Fleet owners and home time

[nightcreacher]

I dont think 80% is that difficult,I was just off for 4 weeks and ive had truck out of service a few other times,and I'm still showing 76% in service.If your under load over a week end,doing the service work then or even spending time at home,you will still show in service

 

[jaminjim]

What I'm saying is that 19% out of service is a lot for never going home.

 

[pjjjjj]

I was going to ask the same thing, but I felt I better lay off.
3 weeks on and 1 week off = 75% availability, correct?
So if you've been totally 'on' for 4.5 months, how do you only rate a 80+%?

 

[scottanhelen]

they said that they were only out for company training and truck repair and to catch up on sleep. I know at panther in service is only for a month, depending on what was wrong with the truck and how much time was used for sleep this could account for the less then 20% down time

 

[jaminjim]

As is normally the case there are more details out there. Not saying that they are not due time off, but a few more details would be helpful.

 

[nightcreacher]

Everyone seems to think that the more time spent away from home the more you will make.if you live in the right areas,you can spend most week ends home and still make quite a bit of money.If you live like some,and are not in any expedite freight lanes,then yes you would need to be gone more to make the same kind of money.When I first went into this form of trucking,when home couldnt get loaded,so since it would take me a week to get loaded from home,i decided if I stayed out 3 weeks,that 1 week home would be the same as being home every week end.In those three weeks.I would make a months worth of revenue,so being home 1 week and only receiving 3 pay checks didnt hurt.Now times are different,we go in service on Monday after being home for the week end,which usually started thursday night.Our pay system ends on tuesday,not friday like most,so when I turn my paperwork into trip pack on tuesday,that gives me a full week for the following pay.We usually plan on leaving home on Monday,then being home after 12 days.If we get a load to the home area before that we might go home then,depending how much revenue was made in that short of time,in any event,after the 10 days we try to find a load that will put us less than 300 miles from home,and dead head the rest of the way.If we are to far out,we may stay another week out,or we are on a roll,load after load,we dont stop till the freight runs out,and take off time to equal the time gone.

 

[Humble2drive]

I was going to ask the same thing, but I felt I better lay off.
3 weeks on and 1 week off = 75% availability, correct?
So if you've been totally 'on' for 4.5 months, how do you only rate a 80+%?

That is a good question and I wondered the same thing. I do not know exactly how that stat is computed. If anyone knows then PLEASE post it.
Training accounts for 2 weeks and 3 repairs add 1 week.

For simplicity sake, if we are out for a total of 4 1/2 months (approx. 18 weeks) and are out of service for 3 weeks.
Does that mean 3/18=.17 which translates to 83% availability??

Oh, and Pjjjjj, please don't "lay off" sometimes the Devil's Advocate adds great input to a subject.

Someone else please do the math and correct me if I'm wrong because %availabilty is an important stat to be able to track

 

[jaminjim]

If the Training is/was carrier/owner directed, then I would wonder about the owners motives. I can understand that he may have had a similar experience, and it took a prolonged period of time for the truck to be able to team again. In that case it may be a pain in the fanny, but business is business. If somehow you know for a fact that you will be able to move to another truck equal to or better with the same fleet owner you should be okay. But as others have said it would not hurt to at least test the waters.