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When he's on the west coast he's hauling perishable goods like fresh produce in a reefer (refrigerated trailer) to those poor hungry souls out east whose weather won't allow them to grow such delicious food items. He's got to get there in a hurry or that load will be rejected by the receiver if it is starting to spoil. He's got to have the "hammer down" (full speed ahead) or else he may not get paid for that load of spoiled strawberries when he gets there.

Thank you so much Old School, your handle I assume? Love it! Now, I need. a snappy handle for my "guy!" Thank you for the lingo mixed in with great information. If you've got a few minutes at a time would love more lingo and any tidbits. Does the DOT state once you log in for your eleven hour allotment of drive time daily that starts the clock ticking? For instance if you have to wait two hours at an unloading you've "used" two hours of drive time and have nine left? No rush with the info whenever you get to it.

Warmly, Amie

You basically have 2 clocks that run at the same time. You can drive a maximum of 11 hours per day and you have to complete those 11 hours within a 14 hour period. That leaves 3 hours for loading, fueling, breakdowns etc... Oh and they take another 30 minutes out of your day for a mandatory break that you have to take off duty so that leaves you only 2.5 hours for all the other stuff you do besides driving. You can work longer than the 14 hours but you can not drive after 14 hours. The clock starts ticking the minute you start working i.e. pretrip inspection and if you mess around you just lose valuable time.

As for what products? It all depends on the type of trailer he is pulling. Old School gave you the gist of what refers haul but dry vans will haul anything that fits in the box and does not need refrigeration. This means anything from your computer to the tile on your kitchen floor to medicines. You can pretty much make up anything. I have seen trees and other plants and flowers hauled in a van.

When he's on the west coast he's hauling perishable goods like fresh produce in a reefer (refrigerated trailer) to those poor hungry souls out east whose weather won't allow them to grow such delicious food items. He's got to get there in a hurry or that load will be rejected by the receiver if it is starting to spoil. He's got to have the "hammer down" (full speed ahead) or else he may not get paid for that load of spoiled strawberries when he gets there.

Thank you so much Old School, your handle I assume? Love it! Now, I need. a snappy handle for my "guy!" Thank you for the lingo mixed in with great information. If you've got a few minutes at a time would love more lingo and any tidbits. Does the DOT state once you log in for your eleven hour allotment of drive time daily that starts the clock ticking? For instance if you have to wait two hours at an unloading you've "used" two hours of drive time and have nine left? No rush with the info whenever you get to it.

Warmly, Amie

You basically have 2 clocks that run at the same time. You can drive a maximum of 11 hours per day and you have to complete those 11 hours within a 14 hour period. That leaves 3 hours for loading, fueling, breakdowns etc... Oh and they take another 30 minutes out of your day for a mandatory break that you have to take off duty so that leaves you only 2.5 hours for all the other stuff you do besides driving. You can work longer than the 14 hours but you can not drive after 14 hours. The clock starts ticking the minute you start working i.e. pretrip inspection and if you mess around you just lose valuable time.

As for what products? It all depends on the type of trailer he is pulling. Old School gave you the gist of what refers haul but dry vans will haul anything that fits in the box and does not need refrigeration. This means anything from your computer to the tile on your kitchen floor to medicines. You can pretty much make up anything. I have seen trees and other plants and flowers hauled in a van.

So many thanks for this. There's so much information to keep track of! Great job understanding it all--- as you had me a bit lost at two clocks! :)

Any little tidbits are great...keep um' coming if you have time. My protagonist is "hammering" (did I use that slang correctly?) ;) a long haul east to west. Any thoughts on travel time and goods carried?

Warmly, Amie...btw, safe trucking and Godspeed!