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| AT the pumps!! |
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| A full tank!! |
Tomo made his drop in Calgary at 8 am on February 14th. He then had a long overdue rest for the 10 hour off time. Filling up his truck that was close to empty before heading south to Sweet Grass, Montana to swap a empty trailer for a new load bound for Calgary!
The trip down went fine, and the swap was smooth, then Tomo crossed the border at Coutts, Alberta and at the scales, they stopped him for a log check. The Border officer was very pleased at the clean and well detailed logs that Tomo had been keeping. He even complemented him on his hard work and doing a good job of record keeping ...... but one thing is a problem..... the law in Canada states that a driver must take one (24hour period) day off every 14 straight driving days. On the 14th, Tomo was fine, but as of the 15th, he was over the limit. Sorry bud, you are shut down for 24 hours. No fine, no penalty, no mark on your record, just sitting time and rest for 24 hours. Only if he heads back to the States, where this is not the law, would he still be able to drive. The problems is the load is bound for Calgary not for the States.
At present.... Tomo is waiting for the word as to what is up and what is the plan from now. Probably another trailer swap for Tomo and he will be heading for home base. Just Mom's idea...... must wait for the Drive Manager's orders!!
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