happen, on time, and didn't hit nuttin. Lost a few pounds as well. What a bargain!

A couple of things hosed up my shifting in the beginning. First was that I pushed the clutch in too far. Now I just barely nudge it. Less distance also means less time involved. Also used to rev way high and 'catch it while it was falling' I.e. I'd get it in gear as the rpms fell. Now I just rev it to the proper shift point. Which saves time also. And it all feels different depending on the weight in the box.

Rolling down 75 yesterday, I was in the sleeper, student driving. Awoke from a pleasant slumber by student in crisis. Felt a slight thump, student started freaking out. Jumped up front, looked in right mirror and see a small car buried under the dot bumper. Student was in center lane, at a complete stop due to a wreck about 1/2 mile ahead. Kid in camry apparently texting, last second slammed on his brakes and lost control and wound up under our trailer. His car was totalled but he walked away. Lucky day for him. No citation for student. Spent several hours dealing with bureaucratic necessities, bumper being replaced as I type. Could have been a much worse outcome. Lots of crashes on 75 and 95 yesterday. Throw a little rain in the mix and the world goes crazy!

Once. In dfw I ran an hour over my 14 to leave a shipper that didn't have overnite parking. The resulting conference call with safety,logs, and dispatch curtailed that behavior real quick like. Since then I've developed a mystical relationship with my qc. I frequently sacrifice hotdogs from TA to it, and it seems content to receive food offerings weekly. Sometimes ill burn some incense and dress it up like Cindy lauper. That's mostly during the lonely months of winter. I've been reading books on applied magic in an effort to get it to run my 70 backwards. I'll publish the details once results are achieved.

4. Set the brakes, get a flashlight if its dark and hoof it 500 feet to scope it out?

Student off truck as of this AM. Sat down with him last night and went over all points on the eval. It got very strange over the last 2 days. I heard stories of.how his previous trainer was possessed by a flock of devils that tried to exorcise themselves at night. My personal interpretation would have been sleep apnea, but hey, demons might work just as well. Waiting for next student. Cheers!