Comments on: Truckers urge hours flexibility

By: Dave Johnston

Dave Johnston — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:42:46 +0000

The 11 hour rule is fine. The 14 hour rule needs to be changed back to the way it was originally. If you take a 2 hour nap, then it should extend your 14 hour clock 2 hours. NO driver wants to hurt anyone on the road. By getting the 2 hour break, we are able to go through large cities when the traffic is not at it’s peak without violation of the 14 hour rule. You get people going to or home from work, that is all they care about. Not the driver who is FORCED to drive through their town in order to satisfy the HOS rules. We all know how trucks get cut short all the time. If this wasn’t a problem, states like Ohio would not have signs warning motorists to leave trucks more room. Everybody is talking about safer roads. I agree. I don’t want a tired driver falling asleep next to my family on the road. Let us extend the 14 hour rule by time off duty.

By: james thomas

james thomas — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:52:13 +0000

I’M GLAD I DON’T HAUL LOGS !!!!!!!!!!LMMFAO!!!!!

By: Rob Zettle

Rob Zettle — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:44:25 +0000

We as drivers could make a good living with driving 10 hrs with 8 off or driving 11 hrs with 10 off. The problem with driver fatigue is NOT the hours you can drive, it’s only the symptom. THE problem is with shippers/receivers, and brokers!
When a receiver tells you to park your truck they will get to you later, where does the fault lie with drivers not making money now?
When they tell you to unload your truck set up the pallet for our warehouse, who at this point is causing the fatigue? When a broker sets a delivery appt. before the load is picked up and the driver can’t get there leagally and safely, who at that point demands the job be done?
Driver fatigue and cheating on hours of service is only the symptom. The real problem lies with the shipper, receiver, broker, and dispatcher.
But like any other gov’t agency, they just want to stop the sneezing instead of curing the cold!

By: TED O'MALLEY

TED O'MALLEY — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:48:24 +0000

I DO AGREE ON SOME TIME LIMITATION ON THE HOURS WE DRIVE/WORK OTHERWISE WE WILL BE EXPLOITED BY COMPANIES/SHIPPERS. THE PRESENT 11 HOUR DRIVING MAX IS SUFFICIENT TO COVER AT LEAST 575 MILES (A.V. 52MPH)THEREFORE I FEEL WE DO NOT NEED ANY INCREASE, OR FOR THAT MATTER, DECREASE IN DRIVING TIME. I TAKE ISSUE WITH THE OVERALL CAP OF 14 HOUR WORK DAY WHICH INCLUDES THE DRIVING PORTION. THIS LIMITATION IS HIGHLY UNPRODUCTIVE AND DOWNRIGHT UNSAFE. IT PROHIBITS A DRIVER FROM TAKING A BREAK FROM HIS DRIVING HOURS FOR WHATEVER HIS REASONS, WITHOUT THIS CAP EVERPRESENT IN HIS MIND!! I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH EXTENDING OUR OVERALL UP TO 16, 17, OR 18 HOURS PROVIDED WE DO NOT EXCEED THE ACTUAL DRIVING TIME. FURTHER CLARIFICATION IS ALWAYS RECOMMENDED BUT I TRUST THE READER WILL UNDERSTAND MY POSITION.

By: Thomas L DavisJr.

Thomas L DavisJr. — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:07:52 +0000

I agree that we know when we are tired and need to rest. Do away with log books all together. I think that it should be mandatory for the shippers to show a log showing they gave the load, proper time to be transported to its destination. When drivers are not pushed to deliver loads , they get the propper rest they need. The shippers should start being check by DOT on a regular basis to make sure they gave enough time for the load to be delivered. That would pertect dribers. But as usual, How many times have we as drivers be told , Take it or we will find some one else. Drivers are only doing what they have to do to survive. And the real truth of it all is that the DOT are just chasing rabbits when it is all put on the driver. I wish someone would really listen. Thanks.