FIRE THOSE "FATIGUED" DRIVERS, or maybe.......

Are you replying to me or someone else? I gave real live examples of the way things are now, especially with electronic logs and Quallcomm. My last sentence states that I sleep when I am sleepy. I also have not, and hopefully never will, work for the big companies that want to know when you pass gas, and treat everyone like they are mindless morons reguardless of their abilities.

 

And that is why I quit OTR. "Mommy" just wouldn't come with me!(I could live w/out the milk and cookies, but the lack of nookie - ah well . . .

 

I fear the days of the EOBR. I worked for a 250 truck outfit and they DID NOT like the truck to stop in route to each location. They had that evil box to check up on you.

 

Been there done that. And don't forget the dispatcher who expects you run that 8 am delivery afterwards, too. Cause after all, you had that seven hour period to sleep while your truck was being worked on, and you should be fully rested, right?

 

I plan accordingly and get the rest I need.

 

Not always possible when the company sets the appointments.

I do not have the problem now, since I own and lease and make my own plans.

The last company was strict on the appt times and many had to be driven with about 10 minutes to spare and very little time to stop.

 

Yea some companies are like that (or so I'm told). Thing is, the driver has the final say. If they plan you to where you can't get rest/have to run illegal, it's time to say bye-bye to that company.

Any time I get planned on a load that I feel doesn't leave me at least an hour window for traffic etc, I turn it down. Not everyone has that option, but like I said, it's still a choice to work where you work. If they try to force you to run illegal then report them and document the hell out of everything. Companies like that stay in business because spineless drivers let them.