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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
