E-logs will equal more parking

I've had to pay to park when I went to Florida, but not since.

 

It could be good for reserved parking revenue. I'll just go to the next stop now but if the elog were about to scream at me I'd pay to park.

 

Unfortunately, that was the exact situation I was in. The empty spots were already reserved, so I had to call ahead and reserve a spot while hauling arse to get there before my clock ran out.

 

And then the next thing you know, every spot will be a pay to park spot. Just watch. Of course they already have those...like the Petro in West Memphis or Bordentown.

 

Yeah, shippers and receivers wont let us stay for 10 hr for sure. I usually have 1-5 picks in CA. It may take up to 2 days on paper , with elogs i'd be there for a week and sleeping on a shoulder. Flexibility and making decisions is what they are taking from us. They dont care, cause billions involved

 

Same old tired argument.

You'r real issue is with the HOS not the elog.

 

Elogs have already become mandatory. The law was passed and deadline set several months ago. And fyi, its not up to the dot. Its up to congress. They are who will, or will not, change the eobr mandate.

You also say they threw in the towel on some things. Care to cite a couple examples of what they gave up on?

 

Actually, you and others assumed that when i said you are legally allowed to drive to the nearest safe place to park when unforeseeable circumstances delayed you, i was referring to the safe haven for hazmat rule. When i wad in fact not. Safe place to park does not automatically mean hazmat safe haven.

Some day when i care more i may break out the big green book and look up the rule our safety director showed us and quote it here. But today is not that day. And i doubt tomorrow will be either. In the mean time i will continue as i have been doing for 20 some odd years, and which every single law enforcement officer i have spoken to has agreed with.