Call to Action - Support The ELD Extension Act of 2017

peterd · Aug 6, 2017

gokiddogo said: ↑

Here's a real world example for you
I am on a load that picks up 1 hour from my house and delivers to a destination 7 hours from the pickup. My pickup time is 9 am. I begin my day at 715 arrive at 830 check in, load is almost ready, no big deal I get at least a 2 hour nap in and they load me at 1130 and I leave at 1215. This is unusual for this shipper, normally I am loaded and moving within 1 hour of arrival. I do my customs paperwork from the shippers yard (1.25 hours to border) and drive to nearest truck stop to border. I wait for clearance, usually takes maybe 20 minutes tops. Today, us customs computers are having trouble processing FedEx shipments, and I am told it is an unknown time it will be fixed. I slept well last night (930 pm to 6 am) in anticipation of getting to receiver (they have overnight parking) early this evening. My delivery appointment is 6 am tomorrow. If customs opens up in the next 15 minutes, I can get there before the 14 hour window slams on my fingers. If not, I will have to take an 8 hour break and leave as soon as I can (arrived to this truck stop at about 1315). I have been sitting here making calls and waiting for the royal invitation, since 1315, so I am eligible to drive again at 2115 and I can still legally make my delivery appointment.

My options are:
1.Run over 14 hour rule a bit, depending when I can enter USA. Technically illegal, likely safest option. Sustainable to my business? Yes (if I color outside the lines a bit without getting caught)
2.Go to sleep now (try to- I am wide awake) and resume at 930 pm or so. More legal? Yes. Safer? No. Sustainable to my business? As long as I don't crash, I guess this would be = yes. *Remember, yesterday I went to sleep at about 930 pm, so much for my 24 hour circadian rhythm
3.Call the people I got the load from and tell them to reschedule because ....? Of things beyond my control? Because I cannot get any decent rest between now 315pm and 930pm? I'm sure they will be eager to load me again if I choose this option. Legal? 100%. "Safest"? Yes. Sustainable? Fat chance.

I'd like to hear what the elog crowd would do in this situation.
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Again. The problem is the HOS. Not the E-logs. E-logs are just an electronic log book.

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