What the ELD mandate has taught me so far

I'm not getting into the whole ELD/HOS/speed limiter mess, I think there's a lot of issues with all of it. However, I can't believe no one has pointed out the obvious on the money deal. It might not work with everyone but since you're dealing with long time repeat customers, you have a definite edge here.

You have to run faster which uses more fuel and thats "money out of your pocket"

Ok

Change more for the run. Boom, exact same profit as before

 

Sit an hour from home either way cause im not gonna fudge my logs... If I can't make it legally well just can't make it

I am very strict on staying legal... For instance had a load reworked today In FL cause I was 100lbs over on trailer at the 41ft mark.... Made it past all the weigh stations without being scaled.... Will do the same next time.... The people that habitually break the rules are the ones that have caused ELDs and other regulations

 

Well studies have shown that running just 10mph below the flow of traffic increases your chance to be in an accident by over 264% source OOIDA.


Exluding specific situations such as the one you stated it is safer to run with the flow of traffic... Wich most interstates is near 70

 

Well, driver, after seeing your responses…

Your issue is not the electronic log. Your issue is the 70 hour rule. Currently you regularly run out of your 70 but fudge the log book to make it look like you don't.

You say that the electronic log is unsafe because it will force you to drive faster. And driving faster is more dangerous. However, you do not bring up that you are working more than 70 hours currently. And you do not bring up that you have taken upon yourself to decide that doing so is not dangerous. If you believe that working over 70 hours in an eight day period is perfectly safe, you should be arguing against that rule. Not the electronic log.

I, personally, would support that argument.

 

No one is going to come on here and tell you to drive faster... no one is going to tell you how to run your business... if you chose to drive faster then that is your choice. If you chose to lose the money for fuel then that is your choice. If you run out of your 70, then it sounds like you just need to sit past midnight to get the recap and you should have enough hours to get home.

The ELD has nothing to do with your decision.

 

I wouldn't trust any statistic ooida quotes.

 

Drive faster. Charge more. Buy an older, exempt truck. Cut back on your other businesses those weeks. Hire someone to help with your other businesses so you dont have to worry about it. Quit trucking. You have a great deal of options so quit saying "guess they're forcing me to strap a rocket on my truck".

The only thing that stays the same is that everything changes. Deal with it