Will the new labor rule on 70hrs actually create more or less trucking jobs?

Monday drive 00:00 to 1130 (pretrip and load)11hrs
11:30-2130 sleep

21:45Monday to 0815 Tuesday (pretip and drive)11hrs
0815-1815 sleep

1830 Tues - 0500 wed 11hrs drive
0500-1500 sleep

Wed 1515- Thurs 0130 11hrs drive plus fuel & pretrip
0130-1130 sleep

Thurs 1145- 2200 drive 11 hrs
2200-0800 fri sleep

0815-1930 friday 11 drive
1930 friday to 0530 sunday 34hr restart

0545 sunday to 1700 sunday 11 drive

(77hrs drive in one week)

 

Just give me a raise.

 

Well if an " old outlaw" like yourself parked your truck, I guess the regs & csa acomplished the desired effect..??

 

Hey, I would be happy if we could split our break the way we used to. Then I could pull over and sleep until I was ready to get up and not have it screw up my schedule.

Trying to force my body to conform to these rules has led to stress and fatigue for me. I would prefer going back to being rested and relaxed.

 

new hos wont affect me at all
I been recapping for 3+ weeks now
and always take a 30 minute break or longer

 

OOIDA fought to have the split break restored to what it was . They aren't very effective , are they ?
You're right though . Most drivers I know don't sleep more than 5 or 6 hours . It's more fatiguing for a team driver to wake up and have to stay awake in the sleeper a couple of hours before swapping out .

 

Reread the article . It says drivers can DRIVE 70 hours in 7 days . Not possible . Then read the comments under the article . Nobody caught that error .
In another thread I posted my comment on XRS's Facebook page where they posted this article .
To drive 70 hours in 7 days you'd have to drive 7 10 hour days which would leave no time for any other on duty time . Drive 11 hours a day for 6 days that's 66 hours and more than 4 hours is needed just for inspections and fueling .

 

you can drive more than 70hrs in 7 days

 

It will mean more of you running team.

 

Yep, you can work all you want past the 70 hour rule, but you can't drive. Then if you take a 34 you really haven't worked past the 70 because it starts all over at that point, so what's the problem? You have taken time off and are rested, ready to go.

The new rules as I see it is just another thorn in the side. It will mean more trucks on the road, less driver pay, but more drivers. Much higher congestion, more accidents, and rougher roads. The 14 hour rule needs to go away allowing drivers to drive up to 11 hours in the 24 hour period. Giving them the ability to rest during peak congestion, go back to helping damsels in distress, and just enjoying the job again. And if you could eliminate the 70 wouldn't hurt either.