Did this help you? or hurt you?

Looking back on the hours of service we once had, do you see where the OTRD really benefited from the change we know today, from the hours of service we once had? I see no real beneifit at all except the restart that we should have had in the first place..We gave them 2 extra hours of shutdown time for 1 hour driving time..Makes no sence to me, and the 10-8 rule was a good deal...If your going to run illegal, your going to do it regardless. This 14 hour clock is the biggest joke of all to me..I guess they thought we were getting to rich and thought we needed bankers hour or something..Who knows! If these Cos. would start paying 28.00 an hour, well take your time!! Its not ready? no problem...But it doesnt work like that. How many Cos are out there that are that coordinated to keep your loads preplaned 1,2 or even 3 loads at a time? This rule would definately work if it was like that,and they were all the time waiting on you..But usually it works out your waiting on them and killing precious time you need to drive.. But this is the real world of Truckin' ..And I really dont think it was all about safety.. Well we have no say in it and its the law we have to follow everyday..Not all will be able to comment here because you dont know of it..Your the New Generation..And I guess we are the Old..lol But did it benifit you? Or did it hurt you?? legal is legal regardless.. I think it hurt? If they wanted legal they should have put on board comp. logs in every truck...Thats the only way theyll honestly know your legal or not anyway...What do you think? I messed the pole up, so just post it hurt! or it Didnt!. lol

 

Yea it sure makes for a real safe night of driving after you get out and unload while logging sleeper..And Cos know this, but will still write you up if you dont go the mile to get it there..Because you were asleep on your logs...I know what your saying. And to believe though the one actually doing the stop has only got to log .25 and can go off duty or sleeper..And hes unloading the truck..Happens all the time..If drivers started logging true legal logs, theyd not get miles.. and Cos would be fireing right and left begging schools to pump them out faster..