BFI New Driver Quick List Truck Number Trailer Number Driver ID Card Pin: The Business Owner operator-has his own operating authority from the FMCSA and may or may not drive. Must comply with all FMCSA & DOT filings and regulations. Books his own loads and responsible for 100% of business costs. Company driver-drives for a company and must comply with all DOT & FMCSA regulations. Generally not responsible for any of the operating costs of the business and receives compensation per mile, per load or per hour. Lease driver-owner operator leased on to a company. Company generally dispatches load to lease driver. Driver provides tractor, fuel and maintenance costs. Company generally shares with insurance and registrations fees in most cases. Hotshot Trucking - Expidited version of Flatbed Trucking. Singles / teams one or two drivers FMCSA- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, governing body of the transportation industry DOT- Department Of Transportation, guiding handing and primary enforcer of FMCSA rules and regulations Tcheck / Comdata / EFS / TCH Transportation Banking Systems
Trailer types o Dry Van- generally 48 or 53 ft, able to haul anything non refrigerated o Reefer-can haul dry van freight or refrigerated freight o Flatbed-primary used for industrial equipment, requires items to be strapped and tarped. o RGN / Step Deck / Low Boy-used to haul heavy equipment o Tanker-used to haul liquids, milk, oil, gas, etc o Cattle Hauler-used to haul cattle and other livestock Legal docs o IRP Registration-allows interstate travel and multi-state registrations o IFTA- International Fuel Tax Agreement- pays for multi-state fuel taxes o UCR unified carrier registration o MC- Motor Carrier number, authorizes interstate travel Load boards-online site where carriers and brokers and share available loads Company shippers-loads shipped without the help of brokers Rules of the road Weigh stations-dot checkpoints across the country to enforce commercial truck regulations State regs and fuel permits- IRP and IFTA registrations must be up to date 43k Gross Weight At All Times. Pre-pass-electronic device similar to a toll tag used to bypass weigh stations DOT inspections- thorough inspection of truck by DOT
Driver courtesy Flashing lights to change lanes- signals driver when its safe to change lanes Rest stops and picnic areas- designated areas for travelers to safely rest Truck stop etiquette o Dim lights when driving thorough truck lot at night so you don t blind sleeping truckers o Pull up from fuel isle when done fueling so other drivers may fuel o Beware homeless beggars and commercial company o Fuel truck using fuel card, after fueling, go inside to retrieve fuel receipt Hours Of Service ( HOS ) / Log Book Rule Driver can only be on duty 70 hours over an 7 day period Driver can only be on duty 14 hours in a 24 hour period, and must be off duty 10 hours in a 24 hour period Driver can only drive 11 hours of the 14 hours on duty in a 24 hour period Driver must take a 30 minute break within first 8 hours of being on duty daily. There are no limits to Off Duty or Sleeper Berth Hours Sleeper Berth hours are hours spent in the truck when the driver is not on duty Off Duty hours are hours spent away from the truck and not on duty On Duty Not Driving is when you are working but not driving. Ex: Fueling, At The Dock, etc.. On Duty is equal to driving time plus On Duty Not Driving After 70 hours on duty, driver must be off duty for 34 hours which is called a reset Driving can only reset once every 168 hours and have two periods of 1am to 5am during that period. When driver resets, the 70 hour clock start over again Log sheets track times in 30 minute increments Log sheets are in military time. To calculate military time, use the following calculation: Military time - 12 = Day Light Saving Time. EX 1600 12 4pm
