Court rejects 34 hr restart, and the extra hour of driving
#11
07-24-2007, 02:47 PM
Originally Posted by silvan
Originally Posted by Karnajj
I had heard they were getting ready to drop the 14 hr provision as well.
Anybody else heard this? I think the old rules from the 1930s were fine for a long, long, long damn time.
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#12
07-24-2007, 02:59 PM
I propose we throw the log books out along with the hos and drive as long as we feel comfortable and stop when we get tired, like everyone else. Of course, that would involve common sense and put a lot of lawyers out of business with all of these changes to the hos rules. :roll:
#13
07-24-2007, 03:18 PM
Originally Posted by GMAN
I propose we throw the log books out along with the hos and drive as long as we feel comfortable and stop when we get tired, like everyone else. Of course, that would involve common sense and put a lot of lawyers out of business with all of these changes to the hos rules. :roll:
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#14
07-24-2007, 03:19 PM
Originally Posted by GMAN
I propose we throw the log books out along with the hos and drive as long as we feel comfortable and stop when we get tired, like everyone else. Of course, that would involve common sense and put a lot of lawyers out of business with all of these changes to the hos rules. :roll:
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#15
07-24-2007, 03:22 PM
I find it hilarious that the folks who drive no more than 10 to 20 minutes to commute to work are making the decisions for those who have trained and are capable of driving for hours on end.
#16
07-24-2007, 03:48 PM
Originally Posted by GMAN
I propose we throw the log books out along with the hos and drive as long as we feel comfortable and stop when we get tired, like everyone else. Of course, that would involve common sense and put a lot of lawyers out of business with all of these changes to the hos rules. :roll:
oh thats not how it is now?? :wink:
#17
07-24-2007, 04:21 PM
Originally Posted by GMAN
I propose we throw the log books out along with the hos and drive as long as we feel comfortable and stop when we get tired, like everyone else. Of course, that would involve common sense and put a lot of lawyers out of business with all of these changes to the hos rules. :roll:
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#18
07-24-2007, 05:02 PM
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IMHO the HOS does more to protect the truck driver from the trucking companies than it does to protect the public.
Anyway, if groups like PATT and crash have their way about it the HOS would look something like this: 8 hours of drive time per day. No driving after the 12th hour. 12 consecutive hours off duty. 48 consecutive hours off every week.
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#19
07-24-2007, 05:15 PM
Originally Posted by Uturn2001
IMHO the HOS does more to protect the truck driver from the trucking companies than it does to protect the public.
Anyway, if groups like PATT and crash have their way about it the HOS would look something like this: 8 hours of drive time per day. No driving after the 12th hour. 12 consecutive hours off duty. 48 consecutive hours off every week.
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07-24-2007, 05:31 PM
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Yoop, you know that and I know that, but do you think there is a snowballs chance in hell of convincing most of these pencil pushing, hankie wringing types of that.
I have seen a handful of studies, both formal and informal, over the last year or two that say drivers feel like they are driving more tired now than they did under the "original" rules. The same studies have also indicated that under the original revision, before the removal of the flexible split sleeper provision, that drivers felt better rested. But what do drivers know. They are the ones out there doing the job.
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