Some of you have I realized in a truck stop they the
truck an driver should have priority parking since they
have to follow the rule of the number of hours driving
then have to rest to recharge so it would be safer for
everyone on the road. Taking space that could be
used for one extra truck could result in something
beyond your wildest imagination...
Think about this, 75000pds going down the road with
a sleepy driver at 65mph behind you, you have to
make a quick stop. Even thought he may 1 or even
2 truck lengths behind you can he react in time to
not run over you.
RV's have tons of place's to sleep trucks have limited
place's to sleep and they are getting fewer and fewer
every day. There have been a few states closing rest
area because of funding, other states as one person
stated only let you stay at a rest area 8 hours.
Truck drivers have to take 11 hour break after 14
hours and after 70hours have to wait 34hours before
before they can re-start their logs again and work
another 70hours. Also once a truck driver starts his
day he or she has 14 hours to do what ever it takes,
this means he or she has to do what ever in that 14
hours.
So if a shipper or receiver keeps them at a dock
loading for say 5 or 6 hours that counts against
his or her 14 hours, no going off the clock for
sleeper berth or top line on the log for off duty.
So if they unload and it takes 6 hour and then
drives 2 hours to get loaded that gives them 6
hours to get on the road toward their next
delivery or rest. If a driver stops for a break it
still counts against his or her 14 hours the clock
dozen't stop.
So you can see why some drivers get pretty
upset when they pull thought a truck stop and
find Rv's parked in spots they could be parked
in. The other gentleman complaining about
about refrigerated trailer (refers) part next to
them I hope was just kidding. You have to
remember that if the refer is not running then
what ever they have inside that trailer is getting
spoiled and may cost someone thousands of
dollars.
As a refer driver for many years I can tell you
if I could not here that refer cycle even if I am
dead asleep I would wake up. I use to hate dry
loads since the refer was not running I could
not sleep. I have even ran the refer on dry
loads so I could sleep
Now that I am retired I seek out camp grounds
or Cracker barrels to sleep at, I fuel at Fly J
mostly but loves as well and Pilots, I respect
my fellow campers and truck drivers when
fueling, I MOVE MY VEHICLE AFTER FUELING
AN NEVER EVER LEAVE IT AT THE PUMP
AFTER DO SUCH ! ! !
There is nothing that will make me or a fellow
truck driver mad sitting in line at a fuel pump
with a large or even small RV sitting at a fuel
Island waiting on some idiot in the store
shopping or even eating while the fuel desk
repeatedly yells over the PA to move their rig.
Don't get me wrong there are truck drivers
who do the same
Remember what I said
about the 14 hour rule, the clock will not
stop for fueling so more you sit the less
time you have.......
Sorry to be so long but people need to
understand why driver get made at RV's
parked where a truck could park in
some truck stops. I'm not saying not do
it because there are spots for RV's and
yes I have seen truck parked in them
so don't even go there LOL
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