Before you come to Landstar .....

parking on ramps is neither safe nor legal

 

Landstar is bad, go to Schneider.

 

Police: Car exiting I-30 hits parked truck; 24-year-old Arkansas woman dies

One of many accidents like this. Instant lawsuit against the trucking company. Big bucks being paid out.

 

I'll give you $250 for your e log when you quit.

 

The 5mph thing is because they procrastinated getting elogs and as such were not grandfathered in with eobr system where speed thresholds could be set by company. The 5mph thing is supposed to become mandatory for all if reasonable heads don’t prevail and lobby for change, in December of 2019. I’ll quit then for a job where managing time is not so critical ... perhaps something that pays hourly and for every task performed, whether it involves driving 600 miles or a quarter mile.

I’ve never once slept on an on or off ramp and have been on elogs for about 7 years now. Will take a violation before I try and sleep 4 feet from busy interstate traffic.

 

All companies will be required to use true ELDs (the 5mph limit you’re complaining about) soon instead of EOBRs. Some existing Landstar trucks are still using EOBRs, but new leases are required to use ELDs since everyone will be switching to them before long anyway.

It’s called the “Sitting Duck” policy, but it should really just be called “Common Sense.” Everyone knows that parking on a ramp or the side of the road is dangerous and illegal. In 8 years on E-Logs I’ve never slept on the side of the road. The argument that there’s no truck stop parking is ridiculous. I drive OTR and find a spot every single night, so why can’t you?

Also, stop whining. These topics have been beaten to death and no one cares about your inadequacies as a driver.

 

P.S. Typing in bold doesn’t make your message more important, it just highlights your childish whining.

 

5 mph will be mandatory effective Dec. 2019.

In 23 years I have had to park on an exit ramp 1 time, if you use an exit ramp as a usual place to park, that comes down to a lack of planning and poor time management. When I start my day I usually know where I plan on shutting down for the day, and I always have a secondary place in case the first one doesn’t pan out.

 

do you know the difference between a ELD and a AOBR.... no...... didn't think so

they tell you about the sitting duck policy in orientation... it's simple it's called TRIP PLANNING.... your the one that wants to “drive til you crash” because YOU don't want to stop and park safely