DAYCABS....
#11
09-16-2007, 02:13 AM
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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.....
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. 
#12
09-16-2007, 02:14 AM
Originally Posted by unkut2003
Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt
Originally Posted by unkut2003
Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt
well i drive night linehaul for conway.... and since i dont sleep well during the day, when i get tired i pull over and take a 20 minute nap, just to make it home.....
If you've never driven overnight, then you would know..... you get tired fast... driving in the day is pretty easy IMO I agree.... but with ANY professional driving position, you should be responsible enough to make sure you get the amount of sleep need to do your job safely.... correct? The amount of get togethers, parties, movies, dinners, ect..... that I've had to miss, cancel, ect.... is unbelievable! But I do it so that my head is on the pillow ATLEAST 6 hours!!! I normally start out anywhere from 3am-7am daily, depending on where I'm going that day, the dock time, ect.... and even if i get 7-8 hours of sleep... i still have to take a nap..... NOT everyones body was made for night driving..... when i work at night in the lumber yard i was fine..... but driving is less active... try it then you wont be so cocky about missing things Correct me if I'm wrong, but you technically only drive roughly 4 hours a night!!! Atleast thats what YOU said here.....
Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt
I have been local for about 16 months, currently i work for Conway. I run night linehaul which i dont like at all because i drive 4.5 hours round trip and work the dock about 5-6 hours each night. i was forced onto linehaul.
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!!!
Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt
I have an accident and it cost $17,000
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....
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#13
09-16-2007, 02:27 AM
Originally Posted by ColdFrostyMug
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.....
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!!!
#14
09-16-2007, 02:29 AM
Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt
Originally Posted by unkut2003
Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt
Originally Posted by unkut2003
Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt
well i drive night linehaul for conway.... and since i dont sleep well during the day, when i get tired i pull over and take a 20 minute nap, just to make it home.....
If you've never driven overnight, then you would know..... you get tired fast... driving in the day is pretty easy IMO I agree.... but with ANY professional driving position, you should be responsible enough to make sure you get the amount of sleep need to do your job safely.... correct? The amount of get togethers, parties, movies, dinners, ect..... that I've had to miss, cancel, ect.... is unbelievable! But I do it so that my head is on the pillow ATLEAST 6 hours!!! I normally start out anywhere from 3am-7am daily, depending on where I'm going that day, the dock time, ect.... and even if i get 7-8 hours of sleep... i still have to take a nap..... NOT everyones body was made for night driving..... when i work at night in the lumber yard i was fine..... but driving is less active... try it then you wont be so cocky about missing things Correct me if I'm wrong, but you technically only drive roughly 4 hours a night!!! Atleast thats what YOU said here.....
Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt
I have been local for about 16 months, currently i work for Conway. I run night linehaul which i dont like at all because i drive 4.5 hours round trip and work the dock about 5-6 hours each night. i was forced onto linehaul.
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!!!
Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt
I have an accident and it cost $17,000
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.... You put more acceptance in this arrogant response then anywhere.... so there may be hope out there... :lol:
#15
09-16-2007, 02:42 AM
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)
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#16
09-16-2007, 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted by unkut2003
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!!!
Don't know why he said 5-6 hours on the dock. Looks he he cleared it up in his last post.
#17
09-16-2007, 03:00 AM
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....
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#18
09-16-2007, 03:12 AM
Originally Posted by unkut2003
Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt
Originally Posted by unkut2003
Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt
well i drive night linehaul for conway.... and since i dont sleep well during the day, when i get tired i pull over and take a 20 minute nap, just to make it home.....
If you've never driven overnight, then you would know..... you get tired fast... driving in the day is pretty easy IMO I agree.... but with ANY professional driving position, you should be responsible enough to make sure you get the amount of sleep need to do your job safely.... correct? The amount of get togethers, parties, movies, dinners, ect..... that I've had to miss, cancel, ect.... is unbelievable! But I do it so that my head is on the pillow ATLEAST 6 hours!!! I normally start out anywhere from 3am-7am daily, depending on where I'm going that day, the dock time, ect.... and even if i get 7-8 hours of sleep... i still have to take a nap..... NOT everyones body was made for night driving..... when i work at night in the lumber yard i was fine..... but driving is less active... try it then you wont be so cocky about missing things Correct me if I'm wrong, but you technically only drive roughly 4 hours a night!!! Atleast thats what YOU said here.....
Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt
I have been local for about 16 months, currently i work for Conway. I run night linehaul which i dont like at all because i drive 4.5 hours round trip and work the dock about 5-6 hours each night. i was forced onto linehaul.
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!!!
Originally Posted by Trucker_Matt
I have an accident and it cost $17,000
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!!! 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.
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#19
09-16-2007, 03:17 AM
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.
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#20
09-16-2007, 03:53 AM
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 :?
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