Is it true that we're going to have less hrs on the road? I hear on the news, and that the demand for drivers is high

Originally Posted by turnanburn

There is also the mandatory 30 min break. There is the argument that it reduces drive time available for permitted and seasonal loads.

I have been trying to figure out how so many are having problems with that darn 30 min break provision. You can take the 30 min anywhere between the 3rd and 8th hr of driving to be compliant to drive 11 hrs. You can use it for myriad of purposes one would spend time on anyway, ilke getting a shower (wish more drivers would take the time to do this), checking emails, making those phone calls, updating spreadsheets, booking loads, or other business paperwork for those that own their own trucks. And a casual look out across a truck stop, one can determine that a brisk 20 min walk would do many drivers some good. And anyone who will sit in a seat for a full 11 hrs without getting out to at least water the weeds is asking for some serious medical problems, be it kidney issues, lower leg thrombosis, etc. It just isn't healthy, by anyones standards, to stay glued to that seat for so long. And 30 min is not going to eat up much of the 14 hrs and none of the 11. And any time at a customer that is off duty fills the requirement. No, you do not have to be on duty, each and every minute, you are at a customer location. Those that are getting their panties in a wad over the 30 min break provision really haven't thought it thru and making the whole thing a red herring.