If given these three options,what would you pick

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by ECU51, Nov 20, 2011.

If given these 3 choices,how would you choose to run

Poll closed Dec 20, 2011.
  1. Old HOS (10-8-70,No 34) ELOGS ONLY

    5.4%
  2. *

    Current HOS(11-14-70/34 hr)Paper Logs,Audited weekly against a passive EOBR)

    67.6%
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    Proposed HOS(10-14-70.modified 34,and mandatory breaks of 30 mins) ELOG and or Paper Logs

    29.7%
  1. Injun

    Injun Road Train Member

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    I would nix the 70 completely.

    It's worthless as an OTR and unnecessary for local/regional.
     
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  3. Winkjr

    Winkjr Road Train Member

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    That's a loaded question what do you want I want the old way where If your at a shipper or receiver for 4 hours doing nothing it doesn't count against you
     
  4. Big Show

    Big Show Bobtail Member

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    That's right hours that could be be in the bunk, instead of watching your driving time disapear while the folks that are loading or unloading are off on lunch or break:biggrin_25510:
     
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  5. 25(2)+2

    25(2)+2 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Mandatory weekly audit? Passive EOBR? Reading the ECM in addition to the AOBRDs that everyone on the machine has now, would almost satisfy the coming mandate, but I haven't seen much routine reading of ECMs other than event captures done by Qcomm/Peoplenet.

    The tinkering with the reset does nothing,i.e., if you can get more than one reset in a week the resets are not helping you run more, you are actually running much less. The two midnight to 6 periods in a restart attempt to make sure most resetting is done at night and will add even more to congestion and screw up those of us delivering to places in the wee hours so the delivery drivers can deliver in the early morning hours, and is just placating fools who are too unenlightened to figure that out for themselves. I prefer to run at night but you have to make what you do fit with pickups and deliveries, meaning I don't run that hard doing the Chicago shuffle and I run any time of the day or night as needed within the hours of service rules. Sakes and planning are the ones I detest because they don't take contingencies into account when planning the disasters they hand to dispatch. They don't ask how long drivers will have to sit with FCFS and how double booking loads affects appointments for delivery and pickup.



    I won't address the rest of it because I have wasted enough time reasoning things that will matter not a bit to the ones deciding what we will be forced to do.

    BTW, thanks Wargames.
     
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  6. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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  7. Diesel Dave

    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    Plus 2 :biggrin_25514:
     
  8. SmokeyCowboy009

    SmokeyCowboy009 Heavy Load Member

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    ill stick with the current hos. but w/ no EORB and add 2hr to the restart so it will be 11/14/70/36. it makes a full day and half reset.
    once we get Lahood out we can get someone in that understands where we stand as drivers.
     
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  9. jrjsi

    jrjsi Bobtail Member

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    i love my paper logs, i trained to use elogs but was happy to go with aold school small trucking company.:biggrin_25524:
     
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  10. johnday

    johnday Road Train Member

    Why do all these "know better than everyone else" types have to continuously meddle with anything? Geez people, leave it as it is, most are used to it, it works, and I'm an old guy, I really don't want any more change in my life.:biggrin_25512:
     
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  11. Kansas

    Kansas Road Train Member

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    The choices are:

    Slave, slave or slave?

    LOL I vote none of the above.
     
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