As EOBR mandate, CSA 2010 loom, on-board technology takes center stage

Yes way. Like any industry, trucking will not stand still. New rules and regulations will be passed. You either adapt or get left behind.

One good example. When the EPA mandated the removal and replacement of metal underground fuel storage tanks for service stations. Lots of small stations didn't or couldn't replace there tanks, they went out of business. Do you think it was wrong for the EPA to mandate the change?

That sticker really doesn't mean squat, I know a few truck inspection places that can just hang a sticker on any truck for the right tip.

As for the older tech trucks, at some point they must be and will be phased out. The trucking industry is moving forward, just like everything else is the world.

I'm not saying your truck is bad, most likely it's not. But you are the very small minority of older trucks.

Mark

 

I do care about new drivers, that is way I'm pushing for the manditory black boxes and EOBRs. The reason the industry is facing the problems it does now, is because of the drivers and bottom feeding companies.

Why should some new driver be pushed to drive over hours, and then spend time in jail for it. While at the same time, the dispatcher and company that pushed him and threatened his job if he didn't gets nothing. We all know about the Crete driver, he gets time, while the company is going to lose in a civil court case. They have the Qcom messages of the dispatcher pushing and pushing him to keep driving. It's all on the driver with the current system, and we as drivers know the problem is in the office. EOBRs and black boxes will make it much harder to push a driver.

The greater good is changing the system to force the companies and driver to run the trucks legal. It all comes down to greed, greed and the drivers and greed on the companies. We already have the ability and tech to self enforce, but we don't because of money.

With the new rules, black boxes, and EOBRs you will be treated fairly. When I was growing up, I was taught that if you don't like where you work find a job. Truck drivers as a whole gave up on sticking together, you we all fall one by one.

Mark

 

The problem with Gov mandated rules is they are "always" knee-jerk reactions. Never well thought out.

If a new law works it's an accident only.

Mark my words and remark on them in 8 months, the housing market is about to dive once again!

Shipping too. Sorry and I want to hang on and just make it one more year folks.

But anything that costs a company will cost the driver.

Does anyone really think any new expense will somehow not be passed to the driver?

If the company has to pay you for more miles, you WILL be paid less per mile.

If the company has to buy new equipment do you think for one second he will risk losing his share of business by passing the cost onto his customers?

The truckers will incur the costs.

My word, does anyone at this political time honestly think the government cares for the driver? Has anyone listened to congress or our *cough cough* president?

And my heart does go out to the O/O who have to put up with all the crap tossed at them.

Until congress or the presidency is changed, we are due for another bad economic slump. And I pray I'm wrong and you all get to say so.

BTW did I just rant lol?

 

Ron your right..............................

Mark

 

Hi Markk9; Honestly I hope I'm wrong. And to all I do apologize for the rant lol. But at age 53 I wish government stopped screwing us folks.

Doesn't anyone remember those stupid back bumpers they made truckers put on their trucks? At what cost at the time to the hard working guys and gals? Oh yeah they saved lives! NOT!

Anyone who wishes for mandatory anything is without question asking the government to PLEASE take more of my money!

And for the younger ones here; yes I know I'm wrong, Obama will make us all rich. My feet are up now resting and waiting.


OMG I ranted again! I promise I'll stay off this thread after this.

 

spoken like a true company driver that never has seen what it takes to make your own buck when an owner op or company driver sits at a stop 4-5 hours to get loaded and may run out of hours 1/2 hour before delivery you run to make that delivery to pay your bills otherwise you lose a whole days pay do that 6 or 7 times a month and thats alot of money but that don't matter to a newbe company driver like you (and yes 6 years your still wet behind the ears) but there are those of us that have family's to support and bills to pay and don't get payed for sitting

your statement :

you need a drug test

if you don't deliver a product to a customer that needs it because with out it production will stop ........ them being your customer will be short lived

 

So we have another that feels having a family to support is an excuse to violate HOS . That makes you less fatigued and will make the jury more sympathetic when you have a major accident and the plaintiff's attorney gets the microscope out .
Driving how many years and working for a company that doesn't pay detention pay ?

 

And you seem to believe that it is the DRIVER'S fault that MOST companies dont pay us for lost time due to loading/unloading!
If it were up to me, drivers would be paid by the hour the whole time they were away from home, UNLESS they were sleeping, eating, or tending to personal business (showers, laundry, etc). But I'm just a dumb trucker, as you keep reminding me!

 

i don't drive when tired and my safety record shows that ...never had a log book ticket

i'll decide when i'm tired or hungry

some jack ### from washington that never sat in a truck can't tell me when i can and cant earn my money

these eobr advocates know nothing about trucking

and as with any other computer device they will easily be hacked and bypassed

p.s. i am the company