14 hour rule change
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by Dave_in_AZ, Aug 28, 2020.
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Can't scroll down enough to read it. What is crazy about taking a break of a few hours, as opposed to spending hours in rush hour traffic. I ran out of Chicago for years, You stopped, got something to eat, took nap, rolled in & out
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Honest question. Would it be bad for off duty to pause both drive and work hours? So they are both in line with each other? Don't get me wrong. I don't want tired drivers falling asleep on the road.
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The nonstop 14 hour clock was put in there at the request of the mega carriers......
More leveling of the playing field.....,.dunchues, Brettj3876, LoSt_AgAiN and 2 others Thank this. -
I honestly like the rules as they are. I find them to be very flexible. It's not so much that the rules are inflexible, it's just a lot of drivers don't know how to use the rules. Too many drivers want to run one schedule. Stopping the clock for 3 hrs and taking 10 hrs after more driving will backfire on potentially.
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I probably wouldn't be up to working over 14 hours EVERY day but I would love to be able to have a few cheat days a week to make up time for a day I was tired and would have liked to stop earlier.
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What is the proposed total shift time allowed in a 24 hr period? Sounds similar to how we do it up here....14 hours on duty with 16 hour shift time.
I dont see how extra hours available on a daily clock are a bad thing. Use it to ####, shower, and shave, or eat, or snooze, or carry out any equipment/housekeeping tasks (if you so desire) Or don't use it at all, either way!LoSt_AgAiN, not4hire and tiddlytanker Thank this. -
Yeepee. More work for no more pay. Actually likely less pay as it will increase capacity, thus lowering rates.
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The 14-hour clock is BS because it penalizes drivers for things that happen outside their control: slow shippers/receivers, wrecks, traffic, no parking, bad weather, etc. We've all pulled long days on occasion because of imperfect planning and dispatch, maybe by fudging on the logs a little. It isn't every day.
If you ask me, having a limit on drive time per 24 hours is enough to ensure that drivers are getting enough rest.CorsairFanboy, silverspur, Brettj3876 and 5 others Thank this. -
Everytime "flexibility" is introduced it really translates into shippers, receivers, and dispatchers being able to stretch out a driver's day due to their inability to do their job efficiently, and the driver doesn't get paid for that time.
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