Where is the line between time management, driver harassment, and a pep talk? Last week I wrote about electronic driver harassment. It is still bothering me. This company had 21 late deliveries in 1 day. According to the message, all of them could have been delivered legally within HOS confines. If I 
were managing that fleet, I would be on it – NOW! They need to find out why they had those missed appointments. Don't just blame the drives. It is a lot easier for a trucking company to lose a customer than gain one.
Late deliveries and missed appointments are great ways to lose business. Drivers need to manage their time. We always did. The 14 hour rule emphasizes it. Keep that left door shut. Plan your stops and make them as infrequent as possible. The less often you stop the less time and fuel you will waste. Be healthy. Be reasonable. Do more than one thing when you stop. You have to take a 30 minute break within 8 hours, or you can't drive again. This may be a good time to eat your lunch – with a fork. Time that break 
between 5.5 and 8 hours into your day. Taking a 10 minute break, and then having to stop again an hour later for your 30 is wasteful. It does not matter if you oppose the 30 minute rule. You still have to take it. That doesn't mean that you have to sit there and look at the clock for 20.
Take a shower, you don't smell that good. Sleep at your customers whenever possible. They may get you in before your appointment. Find out when you need to be in dock. If you don't have to be there. Take a walk. Getting there at 21:00 for your 07:00 appointment does avoid budgeting time for the what ifs on your way to the customers. You don't have to budget waiting for a train or running into a traffic jam into your day. It delays the start of your 14 hour clock.
There are more 14 hour 
violations than 11 hour drive time operations. Once you start that clock, it doesn't stop. Consider an 8/2 split. It avoids the need for a 30 minute break. I have heard drivers complain about needing a nap during the day. Don't drive tired. Although, when I budget my time properly and get a good night's sleep during my 10 hour break, I have found no issues running to the end of my 14. As a driver you are expected to work long, hard hours. Don't be out messing around during your 10 hour break. Wind down and sleep. I have found that if I look at my computer after my 14 and at the beginning of my 10, it takes me longer to fall asleep. Therefore, if I only have time for a 10, I don't look at it until the morning. Sometimes, I will heat up a chamomile tea. It helps me sleep better. Sleep matters. When you are working 14 hour days, your life on the road becomes work and sleep. Manage it.