How come I never see any trucks with OOIDA decals anymore?

EOBRD are all about safety, just ask livestock haulers.

 

Amen!!!

 

On the flip side, there needs to be harsh penalties for those 'hard runners' that end up hitting things, putting it in the median, destroying property or injuring people if they choose to deviate from the HOS guidelines. A one year CDL suspension comes to mind.

 

Same for the ones who follow the HOS yet still find a way to crash into ####.

 

The worst offenders yes of course I do that. But this is trucking. Stuff happens. I just had another one of those situations this week at a place I load at often. 8 times out of 10 it's a great place to go. You can't just say everyone that wastes time goes on the no load list. Talking with the loader she said most of the regular truckers knew to show up on time for their 2 hour window. But this week with the holiday most of the regulars were off and a lot of new faces showed up. Many of them 8 and 10 hours before scheduled. It's a smaller place and couldn't handle the influx of trucks. If I hadn't asked I would have never known. They get a pass.

I got my detention. Didn't make up for the lost reload though. I started trucking in 2000 and before EOBR I was never late. And it never even occurred to me to ever give a load back. I bet I have had to give back or have follow up loads taken away from me 2 dozen times or more this year. And I've lost count of the rescheduling that had to be done. And for what? I know what I'm doing booking the loads that will work with my hours and getting breaks but the unforeseen sometimes has a way of screwing up everything. I read where guys say EOBR has not affected their income in a negative way and find it very hard to believe. Where do you load at that nothing ever goes wrong? I call BS.

 

that's good ,truthful scenario's right here^^^

 

That's a great example of why we need ELOGS in every truck, even the old clunkers.

"I started trucking in 2000 and before EOBR I was never late."

You did whatever it took to get that load there on time no matter what delayed you, no matter how tired you were you drove that 80,000 pound truck out there beside people that thought truckers were well rested.
You didn't care about anything but getting that load there on time.
You never stood up and said the load would be late because you got delayed and you needed your sleep.

 

What's an Old Clunker?
Secondly-

To some of us- Customer Service came first- ALONG with safety for the public.

Not all of us were on Black Beauties and 36 hours of straight street time.

Tucker- Just stop it.........ELD's are in play for the misguided,novice style driver who doesn't understand bare ethics of trucking.Nor can think for themselves

Unfortunately- It Lumped many 'Responsible" Drivers that Now have to Follow in this childish,Sesame Street Style of Reform by having an electronic device dictate their day.

 

I'm running daily rate, dedicated power only for two different retailers. They're both seasonal - when one needs capacity, the other doesn't. And there's very little overlap.

Outbound loads are drop and hook, and back hauls are 30/70 drop and hook as well. Since I get a daily rate, I get paid whether the loads are ready or not. So if something goes wrong, the only thing that means for me is that I can take an unscheduled nap, or perhaps that I'll have an unexpected layover.

 

I used common sense and I never accepted loads I couldn't run. I didn't let delays due to ordinary every day trucking issues interfere with earning a good income. I have million+ mile safe driving awards. I'm not the example of someone that needs an electronic log. A rookie like you could learn a lot from a driver like me. I drive a well maintained truck and I do it safely.

I've had to do more 8 hour splits where I wasn't tired than I care to think about on EOBR. I've also had to run tired and drowsy as everything to beat the clock in order not to lose another 8 or 10 hours. In the old days I took naps when my body told me I needed to. So you tell me what you think is better? Oh I know. I'm an outlaw right? Yeah I've put 750,000 miles on my truck the past 10 years really racking up the miles running myself weary, a threat to everyone on the highway right?