I really want ALL truck drivers to read this!

Yes she is and if everyone in America worked as hard to do their job correct then allot of what we do would be allot easier

 

Many of us have kids as well, and no you have no idea till your out here. Log it like you tell us and your 9 bucks an hour will be more than what we make.....

 

I understand that. I wonder if when she is at work and she has to go to the ladies room 4 times in her shift. If she stops at the time clock and punches out before she does? Hey what about that stop off at the water cooler? Personal phone call on line 2? Hey, just trying to give you an idea of being on line 4 is compared to a 9-5 job....

 

Good question.
Another thought though. Do you really think her company drivers are running legal or just logging legal?

 

I don't know anyone that can run 100% legal all the time. I know some say they do...... Some drivers will abuse the system, but your either gonna make it work or look for another line of work. It is like balancing a check book. You want funds in the book when the week is up. I have times when I can lolly gag around and I have times when I need to move the freight. I don't care who tells me what I been doing this long enough over the years to know what it takes...

 

BINGO you know and I know it

 

+1. Well said. I can't believe it had to be pointed out, as it's so obvious, but well put anyway.

My 2 cents - One can look at almost any issue in life, and just about every time it will come down to the money. Will the PATT/CRASH clowns sue the feds over a new HoS rule? Money. Will the states set fines at a reasonable rate for infractions, or will they be atificialy outragous? Money. Will a town in Ohio with the population of 100 have a cop on the city payroll who issues out over $1,000,000 in fines per year? Money. Will the DoT build a new scalehouse/weigh station that could be mistaken to the untrained eye as a fortune 500 company word headquarters? Money. Will the shipper/reciever be open durring "normal" business hours, or only from 1am-5am? Money. Will the DoT come and audit an independent driver with 2 trucks and issue a $4,400 fine because the independent hired a driver without doing a drug screen on him, even though said driver just had a very recent drug screen with the last company he was with? (true story btw). Money. Will an operater shut down 50 miles from his house durring winter, having to idle the truck for 10 hours wasting 10 gallons of fuel at almost $5 per, or will he just drive on home like any other human (in trucking or otherwise) and sleep in his own bed, while the truck is pluged in? Money. Will a driver spend 12 hours in the same city unloading and reloading, then drive 2 hours and shutdown, or will he log it it a way that will allow him to "legaly" drive all night and finally make some bucks? Money.

No arguement aimed at ya, Logs, as I see you working here. But like most decisions in life, money or otherwise, it comes down to some degree of risk. As long as the gubbermint passes unrealistic and EXCESSIVE regulations, people will chose to ignore the law. As long as unethical lawyer$ pursue the golden egg without any percieved morals whatsoever, people will have little regard for them as well. Human nature dictates if the laws will be adhered to or not. Most people follow the laws that jive with their own personal morals. Be it abortion or speeding, it doesnt have anything to do with what the law says, unless it comes down to the risk, or the money. Many folks believe we now have mandatory seat belt because of "safety", rather than the insurance lobby getting this passed. Money.

When we are regulated by the hour, yet paid by the mile, the math becomes clear on which option most drivers will choose. .....Money.

 

Hey logs one of your drivers just left here after 6 hours. So Since there is no longer a 6-4 split my guess is he just burnt 6 hours off his 14 right?

 

Not only do you have no clue on what it takes out here you must have hit your head on the way to the potty because now you think drivers that don't log 100 % legal are stealing money from the bosses desk....