ELDs encourage unsafe driving when uncontrollable delays occur.

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  1. JonJon78

    JonJon78 Road Train Member

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    You're so cool!!! We know you can do it cheaper too!!!
     
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  3. Western flyer

    Western flyer Road Train Member

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    Complain all you want.
    Your not sending the rest of us back to the
    20 hour work days on paper logs.
    For the same amount of money.
     
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  4. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    There was language in the bipartisan infrastructure bill allowing livestock haulers to log Ag exempt in a 150 mile radius on the destination end of the trip also, basically giving them 17 or so hours of drive time. All I heard all fall run from my friends was how they were all short on trucks, couldn’t find trucks. The rates are crap because it’s been two years since anyone has had to run a log book. I know what I make running totally legal and mostly light weight with a dry van and no way I’d go back to running heavy and not sleeping for a couple days at a time for what they’re getting paid now.
     
  5. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

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    I have no dog in this fight
    But teach me the trick on how to run 20 hrs (legally on 1 book ) with paper logs
    Because I've run paper logs for 35+ yrs.. I I have yet to figure out how to do that..god knows I've tried
    My answer to your rant is..Learn how to connect the lines & Take a page out of Nancy Regan's play book..Just say NO to long hrs and cheap freight
    1 of the reasons I run a 37 yr old truck is I can run paper logs
     
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  6. RunningAces

    RunningAces Road Train Member

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    Nevermind
     
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  7. little cat 500

    little cat 500 Road Train Member

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    Get rid of HOS all together
     
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  8. Midwest Trucker

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    Just import one of those migrant workers on visa to run team with you. No worries! You can even teach him to read signs, wear proper work apparel, and dispose of piss jugs and crap sacks.

    :D
     
  9. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    Butthurt much?

     
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  10. JonJon78

    JonJon78 Road Train Member

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    Not one bit, wouldn't even consider going back to paper logs.
     
  11. RunningAces

    RunningAces Road Train Member

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    Instead of going back to paper the powers that be could ####ing fix it in a way that allows for a little flexibility.
     
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  12. Western flyer

    Western flyer Road Train Member

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    Don't be stupid,you know exactly what I'm talking about.
    I'm not gonna waste my time explaining it.

    Hers the quick answer.
    Paper logs means anybody in the supply chain
    Can mercifully bend drivers table,
    Stealing their time, for free, without any repercussions.
    Got it.

    2 best things to ever happen in trucking.
    ELD'S , and old drivers dying off.
    Taking that old, work me to death for nothing mentality with them.
    And don't even waste your time telling me you got paid
    Dentention every time a customer screwed you at the
    Docks for 8 hour.
    You'd be lying and you know it.

    Why people keep complaining about E-logs is useless.
    The never going back to paper, so deal with it.
     
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