DOT initiates 4 Major Rule Changes

Don't forget the " you must be a sissy if don't want to work 70hrs a week"
Mentality.

 

This is brilliant. So instead of fighting for higher wages let’s give companies the right to work us even longer and not have to pay more. Gotta love truckers.

 

That attitude is only going to force one of two ultimate outcomes. Either most major carriers force all-team fleets or truck stops congestion doubles from it’s already untenable state. Be careful what you wish for. And just because you are legally allowed a given limit doesn’t mean you and everybody else must run all the way up to the limit.

 

Why are they unpaid?

 

I understand that, but my company doesn’t care. I run what I’m routed, not what I choose. So if they route me something that’s gonna require a 14-hour day, that’s the way it is. They’re already running almost everyone 12–14, they’re only gonna use this change to THEIR advantage.

 

Yes. According to actuarial tables, 18 year old female drivers are much safer than 18 year old male drivers. In the interest of national highway safety, there probably should be a 75-85% female [in good health] application acceptance rate policy implemented. So this is an idea I can get behind and am looking forward to. Might even move to a training carrier and move to the trainer board

 

Then maybe a 24/7/365 operational industry is not for you.

 

No argument here. But it’s the crappy hand I’ve been dealt. Got a 3,5,7,8, and 10, 4 different suits lol