CALLING ALL OWNER OPERATORS!!!!

Look OP, I have commented about this at that link that there should be no exemption at all.

I also have written to the OOIDA telling them to drop this stupid quest to get rid of ELDs and focus on things we need to get done for all of us, CARB's unconstitutional actions against out of state trucks and the HOS 2003 version that needs to return to the HOS 1962.

Both of those are a bigger threat to all of us than ELDs could ever be.

OOIDA's last attempt at CARB was done in a haphazard manner with a predictable outcome and the OOIDA's lack of any concern about the HOS 2003 restrictions and lack of latitude plus the special considerations needed to create exemptions.

I have considered to renounce my life time membership to the OOIDA and so have many of my drivers because of their stupid silliness to chase the wrong things.

 

Eld, and family.

 

Your full of ####. Trucks always park on the Ramps well before NOV. People ALWAYS broke the speed limit that won't change. Where are your Facts or are you just speaking out of ur ###? You wanna fight ELD's so you can run when you want is what ur saying. Why can't u do that with a ELD? Simple because you wanna FAKE ur logs... ELD's do NOTHING but keep u honest. 11 hours driving 14 on duty has NOT CHANGED. so explain how a ELD VS PAPER is difference? ELD'S are here to stay they will not be leaving any time soon. Im a betting man and i bet in 2-3 years these guys buying older trucks to get around ELD. That won't be happening cuz they will find away to track it. Everyone has a smart phone i just may make an Device that allows tracking for these guys running 1999 and older trucks that plugs into the Cig lighter and tracks what you do just like a cell phone.

 

You know what, they don't need studies, they don't need polls, they don't need to do a thing other than to void all of the HOS 2003 regs and replace it with HOS 1962, that's all. Everything has been done and done over twice under both HOS rules, no need to do anything else.

ELDs are progress. We can deal with it as much as we could deal with load auctions on the internet and Brokers who scrap loads and repost them.

 

ELD does not mean you never lie.
Who does not go off duty in traffic jam.
Yard move from one truck stop to a different truck stop 3 miles away.
And other ways to lie like lie about when you got unloaded so you could start your ten.
The eld is only another tracking device period.

 

I said should have been, as if every one obeyed the law, not need or anything similar. We all know a lot of creative writing was going on, which is why ELD will never go away. The Feds are actually vindicated by this response, but they also understand some flexibility is needed, which is why they’ve already completely redefined line 5/ personal use exemption less than 6 months from the mandate.

 

Forced expenses? Cmon man, get a better argument. Log books weren’t free. 2290 and IRP isn’t free. Insurance isn’t free either, and all of that is mandated.