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A libertarian utopia... Make workers compete against eachother for lower wages and longer working hours.. that's not what we are looking for. Regulations can Help us drivers as well as hurt us, your just have to work the system. If it was legal to be on duty longer, companies would expect you to do it. 70/wk is plenty and 10h driving is too.. wait it is 11h now.
I am not necessarily saying that I believe drivers should drive more hours. But, in reality, there are days that I could work 14 hours and do just fine and others where I don't feel like driving more than 8 hours. With the strict HOS rules, we don't have that flexibility. The number of hours doesn't really mean much to drivers in that we are not compensated hourly, for the most part. Most drivers pay is performance based, usually on mileage. I would like the government to get out of establishing how we can work. Most would rest when they are tired.