OOIDA takes elogs to the Supreme Court

The point is if Walmart was on paper it would have allowed the driver the flexibility to take a nap and not be fatigued any more.
So if that was the case one person would still be alive today and most likely the crash would have never occurred and the lawyers would have nothing to subpoena.
Elogs at the very least we're a contributing factor to that mans death.

 

Montana used to not have a speed limit. I even drove through there once without issues. Just because there isn't a set speed limit doesn't mean you can't or won't get a speeding ticket if you are driving like a tool. Actual data suggests the roads were much SAFER without a set speed limit: http://hwysafety.com/hwy_montana.htm

 

That's funny, how about paper logs. How about the driver thinking it was good idea to drive 800 or something from home to work. Then get in truck and work a full driving shift. People want to blame that on ELDs that just crazy. Walmart now won't hire a drivers that stupid. You have to live like 200 miles or less away. That's accident was all on the driver.

 

I dont if this is possible or not. But a fatigue sensor or some kind of system that will restrict you from fatigue driving would be much more effective. 6 hours of sleep is enough for me. I shut down before i get to the fatigue state, sleep for 6 hours. I wake up refreshed and ready to go. Going with hos, i have to wait 4 hours and i will be tired already before i start my hours. People in dc, has no experience as truck driver and yet trying to make laws about safety of this business. 6 months ago swift driver fall asleep behind the wheel in a construction zone, missed a school bus with kids in it by inches. And he said his company told him to keep driving since he had time available in his elogs. So whatever you think is safe, its not. Common sense is the only thing that can fix this.

 

Why do you guys want to work more than 11/14hrs in a day anyways .
Get a job with a decent rpm and you dont have to work 80 hrs a week lol

 

Which is safer
Driving an extra 20 minutes to get thru town at 2000
or because some govt overlord 1200 miles away in a cubicle says your tired and must get up and drive thru the morning rush hour.
I don't understand people who want a govt bureaucrat to control every aspect of their life with a govt regulation