"FORCED to break-the-law!---"Elogs and the Catch 22???"

It's not like you're kept in the dark about your time situation and surprised at the last minute. Clocks and time comprehension ... it's not that hard.

60 seconds = 1 minute. 60 minutes = 1 hour. There are watches and clock radios that will keep you abreast of the time and it's up to you do know where you are on your HOS clock.

This may be hard for you to believe, but many tens of thousands of drivers have been working with eLogs and current HOS rules for many years now and they survive every day. I fought them, too. But you know what? I quickly adapted. Most can/will adapt to them unless they just refuse to, or they're that mentally challenged.

I think some refer to this as good "trip planning".

 

Nobody is forced to do anything.
Run out of hours at the customer
Refuse to leave

 

Only you the driver is making it worse then what it has to be.Tell your friend to learn time management or find a job that doesn't require it.

 

Holy crap! When did all this start?

btw, thx for the heads up.

 

I don't really see the problem. Proper trip planning should include a plan for parking before you even start your day. And a backup plan, and a backup backup plan. Also, when delivering to an unfamiliar area, as you roll into town you should always scan the area near the customer, and make mental notes of possible places to park, just in case things go south and you get hosed at the customer.

I don't get these guys that wait until their last hour to even start looking for a parking spot. Then when they get burned they blame it on the customer or traffic or whatever. If that's how you are doing it, you are doing it wrong.

 

I might need to get some popcorn.

 

lol

 

Stopped reading at "drove for an hour and THEN couldn't find a place to park."

I was running through Alabama down 59/20. Had 4 hours to go. Plenty of time to make the Queens City truck stop and get some food and rest. Hit that construction at Tuscaloosa and the worst time with an oversized load. It was Dark Thirty and me with an oversized. They had me routed down US 11. The TA was off route. Went by a Pilot, but what's the point? You know they're full. They were full before the sun went down and that was2 hours ago.

Found a spot to the south of Tuscaloosa about 15 minutes down. Pulled in, got a beer and canned goods and called it a night. It's not what I wanted, but some times, even us supertruckers have things that go wrong.

5 hours at a shipper? I agree with @slim shady. Or perhaps @dngrous_dime can teach your buddy how to do a split log...rather easy to do with elogs if you went sleeper berth for 8 hours. Your buddy had options. He decided to continue driving until he had no options. That's a piss poor excuse for violating the HOS.

 

Well said.