July locations and banter and everything else
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shadow7663
Expert Expediter
safer was a poor choice of words....
Lol...... Ok
for some quirky reason you'll notice it happens more when it is slow.....
Not quite a wasted day today....the dry run paid my fuel to cover my temper tantrum deadhead at least and now in Brookville Pa at the J....and it is a lot cooler/drier here the way over on the coast...I am fully expecting to get loaded outta here sometime tomorrow....
jujubeans
OVM Project Manager
I guess you could say I had an expediter day too...did a little weeding and watering and then set on my keister with my foot up for the rest of the day..man I am feeling lazy...so much for the lazy hazy days of summer..
ChrisGa23
Expert Expediter
Past month I notice decreased leeway time. This load is 789 miles and I have 3 hours and40 minutes of leeway time but on average all this past month has been four hours which by the time you fuel up and eat a few times catch some traffic jams you have no time for a break or nap if you need one ane cut it very close on the protect time. I been late a few times hitting traffic at wrong times. So your kinda forced to drive uncomfortable or tired. I don't stop normally but to eat or fuel up but when I do I like taking a 20 minute or more break to stretch and walk around or take a couple hour nap if need be if not get tired which I do at times around 3 to 4 am.
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You are not supposed to nap, we get paid to deliver DIRECT! LOL and you are to eat while driving...
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I've noticed this trend before myself...before I came to Load1. I agree that it seems to happen more when freight is slow. The only reasoning I could ever come up with is that the shorter the lead times are, the better the freight pays. When the loads are hard to come by, the rate cutters are going to get 'em unless dispatch can find a load that requires a fast pickup/transit schedule. In other words, I think that sometimes offering a tight pickup/transit time is the only way they can get a decent paying load on the truck. John could probably shed more light on it...IF... there is an explanation.
guido4475
Not a Member
Sitting at a WalMart near my drop off, thinking I may have to move before I get "Ticketed" and towed at owners expense for overnight parking, as the signs say...Obviously, this is not an "OVM approved" Wal-Mart.
#1 in this area, they must of moved the other guy out earlier this morning.
#1 in this area, they must of moved the other guy out earlier this morning.
Is that what you do on a 800 mile trip?
Yeah.....pee in a bottle, drive thru food only! LoL.
Chris, we are dispatched at 50 mph assuming straight thru. That being said, most in dispatch know we are human, and dont have 200 gal tanks lol.
Still a sicko today...took a short excellant paying run down to Louisville, and now I"m payin for it. Worse than yesterday. Back OOS, try again tomorrow.
Dale
ChrisGa23
Expert Expediter
So were supposed to drive and not take a break or take a nap if you get sleepy? My opinion eating while driving is just as bad as texting and driving depending what your eating your driving while distracted
guido4475
Not a Member
I think when it is slow, there are less loads, and it not as easy to be selective.So, they can't be as selective as when it is busy.Just my speculation....
It's funny, but I was wondering about the transit time too, and not because I felt rushed [that happens on short loads, especially - it's like they forget we can't 'make up' for lost time], but just because that's how my mind works: I like to know. Who sets the 'average'? How is it determined? How often is it looked at for currency? When did that happen last?
Because circumstances change. Congestion gets worse every year - is that figured in? And what especially made me wonder was when the President was first elected in 08, he decided to beef up both employment and infrastructure by releasing a lot of money for road work, and construction zones mushroomed - but I didn't see any difference in transit time.
Common sense says it's not wise to push drivers to make up time - all we can do is go faster, and that's just not a good plan, IMO.
Because circumstances change. Congestion gets worse every year - is that figured in? And what especially made me wonder was when the President was first elected in 08, he decided to beef up both employment and infrastructure by releasing a lot of money for road work, and construction zones mushroomed - but I didn't see any difference in transit time.
Common sense says it's not wise to push drivers to make up time - all we can do is go faster, and that's just not a good plan, IMO.
Not sure their is a good rational. Need time of the customer is really the starting factor. Yes when it is slow customers have more options and we have more bottom feeders to contend with. But to be honest I am not sure if it is just coincidence or hard fact.
your break is when you fuel up.....NO nap unless you have the time....make sure you'll not hit a rush hour before you consider a nap... 789 miles should have been for easy math call it 800 divide by 50....16 hrs...If you average 62 mph real time that is 12.9 hours...you have 3.1 hours , you'll need to fuel twice at 20 min stops= 40 min....you now have about 2.5 hours to allow for traffic conditions... make a sandwich on the go if you must...This isn't a casual drive down the road...this is expedite and that is logistics.....
No John 3 -4 hours left over is about right...I thought he meant TIGHT times, LOL like a whole 15 minutes or half hour....
first....figure out what major cities I might hit and at what time.....I'd probably do 2 fuel stops....see my calculation on other post....it is called DIRECT for a reason...naps are NOT inclusive....gee whiz...
This is rather concerning that some think we should have naps, stopping to eat, walking their dog and have excessive spare time...
maybe recruiting should be hammering this issue more?.....DIRECT means just that....
maybe recruiting should be hammering this issue more?.....DIRECT means just that....