Super Human Canadians

One question I never see addressed when the hours of service rules are being truncated is the non homologation of the rules in North America.
Apparently, a great deal of data and research go into setting up the allowable driving and rest periods.

Can someone then tell me why there is such a disparity between the Canadian rules and those down south? We are fighting over minutes here.
Why is it that in Canada , you can drive for 13 hours , be on duty for 15 hours , and split your log. Versus the 11 - 14 hour rule in The USA with that 10hour rest period

If all the criteria gathered in order to determine hours of operation are equal (as they should be) what could allow such a disparity. Allowing 13 hours driving is a huge increment from 11 hours.

Can it be the pressure applied by the trucking associations on the governing bodies that accounts for the difference. The two biggest trade partners in Canada are the cities on Toronto On. and Montreal Qc. These destinations are around 5.5 hours apart, therefore allowing a return trip in a day.

The other alternative is that we Canadians are super human , or certainly superior to our Southern neighbors. I will not entertain the thought that it is harder to drive in the USA than in Canada. It is not more boring to drive from Winnipeg MB. to Calgary than from Iowa through the Dakotas. As for traffic give me greater New york city or Chicago over Toronto. Then lets not talk about the condition of the roads.

So before CSA gets crazy , why doesn't anybody bring this up with the FMCSA?

 

RzL Drzl

That is exactly the point, all the criteria that is used in setting the hours of service rules is based on how the human body functions and it's limits. Apparently, it is based on empirical evidence.

The distances between major Canadian cities should never be a factor in the decision making process. New York city to Seattle WA. is further than Calgary to Winnipeg.

This all leaves one to believe that the whole HOS rules are truly subjective.

 

Thanks folks ,

You are just re-inforcing the point.

The hours of service rules are supposedly based on what your body can do.

Although Canadian, I am not familiar with the area above the 60th paralell , I just want to go fishing up there. I can just imagine driving up there in a winter blizzard.

Most large Canadian population centers are within 150 miles of the USA, so this is where most of the driving occurs. So in reality there should be no difference.