Did anybody get inspected for ELD yet?

That is the Funniest thing I have heard in a while "force some outlaw drivers into retirement and reduce the number of crashes" NOT

 

But aren't they above-the-law?

 

Do you actually deny there are some outlaw drivers operating?
If so, that's the funniest thing I've heard in a very long time.

 

You gotta understand, there are people who actually believe everything the government says. If the government says everyone will be too tired to safely drive at X amount of hours, then anyone who drives one minute past is obviously a hazard to the public and going to cause a crash any second. Because everyone's body clock works exactly the same.

This industry has been dumbed down so bad now that those of us with a little common sense are no longer allowed to use it.

 

You are spot on. Just look around the truck stops, or read some of the posts on here. Dumbed down is an Understatement..

 

Do you actually believe that those "outlaws" are a safety problem?

 

Do you believe those who watch videos or text and drive are a safety problem?

I can guarantee you there are just as many driving 90 hours/week as there are those who drive totally distracted for long durations of time. And plenty who do both. Only question is what are you willing to tolerate and consider acceptable?

Furthermore. Who do you think takes all the cheap broker freight and otherwise feeds cheap rates? It's the solo trucks running 4500-5500 miles/week, pushing their physical limits. So at least there may be a bright side to an enforced eLog mandate

 

I would tolerate an older experienced driver that has little regard for being told that he can or cannot drive far more than a younger "I can't deliver this load on time because it will put me over on my 11 by half an hour, and I need at least 2 hours to find parking everyday" driver.

 

This is by far one of the best comments describing what has happened to this industry over the last 2 decades.

 

Common sense and critical thinking skills, if we could only bottle it.