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<blockquote data-quote="Dracula" data-source="post: 1187428" data-attributes="member: 42691"><p>Well, get used to the questions about how long it takes to set up and break down. In this regard, feeders is just as bad as package car. And the feeder time allowances are positively ridiculous. Pre-trip a tractor and hook up a single? 19 minutes. Pre-trip and build a set? 33 minutes. They will talk to you about safety, but these numbers are the only language they speak. </p><p></p><p>You won't be able to get away with continually swapping out dollies you don't like, but if your thorough pre-trip finds a problem, don't leave until the problem is corrected. Get completely familiar with the DOT requirements for all of your equipment. Do all of your valve stems have caps? They're required to. A lot of drivers don't check or don't fix it. A lot of drivers don't check their hoses real close for bubbles and cuts. Check to make sure all trsailers and dollies have the proper paperwork in the kingboxes. More importantly, make sure all of this is part of your pre-trip every single time. </p><p></p><p>A wise driver with a lot of experience told me to keep a daily log. Anytime, ANYTHING delays you, write it down. Have to wait on a door, write it down. Have to take a little time fixing a glad hand leak, write it down. If you get caught behind others in the yard, write it down. That way, when they bring you into the office, you have a record of everything. After a while, my sups knew whenever they pulled me into the office that my book was coming in with me, and I had answers if there were any delays. Just be sure they don't get you writing in your book when you're just sitting in your tractor. They will ask when you wrote in your book. Always tell them, "On my break."</p><p></p><p>Most important-IMO-is find a good routine and stick to it, every time. If they push you about on-property times, and you feel rushed, that's when mistakes happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dracula, post: 1187428, member: 42691"] Well, get used to the questions about how long it takes to set up and break down. In this regard, feeders is just as bad as package car. And the feeder time allowances are positively ridiculous. Pre-trip a tractor and hook up a single? 19 minutes. Pre-trip and build a set? 33 minutes. They will talk to you about safety, but these numbers are the only language they speak. You won't be able to get away with continually swapping out dollies you don't like, but if your thorough pre-trip finds a problem, don't leave until the problem is corrected. Get completely familiar with the DOT requirements for all of your equipment. Do all of your valve stems have caps? They're required to. A lot of drivers don't check or don't fix it. A lot of drivers don't check their hoses real close for bubbles and cuts. Check to make sure all trsailers and dollies have the proper paperwork in the kingboxes. More importantly, make sure all of this is part of your pre-trip every single time. A wise driver with a lot of experience told me to keep a daily log. Anytime, ANYTHING delays you, write it down. Have to wait on a door, write it down. Have to take a little time fixing a glad hand leak, write it down. If you get caught behind others in the yard, write it down. That way, when they bring you into the office, you have a record of everything. After a while, my sups knew whenever they pulled me into the office that my book was coming in with me, and I had answers if there were any delays. Just be sure they don't get you writing in your book when you're just sitting in your tractor. They will ask when you wrote in your book. Always tell them, "On my break." Most important-IMO-is find a good routine and stick to it, every time. If they push you about on-property times, and you feel rushed, that's when mistakes happen. [/QUOTE]
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