Landstar / EOBR

You still miss the point. THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE EOBR It is the log book regulations . Getting rid of eobrs will not change the fact that illegal is illegal. Fromyour point of view we should feel free to break any law that gets in the way of getting whatever we want.

 

Ive never denied theres a problem. Im just saying look for the solytions in the right place.

 

Eobrs and Bath Salts are about the same. Just because some people like it or enjoy them doesn't mean they are good for everyone. The more drivers that have the mentality of thinking Eobrs are great then the more ######## regulations and mandates the feds will continue to shove down we the working men's throats. Are Eobrs for the better good?

 

SO WHAT if eobrs are " mandated"? Thatsirrelevant to whether theyre a good idea. As for running illegally before I havent heard anyone say that least of all me

 

I didn't miss anything but apparently you didn't read my entire post, namely the part where I stated: That is all beside the point. The point is, and at least you did owe up to it, there is a problem, a BIG problem with these inflexible rules. they do not work in the real world where stuff happens...

 

Apparently you didnt read the rest of my posts

 

Yes I did. I'm not going to argue with you. I'm not out here cooking books trying to turn and burn 1,000 miles day. I very seldom drive more than 300-350 miles in a day's time anyways. I think we're on the same page here but for some reason you're taking it upon yourself to be on a high horse and preach about something being illegal.. ..you know there are lawyers on both sides and gold diggers don't always make their case, but really that has nothing to do with the discussion here. The regs are redicululous and leave no leeway for common sense. Perhaps it's simply a sign of the times. Your typical driver anymore doesn't have the courage to draw any line in the sand with operations, more or less they need that QUALCOMM telling them when to stop.. ..and of course they will continue trucking when they're tired, and the QUALCOMM says they're good to go, when they know in their gut it's time to park it and lay down for a while...

 

Not preaching...STATING FACT.Its not myproblem if you dont like the facts. Yourwhole argument against eobrs is that they make it harder to break the law and you look down your nose at anybody else that follows the regs. Im no fan of the inflexibility myself but the fact is THE PROBLEM IS IN THE REGULATIONS NOT IN THE EOBR. Would you turn off the water to the house because the sewer plugged up OR FIX THE SEWER? The biggest thing is its the drivers responsibility to stop when they are too tired to drive. If they choose to go on for an extra $50 or so and risk killing someone because of it they dont belong out here in the first place. Again thats not the fault of the device. The fault lies with the underlying regulation. Finding ways of skirting that reg doesnt solve the basic problem

 

Would you resort to robbing banks because your truck blew a rod? Rollin has stated nothing about running illegal nor anything about not following the regs. He has simply stated the regs leave no leeway for common sense. How hard is it for you to comprehend his statements for what they are?

 

For crying out loud... I'm not advocating breaking any laws. My whole argument is the inflexibility of the rules... Where did you not get that from my post? I don't care if you need a QUALCOMM telling you what to do and when to do it. That's called trip planning and I know how to do that in about a half a minute of thinking on any given load before me. If I don't like what I'm hearing I negotiate and gets times moved around. Failing that I don't accept the freight. Now if I get in the middle of a load, which I had plenty of time to do, and yet for some odd reason I feel like I need a 2 or 3 or 4 hour nap that might mess up with the times, which of course is a big "no-no", well just string me up from the nearest tree for being some sort of crazy outlaw....