No more 1-5am reset needed
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by Skate-Board, Dec 17, 2014.
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There has never ever ever been a driver that missed an appointment for whatever reason because of the 30 minute break mandate?
And like I said, even if they only think they are now under the gun, it can create unsafe conditions that outweigh any benefit the forced break can hope to achieve.
Using your same analogy... If a driver wants a break, he can take a break. He is not under the gun to not take a break, so why mandate how long and what time frame a break is taken? -
Moving Forward Thanks this.
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this has to be a TTR record.
4 threads all started over the same subject. -
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When I was hauling groceries to retail, that 30 mins was a big PITA! Had to shut down 25 30 miles from the yard several times, and wait for someone to come get me! Couldn't take the break early morning while doing key drops, had to be mid day while trying to hit open docks at opportune times! Part of the reason I quit that job.
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you miss the point completely, people should at least be stopping to eat breakfast lunch or dinner at some point during a driving shift, if someone cant take at least 30 minutes somewhere in a 11 hour driving shift and 14 hour limit, there is a problem. the appointment can be rescheduled . unless you are hauling a heart in an igloo cooler for a transplant, no one is going to die if an appointment is missed. but someone may die from folks thinking they got to ram in every mile they possibly can.
its the mega carier trained rat mentality of running every dang mile and every hour possible. that's the thing, folks who never ran under the old rules simply don't understand how the 11 and 14 , 34 hour reset rules, have put people under the gun. -
you never stop and eat anytime during the day or do you just drive like heck til ya get 11 hours in? and you get paid by the mile? -
As I stated earlier the break often times takes time away from time spent with family and friends. That's not cool to me. -
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