On 2009-04-19 09:43, Mersenne Twister wrote:

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On 2009-04-18 23:59, Ship-Of-Fools wrote: it smells like feet and arse

wash the sock. fixt

One thing, how much time do you spend doing things other than sleep or drive? I know you can't drive more than 11 hours without a 10 hour break, so how does a typical OTR day break down for you?

On 2009-06-05 22:51, Ship-Of-Fools wrote:

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One thing, how much time do you spend doing things other than sleep or drive? I know you can't drive more than 11 hours without a 10 hour break, so how does a typical OTR day break down for you?

its a slight misconception, that we can only drive 11 hours a day...and in saying that i mean ,that we think of a day in the conventional way

my day can go many ways, so i will give a recentl example

wake up in Rhode island, at 1130pm,
drive to amsterdam new york,
make delivery at 9am,
and get load assignment to pick up, in Avon new york
, drive for 2 hours, stop, and take 10 hour break, (sleep/food)
drive the rest of the way to Avon,
and make pickup at 1045pm, and
drive out of new york state, thru PA, ohio,
and shut down in bowling green Kentucky
, wake up and leave 10 hrs later
and drive to hurricane mills TN,
and switch loads with another driver
, drive an aditional 390 miles, and
shut down in max meadows VA (on I81 )
get up and roll around 5pm and roll all nite to brooklyn NY
, and deliver my chicken boobs

then roll to nearest place to legally park, and sign onto darkspace and fancast

u will have personal time, but the way it ussually breaks down is

drive 11
10 to sleep shower eat
drive 11
10 to sleep shower eat
drive 11
10 to sleep shower eat
repeat untill u have used the 70 hours u can legally use
34 hour restart to gain another 70
this time is used to do laundry/minor housekeeping stuff etc.

if u are thinking about becoming a driver, i wish u luck, it is the hardest thing i have ever done in my life...but also the most rewarding

as the man would say " i Seen some stuff that would turn your crap white!"