Experienced Drivers - What are your thoughts on this?

Yes imagine taking your 34 (more like 54) then running 3-4 more days then have a slow couple of freight days and not being able to reset again then cannot gangbang on that big 2800 mile load they offer you.

 

All that I am saying is that Republicans are for big business especially oil companies. When they talk about taking away an hour of driving that means less productivity for the company. I know the drivers that get paid by the mile like this because the more the hours the more they can drive then the better the pay. I got paid by the hour so it just means I work an extra hour at regular pay instead of going to overtime.

During election time the company ( the 7th largest in the world at the time) would send all employees a letter saying we can not tell you how to vote but the company will vote Republican. HOS is just a drop in the bucket on what they do. Look at the environmental laws and how they have changed for the worse for us and better for the companies.

I am not party motivated. I vote for the person that I believe has the right ideas for the problems at hand. Of course we all know they never hold true to their word and they go along with what will better them. The best example among many is Dick Cheney while he was VP. We all knew his best interest was his CEO position at Halliburton. So the truck laws are just a few in what they what for the companies.

 

i think a 10 hr rule would benefit drivers. How? more likely that frieght will be even more regional, with one of the main parts of that being more hometime.

otr trucking is one of the only areas where you see skilled trades people working for 5-6$ an hr, if you dont think youre worth more, how will things change?

it is obviously a negative for the companies and people that want to run freight for peanuts, moreso if its a company that runs its drivers like slave labor.

 

Actually, I see that the republicans are more standing for both companies and drivers. The proposed regulations will not help matters if not make them worse. You will need more trucks on the road thus more chances of more accidents occurring.
In my opinion, is the missing link. If drivers are paid "hourly" instead by miles, they will not take risks such as driving over the HOS. From the time you log on duty, you are paid a set hourly rate. This can be easily done with qualcomm and other logging devices easily.
Until those particular changes are made, you still have the same problems (fatigue driving) no matter how many changes you do to the regulations.

 

Please tell me at your age posted on the profile you are not serious, no political party can be held as a hardliner.

 

It's simple really, when you get down to brass tacks. The Democrat's want to regulate everything, they like to make and change rules so they can say, SEE, WE HAVE YOUR BEST INTREST IN MIND. The Republicans, on the other hand, want less rule rules and regulations so the free market can operate on a princable of everybody makes money must be for everyones best interest. Some pencilnecks in an office somewhere said we need to justify our jobs so we better propose some new rules for the evil truck drivers. Essentialy there is no reason for it, it's just their policy.
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Repubs or Dems, the majority are out to screw us. The Repubs are about biz, the Dems about having more control..its a lose lose situation. What we need is a candidate that still holds true to the original concept and idea and values about what a republican actually means. What it means today and what it did back in the day are two different things. We can vote all we want, but until the way the candidates are established is changed, we only get to vote for the lesser evil of the two.

Vote Ron Paul 2012 if you want change.

 

The teamsters are probably the single biggest supporter of changing the HOS to lower our drive times however they are the ones pushing for 8 hours. They know that teamster companies generally make enough higher wages to still make a living if that happens and the majority of the rest of us don't. They figure that way we would all be forced to join the union and thus giving them a much greater membership and way more $$$$$$$$ which is all they care about.

All politicians would #### a snake if you'd hold it's head for them. They don't give a #### about you or me, they only care about one thing and one person. Money and themself.

 

The changes are very bad all around. Where are all the trucks going to park during those official reset hours? Having to take a specified break?

People who have no idea what trucking is should not be making the rules.

 

At the risk of cutting through some of the political bs lets get a few facts straight.


The latest version of proposed rule making is in response to lawsuits filed by the IBT, OOIDA, Crash, PATT, ATA, and Concerned citizen starting back when Clinton was in office. It has been an ongoing process because as soon as they post a final rule all those groups immediately file suits with judges they know to be friendly to their view point.

They all have already made public statements that no matter what the new final rule is they all intend to immediately file lawsuits again. It is not only politicians seeking justification for their job. Most of your organizations employees are too.

Now as to this politicized crap. They give no more of a crap than they do about your insurance needs, your retirement, well just about anything. What they want to do is be on your side against "those guys". Thus the Cirque de Election can continue in perpetuity appeasing the mob just like Augustus knew the coliseum did. Enjoy the show it is for your entertainment.