Commute times

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  1. Streetroddreams

    Streetroddreams Medium Load Member

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    Whatcha guys think of the fmsca wanting to know about the drivers commute times also?
     
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  3. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    What?
    And if they are, it's likely something that does need to be looked at re. the Tracy Morgan wreck. While it would be a bad thing in most cases it is something that needs to be checked if that is normal, or a unique case. I have a feeling it's a semi-unique case. Hapens, but not a whole lot.

    Sad thing is I don't really know of a way that's not too intrusive to fix it, even if it is happening a lot.
     
  4. Streetroddreams

    Streetroddreams Medium Load Member

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    I just saw the article in my Google News thing but I believe it was a reprint from cdllife
     
  5. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    No, we don’t need any of that. It’s bad enough as it is that we’re under the microscope to the extent that we are already.
     
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  6. Streetroddreams

    Streetroddreams Medium Load Member

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    There claiming that some drivers commute 2.5 hr's or more then drive 11 commercially
     
  7. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Don’t give the overlords any ideas, or we’ll all wind up with elogs in our POV’s. :rolleyes:
     
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  8. Jazz1

    Jazz1 Road Train Member

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    This is civil servants justifying their jobs and leaving no part of your life uncharted
     
  9. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    I can certainly understand the long commutes to work. Every one of my OTR companies i worked for was 90 miles to the north in the boonies. And i live in the city. There's lotsa drivers who live in small towns with hardly anything for job choices. And quite a few towns with a trucking company or 2 to work for.

    I'm not understanding, however, that whole 700 mile commute to work in the Tracy Morgan crash. That's a pretty extreme commute.
     
  10. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    I guess he's busy composing edgy tweets. Is anybody tired of "winning" yet?
     
  11. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    Don't know about winning. But defenitely tired of the whining. :)
     
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