CALLING ALL OWNER OPERATORS!!!!

Being leased onto a company you have no choice but to run a ELD. The HOS have been unchanged since 2003 and you say now all of a sudden it's the problem. I haven't much if any complaining about the hos until the ELD showed up. Why? Because the eld leave no room what so ever for error. Take into consideration weather, traffic, accidents, etc. Now no matter what happens your drive time runs out you must shut down NO MATTER where you are be it the side of the road, the fuel island, doesn't matter. it's up to the officer to decide if your worthy enough to "let it slide" or if you are in violation. What gives them the right to tell me when I'm tired or if the weather is bad enough to sit and wait it out. We've been basically forced to drive when it was unsafe to do so because sitting eats up the drive hours and appointments would be missed. I'm sorry but this is America where we have the freedom of choice. How is that freedom if someone is telling you how you feel? I have no problem with HOS before the mandate, we have been forced into unsafe situations that just plain wouldn't have happened if it weren't for the ELD

 

Do you run as many miles as you did before the mandate? Do you make as much money as before? If so you must be one of the very few I have come in contact with since Nov

 

If you don't mind me asking why are you leaving this industry?

 

Please elaborate on how the elds contract truck supply to "where they need to be"

 

I believe that, elds must have played in the rate spike for sure. And without elds you can be a lazy as you want as long as that load arrives on time you get your pay. Having an eld once you go on duty you gotta drive or won't make it. Like you said I could be wrong and might be right if I ain't wrong lol