11hr day

Oh I fully understand what you are saying about the regulations. I agree with you on that! Unfortunately I can not change them, I wish I could.
The split does work for some who do not like to shut down the truck for 10 hours. It does not fit some drivers choice as yours. That is your options. What you need to do is voice your opinion a good place to do that is on the topic of black boxes. I have a link in the Black Box subject by me (I can't remember exactly what the subject was) the links are 1) for you to read the other comments and you can send them your opinion on the black box, but add in your comments regarding the HOS as others have done this as well. If enough drivers complain maybe they will get the point
Give it a try, what will it hurt to try? You can post annonymous (SP?).

 

the problem is I have looked at it a thousand way and there really isn't any good way to do it except "common Sense" and we all know that don't work for the VAST majority of people. There are always those who are going to run 20 hours a day. you'll never stop them and we arn't stoping them with the current rules.

This may not be the most popular thing to say around here but I drive my hours when I feel I need to and make it work out later. I'm not safe driving at 8am one day and starting at midnight two days later. I know it, and I'm not going to do it

 

Now you are right you don't be saying this as the log lady can't hear you :smt081 ! I know there is many of you out there and I can't change your ways, but I wish I could. I feel your pain (I really do), but I wish you would understand it is not worth your life or someone else's. But on the lighter note as long as you are not working where I do, I can't say much

 

heck I'm not saying I want to run 20 hours a day. I can barely keep up with my 11 sometimes. I'm not 20 yo anymore. I run my 11 but I do it when I'm safe to do it. I'm not going to leave the shop at 10am and three days later be wakign up at 11pm to start my shift. It's just not gona happen.
Now back in the day hauling produce I'd leave yuma az at 4pm and drive to detroit and only stop for fuel and a 3 hr nap. but that's how everyone ran back then. it's totally crazy

 

I prefer to be home for my breaks. I run 11 and don't trash around the truckstops.
Now granted ordinarily this isn't a problem for me these days. Usually these days I run 4 days and get 3000 to 2800 miles and am home 3 days. but a few times a year, like last week I do some west coast and am out for 7 or 8 days and that's when it gets to bug me. In that case I usually end up runing out hard and then burning out a bit and I start to take breaks on the way back.
I prefer to run HARD 4 days and get home. If I have a choice anyways. It helps that I usually bobtail back

 

ya I know. I don't haul freight and I don't miss it one bit. well I don't haul it often anyways and when I do it is electric 4wd hunting buggies so they drive on and off. real nice

 

And some still do run like that

 

You don't even want to hear about my bulk potato hauling days!!!!! #130k.....straight through, never once within 10 miles of a scale.... Do you have any idea how hard it is to drive a truck that's 130k pounds around the kentucky and tenn back roads???