EOBR Electronic Logs - Good or Bad
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by SLCTrucker, Apr 13, 2010.
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Driving is not a right folks. It is a privilege. Abuse the privilege, and the privilege gets removed. No one has a right to drive, not even the president. These regulations have been around since before we were in diapers. If you don't like them, then find yourself another career. It won't be long before every company operating under federal HOS uses a EOBR, so get used to running legal if you want to remain a driver.Tazz Thanks this. -
And the logging dept does not want to deal with 75 phone calls on Monday from drivers with their logs all screwed up by someone else. They can do it however they want but that is a pretty risky policy.lostNfound Thanks this. -
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As I read that part, it is vague and appears to apply to day cab drivers(use of words like motel, lodging, terminals)because they don't carry their lodging and possible meal items like otr/sleepers can. Also notice that a truckstop is not listed as a form of lodging. I think it is written like that on purpose to make it easier to write a citation.
I guess my way of thinking is different. I dont open myself up to possibilities of investigation/confrontation. As for the accident comment, just look around you, those morons. Any half decent lawyer will interperet the law in regard for his client and most times than not will win. Its not right or fair, but thats the way it is.
With that being said, I do all my errand running during my 14 or my 34. I use my 10 hour for sleeping, showering, and paperwork. I will never have to worry or be subjected to any other scrutinity.
One other thing, I have had those letters from the company. Never had to use them, but I'm willing to bet if I did use them for running around on my 10 hour break, had an incident come up, I would have been good friends with the safety department...and the unemployment line. Thinking people also read between the lines and cover there rears. -
At my company, if the truck is in the shop we log off for the very reasons stated above.
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I wouldn't work for a carrier that did not allow "reasonable use" of the CMV for the purpose of personal conveyance in such circumstances. However, being an O/O that is a non-issue.
As the recording gets stricter, this is something that is going to come up more and more in the future and will become a "perk" that defines the choice as to whether to work for one carrier or another.
Truckstops generally don't provide any form of lodging, they provide parking.
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Now, from that response I see the problem. The way you typed your feelings at first came off a different way, my bad. Yes, prison here is better than other countries, but still sucks at any rate. Im sorry ma'am, did not mean to offend you. Don't worry about that last statement, an old boss always said that to me when I was worried or complaining about something. We can agree to disagree. Hope you find the type of company you are looking for.
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