Clarification on HOS

Not really trying to hijack the thread, but I have a place I go to that's 6 hours away. What frustrates me is that I'm "supposed" to take a 10 hr break on my way back an hour from my terminal even after about a 5 hour nap at the shippers. I run it anyway. I just think its kind of a bs rule. There needs to be some rules in there that pertain to "local" guys. I'm home every night, so its not like I run cross country for days at a time. I know if they did that, everyone would be "local". Once again, I apologize for hijacking the thread, just wondering if anyone else has problems like this & how they do it

 

I'm not sure how many people read the OOIDa page but they have an article that states several lawmakers are urging FMCSA to hold off on the HOS changes. Would be nice to know if they will take the advice from the lawmakers.

 

FMCSA has made the statement the rule will not be delayed in implementation. Any changes as a result of the court cases will be handled when they are settled.

 

You could take an extra 3 hrs nap at shipper to have an 8 hr sleeper to stop the clock. or even finish out a full 10 there. that way you would no have to take a full 10 later. You weren't able to come to this resolution on your own? You are already killing 5 hrs at the shipper. If the Elogs get mandated, you are going to have to do something like this unless you want to spend all of your time away from home.

 

I heard where FMCSA stated that but the letters to FMCSA from the the senators were after their remarks so I was curious to know if they are still standing firm or contemplating following the advice from the 3 senators. I do know one of the senators are from WV and all 3 are on the appropriations committee. So again, will be interesting to see what transpires.

 

From the way the FMCSA has acted in the last year, I would expect their general response to folks in congress is.... "thank you for sharing. Now go take a long walk off a short pier." Congress is so fickle anyway. In the last two weeks they have both hammered FMCSA to get a rule out about EOBR mandate, and busted their chops about the new HOS. Congress in regards to trucking, like most other things, doesn't have any clue what they are doing anymore than any other part of government. Keep in mind, that one congressman in the last year, thought that if we put any more military stuff on the island of Guam, it would be at risk of tipping over! That's right. He thought the island might capsize. And these folks are determining your future. Scary, huh?

 

I never really thought about the 8 hr sleeper rule. Its easy running it with paper logs, but if we go to e-logs, I would definitely have to make my truck a little more cozy, because I would be sleeping in it all the time or looking for a new job.

 

Ok dont melake fun here.......im serious and out of time...kinda.At the ed of day 7 on my log book I have 9.25 hours left . How do I recap hours. I donthave time to restart legaly. This is where I do the wrong things. The bad things.

 

Add up all your hours from today through 7 days ago. Subtract from 70. This is how many hours of drive time you have left today. At midnight tonight it will be a new day so you can project by looking back what hours you used 7 days ago and know how many hours of drive time will be available tomorrow (after midnight).

7 days ago 9 hours
6 days ago 9 hours
5 days ago 9 hours
4 days ago 9 hours
3 days ago 9 hours
2 days ago 9 hours
1 days ago 9 hours
Today No more than 7 hours drive time available to add up to 70.
Tomorrow 9 falls off the 7 up top there and is available.