New rules coming regarding HOURS?

You said nothing at midnight, now your pushing nothing out 2 days.

Plan better.

I think twice in the last 14 months I've run into that scenario. And both times I was actually too tired to really care, and both loads were like 4 day runs.

 

Doesn’t change the fact that they’re in school for years. We all know that training is basically non-existent in this industry.

A solution would have to be sensible, other than do away with “X” because it doesn’t work for me. Like I’ve said numerous times, a flexible split sleeper is the best solution right now that has a chance of getting pushed through. Non-trucking special interest groups got us the 14 hour rule, so if we’re being honest with ourselves getting rid of the 70 isn’t a likely outcome.

 

No. It's ten hours today, which adds up to 65 hours for the week. Then nothing back at midnight, which leaves 5 hours available tomorrow. But the trip required twenty. I'm five short.

Don't sweat the math. The point was that the 70 hour rule starts limiting my freight options well before I even reach 70 hours.

 

Limiting but not eliminating. You could still find something.

 

So? I could do a lot of things. The point is I get locked out of certain options for no good reason.

 

Get rid of the 70 and the need for a restart.

 

I get locked out of pulling hazmat for no good reason.
I get locked out of pulling tankers for no good reason.
I get locked out of pulling .... for no good reason.
I get locked out of flying a plane for no good reason.

I hope you realize how silly all those sound, including yours....

 

That means you did 55 hours in 5 days. So either something went wrong or you went from Seattle to Easton, but your still not tired.

Not sweating the math. If your sitting watching the board, you have hours.

I work for the same people you do. There's plenty of time on the loads, so your argument has no merit.

 

No. Mine sounded perfectly reasonable. If you have an actual civil argument lets hear it. First learn to spell though.

 

If I'm sitting watching the board I have hours? That doesn't follow at all.

It's easy to do 55 hours in five days if you log legally. That's only 11 hours a day and it's not all time driving.

BTW, you do realize my example was hypothetical right? There is no way I could do ten hours today. It's already 10:30 at night.

As for there being plenty of time on the loads, I don't know what you're trying to say. The only thing that matters is are there enough hours left on my 70 to run a given load that I want. If not, then I have to pass on it even if I'm rested and perfectly OK to drive. That's my objection to the 70 hour rule. How does that have no merit?