Completing The Log Book Date: Current Date Driving Hours Today: Hours that you personally drove that day, equal to total from line 4 On Duty Hours Today: Total Driving Time and On Duty Not Driving, equal to line 3 and 4 Current 7 Day Total: Total time on duty last 7 days. Add your current 7 day total from yesterday plus total on duty time from today to get this number. Hours available for tomorrow: Subtract Current 7 Day total - 70 and that s how many hours you have available for tomorrow of your 70 hours until you have to reset Off Duty Hours: Total hours Off Duty that day, equal to line 1 Sleeper Berth Hours: Total hours in Sleeper Berth that day, equal to line 2 Personal Starting City: City you were located in when you started your shift Personal Ending City: City you were located in when you ended your shift Total up all the columns at the bottom of the page and carry the totals to the top to help complete the log sheet. Check the notes below to help explain calculations of columns at the top of the page Only sign your name when log sheet is complete Driver must keep last 7 day of log sheets available at all times CB Lingo Channel 19 Address by truck or trailer type, company or direction traveling and by mile markers, driver or hand Bear- State trooper County mounty- Sheriff City kitty- Local cop Bear in the air - Helicopter Pickle park - Picnic area or rest. area Scales or chicken coupe/house - Weigh station Lot lizard / Commercial Company / Working Girl- Prostitute Yard stick-mile marker
Big hole- High gear Chicken hauler - Idiot trucker Chicken lights - Lit up truck and trailer Brake check - Traffic jam 4 wheeler - Car Alert other drivers of adverse conditions Adjust squelch to lowest point to pick up most signals Check docs for cb instructions ( if applicable ) Shippers and receivers Parking-When pulling into a dock, always park out of the way of the dock doors, traffic and other trucks Check in-secure truck and take clipboard with BOL to shipping and receiving office. Alert shipping or receiving personnel that you are picking up or delivering and provide pickup or delivery numbers if needed. S/R personnel will provide you with docking, loading and unloading instructions Scales-Some S/R require you to weigh before or after loading, they will instruct you to do so if needed. BOL-Bill Of Laden, official load paperwork Driver area-some S/R provide and area for drivers to relax during loading and unloading, generally at larger S/R Detention-If a S/R takes more than 2 to 3 hours to load or unload you, the load may be eligible for detention or layover pay
Appt times / open delivery Some load have a pre-determined appt time and some load offer and open window for S/R. Please verify with each load Lumpers-Some S/R don t employ staff to load or unload your trucks. They require you pay a contract service located on site to load or unload. This is a company paid expense, contact dispatch if you run into this Chocks-Keeps truck and trailer from rolling during loading or unloading Dropping trailers-some S/R require trailers to be left and another trailer to be picked up, this is called Drop and Hook. Most loads are loaded on same trailer that you came with, called Live Load. Some S/R require that you drop your trailer and pull slightly away from the trailer, this is still considered a Live Load Inside the warehouse-stay in designated drivers area only. Stay clear of forklift paths and inventory storage area Waiting to be loaded-stay in or around truck or in designated driver area and wait for loader /unloader to verify load is complete. Some S/R require that you stand at rear of the trailer as load is being loaded or unloaded. Once you are loaded-verify that the BOL matches the load on the truck. Pallets, Products, Shipping Times, Date, Etc Load locks-secure loads with load locks or load bars whenever possible. Also make sure load locks are still in the truck after loading or unloading and not left at the doc. Clipboard-Keep all pertinent records including BOL s in the clipboard and carry at all time when you are at a S/R to make them aware you are a driver
Pretrip / Post Trip Inspections Oil and fluids Tire pressure All lights King pin Trailer doors Mileage Fuel level Load securement / Locks Paperwork Log book Air pressure
BFI Policies Attire Wear something professional and presentable, but yet work ready Payroll o Payroll will be available on driver card or other method chosen approx 72 hours of Paper Work Approval From Funding Source. IE: Factoring Company, Broker/ Customer..etc o Pay will be calculated on a per diem rate when a full week is not worked Drug screening-random drug screens are performed by DOT. DOT will contact you and you will have to report to specified location and test immediately. Fuel / Driver Cards- Driver cards are used for payroll and fuel. Cards provided by TCH Dock Notifications- Drivers are to email dispatch with arrival / departure time when truck arrives and leaves the dock at every shipper and receiver. Scanning Paperwork: Once a load is complete, go to the near Loves, Pilot Or Flying J Truckstop to scan in the Bills Of Laden. Acct numbers and load numbers will be provided. Fines may apply for non compliance