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What companies come to mind that dispatches received will consistently allow you to remain “LEGAL”?

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Impossable to answer your question due to the number of Carriers.
Plus I don't believe a Carrier exists that doesn't push the envelope
of what is and not legal at times. I also believe there's not a Driver
alive that "runs" 100%legal. Those that claim they do are flat out liars.
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I also believe there's not a Driver
alive that "runs" 100%legal. Those that claim they do are flat out liars. Thats a fact. You may want to but there are times it just will not work and there are times you just don't want it to work.
As far as companies go. They all say it but I've not seen one do it. If they don't force it they certainly approve of it by no action against the above.

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Alot of the large companies dispatch legal, but its up to the driver to "be" legal. Log it the way DOT wants you to log it and you won't have any problems.
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Your in what your second, maybe third week of truck driving school and you already know that to be a fact.
Hopefully you'll figure it out before long that you don't know (edited).

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Actually, there are 3 yays to run. 1-safe, 2-legal, and 3- effeceint.
Unfortunatly,you can only do 2 of them at any time. Its up to you, the driver what you choose. because;
if you are safe, and legal, you aint effeceint.
If you are safe and effeceint, you aint legal.
And if you are legal and effeceint, you aint safe.
snuffy"The Last Plank-owner"

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Generally speaking.....CFI's computer dispatches a truck at an average speed of 47 mph...and automatically adds the time necessary for 10 hour breaks. If it is a straight relay that can be done in one shot....the average speed for dispatch is usually around 52 mph.
These are "legal" dispatches. Under normal or optimal conditions, the runs can be made in less time than allowed. But where it starts getting tricky is when you encounter traffic backups due to accidents, rush hour traffic, inclement weather, etc. Also, if the driver is prone to playing too many video games, bs'ing too much in the t/s restaurant, etc.....it can be very difficult to for some drivers to do it "legal".So I like what I do, you don't, too bad, get over it. Get on with your life, I am.

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One or more of which you will encounter on almost every trip. That puts them out of it.
Drivers playing games and such is a good excuse companies like to use. Blame poor dispatch scheduling on the driver. Your suppose to have a 10 hour break every 24 hours. That means no pre-trips, no log books, no work. Plenty of time to play video games and relax a little. Unfortunatly most drivers use that time to get their paper work up to date and do other non driving duties. That doesn't fall under "legal". But they make that claim.

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Here is my thinking on the subject. If you chose to be legal a break will take you twelve hours. As far as anyone running legal yes there are people out there that do and are not liars. They tend to suffer in the paycheck. But they do remain legal and the company they work for knows it. They way I see it, is that if you decide to be the honest trucker you will do what it takes to remain legal, safe , and as efficient as you possible can. Let the chips fall as they may , but remember this, if you run out of legal standards the company you work for will point that out in court and leave you holding the bag when something happens. Just my two cents.

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Thanx for the input on the topic. Still doing plenty of research but plans at this point still remain on entering the industry.
End up questioning myself though after reading through these forums and finding very little of a positive nature. Mind gets to wondering if some of the turnover is related to new drivers leaving after being given low/no miles because they will not be “creative” for the employer.
Seems as if maybe Werner would be “stuck” keeping you legal with the paperless logs THEY maintain on their drivers, noting what wbirdstrike mentioned about court.
Hmmmm, wonder if Werner has GOOD miles for someone solo running national out of the midwest. Guess a benefit for my situation will be not “needing” a routine schedule for “home”!!!Psalm 119:104

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JB allways did me real well. They were real strick on staying leagle.
Simple. You do not have the hours. You can not do the run. You run out of hours they swith you out or they reset the appointment.
You run over on you log and it dosn't match you log. Guess who is in trouble?
They will not run you out of law, only you can do that, You try to streach it and get caught from computer not matching log. You get to sit and sign off on your running in the wrong.
If you have 8 hours and the load should only take 7.5 hours yet you find that at 8 hours you only have 30 miles to go and you go! That is your dumb azz mistake. You should call them and say . I can not do it. I will have hours at this time. They may be able to reset or they should have power in the area.
One reason many foutune 500 companies contract with folks like the big companies and give them the large rates they do. They have power every 100 miles to meet JIT deliveries.202 N Main Street
Summerfield Il 62289
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Werner has a system that will get the company through a D.O.T. audit with minimum difficulty. That doesn't mean that their system will force a driver to run legally. The Werner system simply puts the onus on the driver to correct any 'mistakes' that the electronic on-board recorder makes. If a driver fails to do that, he/she will run into the same problems that a driver with a paper log may encounter.
In general, a driver can expect to run 120,000 miles per year if employed by a major company. Tales of 3,000 - 3,500 miles per week are just that; tales. That's not to say that there will not be occasional weeks when the big miles occur. On average though, expect 2,500 miles per week.
New drivers leave the industry for varied reasons though, frankly, lack of miles is probably not at the top of the list. Being treated as a non-person, a number, a flunky, etc.,, probably is near the top.
Trucking is NOT what you make of it! As a rookie driver, you are the low man on the totem pole. If you can get through the first couple of years, save some money and keep your driving record clean you will then have an opportunity to make some choices in the industry. The vast majority of new drivers don't get that far and, for good reason. Good luck if you decide to give it a try.