If you could change the Logs?

Ok and my argument as a human being only not a driver's point. It normally takes me 1-2 hours to wind down (really 3-4, but I am different) to sleep. Therefore I see the 1-2 hours being argued as a "rest break". I would say a minimum of

4 hours sleeper if proven to have slept (therefore if you was proven you was on the cell phone, computer etc then it would not count as a break in the court of law).
However lets say the shipper/consignee kept you 2 hours LONGER than you expected .and you relaxed in that time frame, maybe not slept but relaxed I say you should have part of that time to drive if you felt it was safe to continue to drive. Now the hard part is having the programs detect when you are loading/unloading, therefore I don't know the answer to that to back up the argument yet!
Most drivers get off track because of shippers/consignee's or getting their dispatch? Right? I am fishing from what drivers tell me?

 

Yes I would say that is what mostly causes it, could throw a few more in like traffic ext.. but will leave that out...

I can't speak for everybody but in the rare occasion I find myself sleepy it does not take very long for me to fall asleep. Usually 30-40 minutes and I am asleep, that would leave me with 1.25-1.5 left of a 2 hour nap and I do think most drivers will tell you, that is a decent little nap in order to get your eyes back open so you can be more alert.... Again this is me can't speak for everybody..

14 hours is fine with me
11 hours drive time is fine with me
Get held up at shipper/receiver (dispatcher slow in getting you a load)ext.. would be nice to see a little flexibility here. (extend your 14)

But bringing safety into this, I still say there needs to be a min of a 2hour break/nap that can extend the 14.
I may only need to use this 2 times a year cause I really don't get sleepy.
I am concerned for some of the older drivers who may need this.

 

Wow that would put many truckers out of jobs.
But you can be lazy if you want as long as your Dispatcher is happy and you are happy right?

 

I get rid of them altogether and get paid by the hour like the rest of America

 

Ok logs, ya know I'm a newbie so on a scale of 1 to 100 my opinion counts 1/2.
But the drivers I've talked to and looking into my crystal ball, I can see shippers eating up the 14 hour rule with no way for the driver to recover what is truly dead time.