Wasted Hours

MJ, you guys are just going through the usual rookie problems. Your first six months will be nothing short of trial by fire. There is so much too learn at the beginning, and there is no better teacher than experience. Hang in there and keep coming in here for help and advice. There are folks in here who will be happy to give you some solid advice.

A lot of people throw in the towel before three months go by, and now you know why. Learning how to manage your clock properly will make a huge difference in the time you have available for driving - the time you are making money.

MJ, you guys are just going through the usual rookie problems. Your first six months will be nothing short of trial by fire. There is so much too learn at the beginning, and there is no better teacher than experience. Hang in there and keep coming in here for help and advice. There are folks in here who will be happy to give you some solid advice.

A lot of people throw in the towel before three months go by, and now you know why. Learning how to manage your clock properly will make a huge difference in the time you have available for driving - the time you are making money.

I believe that is right on target! Thus far, my perspective has been through my husband's eyes which, is not a bad thing, but it is limited to his confidence level -- both with his new career as well as learning other social skills. This has been a HUGE step outside of his comfort zone, as well as culture shock. It has been fun to watch him grow. However, we are changing it up a bit on Christmas Day ... I will be riding with him to gain familiarity with the equipment in preparation to earn my CDL-A. Our planned next step is to work OTR as a team.

We will be better together!

And as far as 'trial by fire' ... BRING IT ON BABY!! I don't run from much!

MJ I know this is not a question you asked but dose your husband know how to do an 8/2 split? Most if not all swift training locations do not teach it and I find it quite useful when it come To managing my clock.

MJ I know this is not a question you asked but dose your husband know how to do an 8/2 split? Most if not all swift training locations do not teach it and I find it quite useful when it come To managing my clock.

I do not know the answer to that, but I suspect he does not because I have not heard him mention anything like that. I have completed the key sections of the High Road Online Course but just started reading the log book section this morning, so I am familiar with the term. All the suggestions, encouragement and information generated by my initial post will be shared with him and hopefully we can implement much of it and see good results.

Mj how an 8/2 works is if you take 8 hours in sleeper. It stops your clock so any un used time on the 11 or 14 are saved. Example you work 5 hours, with 4 hours of driving. You take 8 hours in sleeper. You have 9 hours on the 14 and 7 on the 11. Take 2 hours off some place and you get your 5 and 4 back. Much easier seen them explained. But I teach my students that if your not on duty, you should be in sleeper, you never know when sitting and waiting when you will move agen and napping is always good. That's how I do it. Others might have another way of doing it.

Mj how an 8/2 works is if you take 8 hours in sleeper. It stops your clock so any un used time on the 11 or 14 are saved. Example you work 5 hours, with 4 hours of driving. You take 8 hours in sleeper. You have 9 hours on the 14 and 7 on the 11. Take 2 hours off some place and you get your 5 and 4 back. Much easier seen them explained. But I teach my students that if your not on duty, you should be in sleeper, you never know when sitting and waiting when you will move agen and napping is always good. That's how I do it. Others might have another way of doing it.

so I have read the 8/2 split provision to my husband and, as I suspected, he has never heard of it. Admittedly, I am not totally clear on how it works with actual situations, so wondered if I gave you the current situation, perhaps you could correct me if I am wrong:

Husband delivered this morning and has been on a 10 hour break, with approx 1.5 left. he gets a load assignment to pick up a load approx 1.5 away. Does the 8/2 split come into play in this situation? He could travel to his pick up point, rest for 1.5 hours and then move on to his delivery point. Is this correct?

** Let me clarify ... he had 1.5 hours left on his 10 hour break, and the pick up location is 1.5 hours away and was told to pick it up by 7p (which was about 1.5 hours at that time.)

** Let me clarify ... he had 1.5 hours left on his 10 hour break, and the pick up location is 1.5 hours away and was told to pick it up by 7p (which was about 1.5 hours at that time.)

If you have e-logs, take a look now. That will tell you how many hours your husband can drive right now.