Profile For John M.

So what I learned today is a huge relief when I go forward. I thought forced dispatch was when they told you that you WILL go into an unsafe area at an unsafe time of day. Old School straightened that out for me. Much relief here.

This is a subject IMO that I conquered very quickly. I am not CDL but I am on the road every day. I decided I would keep track of "the idiot of the day". The creativity of the "idiot people" just amazes me. Knowing I would see someone who is a special kind of stupid quite often made the usual triggers of WTF go away i.e. flip offs, cut offs, etc. This, for me, is what works.

Not going into details, and trust me I want to, but being away from my parents has scratched any ideas I had to OTR. I just can't be away very long as I am needed here at home.

I myself live in Indiana and hate the idea of automatic transmissions. He is already a driver and I have no experience. He will ask valid OTR questions and I will ask rookie questions. We are not the same person, trust me.

I don't like flat faces, cabovers just don't feel the same. Call me silly but I swear I can navigate a big nose better than a no nose in tight areas. As for automatics? I hate the idea.

I think I am beginning to understand. The HOS is nothing but a recording and as long as I make the load on time I can choose to take a nap if needed? All I have to worry about is that I am only allowed 14 hours a day and can spread my sleep out?

Wait a sec, I am non CDL as in the weight requirement of my truck doesn't apply, eloging wont even be a concern to me I assume.

Then to Patrick C, do any of you have tips on how to do the much heard of "sleep on demand?" Your brain subserviently knows the time of day or night. As I have read, you CAN train yourself to sleep when YOU HAVE THE TIME. Um, that being said, a timeframe for such an ability would be very helpful.

Rainy D and all others PLEASE speak in simple terms. In my understanding you are limited to "shifts" and must comply to regulatory HOS of "sleep time" vs "awake time" I just don't get how when you are moving from to point A to point B how an elog will allow you to "customize" your best hours, as in fully awake, vs the mandated schedule, "sleep/rest time". I have been chastised on this before but honestly, when I am awake I want to run the load and it could very well exceed the DOT regulations, whereas, if I am tired I need to sleep. Obviously the load will arrive on time but the freedom to choose "awake time" and "sleep time" on an elog schedule appears to be unfairly regulated by sheer crunched numbers. Again, in simple terms, explain again how I can regulate to my bodies whims so that I will be a safe and alert driver with elogs. THINK OF ME AS A CHILD, EXPLAIN IN SIMPLE TERMS PLEASE. Ya'all great peeps!

Rainy D, "unnecessarily concerned" is one of the reasons I am glad I found this site. All of you provide a huge wealth of knowledge that I very much appreciate you sharing.