I can't get any miles on E-logs!

I'd agree with that, but a degree wont change everything. Trucking is still a great Career even after school

 

The problem is, a driver who cant pay his mortgage and has a kid in the hospital is going to run like heck without paying attention to his body and pulling over when he knows he should. people cant be trusted to pay attention to themselves.

 

So refuse to work for a low paying company. Take some risk and buy your own truck. If everyone is subject to enforced HOS rates will go up.

 

811.7 miles for a team ain't nothing.
He also said that his truck only does 64 mph, which means on a interstate he is really averaging around 55mph and thats a good day.
If you can do a 64 mph average that would only put you at 704 miles covered in a 11 hour run.

 

Yes, you are forced. If the roads are open, you go, in the LTL world. The freight is worth the chance you may get turned back, and you are paid for it, unlke in OTR.

 

I think you're missing his intent for his argument. TD is arguing for a revolution across the OTR industry. You are personalizing his argument to an individual problem of his that can be easily fixed.

Yes, you can cherrypick case studies, either your own or others, where it was an easy fix to simply demand more money, better treatment, or go to another job.

Well, when we take a look at the industry as a whole, this is just not working for the majority. To just demand more money, to just buy a truck and trailer, to just get a much higher paying job.

I know you will probably come back and attack what you assume is my lack of personal attention to problem X.
FYI, I own my own rig, I do OK making money(could be better), and I don't consider myself an uneducated, irresponsible loser with a victim mentality.

The point is there are big problems for the majority of drivers in the OTR trucking industry. There are no easy solutions that these drivers can do on an individual basis. Some of us doing better than average can still empathize with other drivers and have a desire to fight for a change in this warped status quo. Where is your ability to empathize, to see the difference between an anomoly and a wider trend? I think all drivers should be interested in helping to lift up our industry as a whole. Not be lucky enough to be doing ok while standing over the rest of your brothers, pointing the finger and just saying "It's all your fault!" In general, it's not the individual's fault. It's the lack of cohesion, lack of cooperation, the lack of brotherhood. That's whose fault it is.

 

there's reason why i don't trust e logs.

 

I dont care what industry your in. If you feel the road is unsafe dont go. Paid for it or not, say no if you feel unsafe driving.