Eld repeal, odds?

I think it may be the case for some accidents. I think poor training is the bigger cause. I don't think many people are trained properly in the eld era. Many drivers are still trained like things were in the old days.

 

What that guy did was stupid. Of course people will bend the rules a little bit. FMCSA isn't stupid. DOT isn't stupid. It isn't the same as running 2 log books. People aren't going to creep for 200 miles lol

 

Bro....people don't change habits. If someone is the type of person to speed on paper, they will speed on elog too. Now, the data doesn't tell the whole story. Were 4 wheelers involved? Did someone cut off that driver? Was the driver on the phone? It just says fatalities are up since elog implementation. The data don't even show if it's from companies or megas, level of experience, etc. Stats can be manipulated to get a narrative over

 

"....If someone is the type of person to speed on paper, they will speed on elog too..."

Paper gives more flexibility. If I know I can fudge 20-30 minutes before shutting down, there's no need to speed. You won't see me idling around a parking lot like a snail to cheat a stupid ELD.

As far as the data goes, you can break it out any way you want until you have a 100-page spreadsheet. The raw data will stay the same though

 

So cheating in the parking lot is OK. Got it

 

The “raw data” is only the total number and it’s pretty useless. Truck capacity had increased so a reasonable conclusion would be since there are more trucks there will be more accidents that will result in more deaths. If the number of trucks on the road is the same or fewer than pre-ELD then it would be reasonable to assume that the mandate has led to more deaths. Without the miles traveled it’s just a stand alone number that can’t really be tied to anything.

 

How many deaths were local guys running a timecard?
How many deaths were guys driving an exempt truck?

 

The ones who don’t like the ELD will blame everything on the ELD, and that’s how it will continue to be I suppose. They’re talking about more flexible hours of service yet very few got involved. I would’ve thought that people would get behind the proposals due to the fact that everyone wants the “flexibility” of paper and yet most were quiet when some flexibility might be added to the hos. The guy who penned the letter asking for immediate repeal of the mandate is nothing but a crook who won’t be taken seriously in DC. So to answer your original question, the chance is zero because there’s too much money behind them on the other side.

Run an old engine, haul livestock, or figure out how to run differently so the ELD doesn’t affect you as much. I don’t love mine, but I didn’t want another old truck. So I waited to buy a truck again until I knew I had something lined up where the ELD wouldn’t be a game changer. Owner operators and small business don’t have the big money behind them to get any face time in Washington. Adapt and overcome or get left behind.