I was wrong. E-logs save lives

I'm sure it just means we don't have enough laws to protect us from ourselves.

 

And it is a stat that means absolutely nothing.
It means nothing because there is no other information to go along with it. It is simple a number for a certain year.

And you are relating it to e-logs... how exactly?

 

if driver fatigue was the issue in what universe would it make sense to change the max driving hrs from 10 to 11, thats like saying you run a factory and have been having alot of injuries with workers that work 10 hr days so it would be safer to make them work 11 hr days instead lol its absurd but thank god for Werner, the pioneer of elogs and the pioneer of idiots.

 

Fatalities due to record number of inexperienced drivers being pushed through inadequate driving schools and company training programs,shoved into automatic transmission 80k pound weapons and sent down the road.And that's only one reason.

 

LOL, like the drivers with zero training who start at a small company are any safer...
And why can’t truck drivers park and sleep if they get tired???? The elog doesn’t force anyone to drive tired.

 

It's the lack of common sense. drivers that are missing it will never get it. I don't care who you are or what you drive you always have the final say. If your tried park it take a nap as long as you need,

Right now I'm doing USPS loads, and were told not to stop as the USPS do not like or want those loads parked any where, and the company overall setups the loads where you dont normally need to stop except for fuel or to drop n hook with another driver. That being said if I feel I need a nap I park the truck, period don't care who does not like it. Tried , Park till your safe, period.

If you have a problem or an accident all the companies are thae same claiming "We would never push a driver to drive Tired" they all turn there back and leaving you to fend off the problems on your own. So bottom line you always have a choice, period..

 

Hopefully they will recognize these numbers for what they are ... more proof that the problem is based in an inflexible HOS rules, not lack of compliance.

But let’s not ignore the other animal in the room - distracted driving is responsible for a sizable number of major crashes the past 10 years. Elogs and HOS has zero to do with these. And I think we all know how the industry plans on addressing this matter.

 

Paystructure has something to do with it too.
Being paid per mile or % pushes drivers to perform .

 

Maybe but I’m paid by the mile and I run 3,500+ miles/week in a 65 mph truck and run on recap hours for months at a time and been doing this safely for a very long time.

And honestly when I do feel pressed to push the limits, it’s because of a tattle tale box and HOS timers working against me. NOT any desire for more money. I’m just about getting the freight there both safely and on time.

Lots of guys running on percentage are rushing to get that next load, especially those who only want to work 20 days a month. Now I suppose there is an argument to be made for moving the OTR truckload industry to hourly but this will bring in a whole new set of potential safety issues.