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

according to the law 70 hrs max no matter what in DOT time but in a payroll stance yes you can work more than the 70 in a payroll week which in its fact can generate more miles more cash per payroll week, which is what these people are saying. 70 hrs in a dot week is different than a payroll week is or can be. this is the misunderstanding

 

I have run 6 weeks out without taking a 34 reset. There are ways to manage your time if you are with a good company.

 

the only way your not running out of your 60/70 is if your not driving/onduty the full time allowed 8.5 hrs i believe it is
8.5 hrs x 8 = 68 hrs or 8.5 x 7 =59.5
average actual speed 8.5 x 55 467.5 miles
if u drove 10 hrs a day you would average 550 miles or 605 miles for 11 hrs this is just average mind you there will be times that you can average higher than 55 mph which would increase milage per day
but less per week ? or would taking a restart get you more miles per week? since you can get a few more hours in each week with a restart. too tired to do the math on that right now lol
yea i know there are variables that are hard/impossible to figure in there ie loading unloading break downs
?? for the old dogs
so which way is better pay wise? restart or no restart? for the new rule vs old rule.

 

Somedays you only work 4 or so cause u go, deliver, then u go pick up the same day and sit all day in the sleeper chatting on TTR waiting to get loaded. Then the next day u do 10 etc etc ...

HEY BTW; LILRICH!!!! What is it that u say in that song 'whaptabalubawhapamboom' or 'what's that a hoola and WHAM bam boom'????

 

yea true there are them days out there lol been ahwile since i have been on the road and for got about those days. lol

ha ha i dont even know what exactly he says on that part lol 'whaptabalubawhapamboom' but sounds about right been ahwile since i heard that song

 

My vote goes to it depends. Unless u are on a dedicated run, strictly drop n hook or tanker; then in my opinion reset seems better .... Resets are needed for Irregular OTR in certain instances ... The tighter the runs the more u waste ure time (get it) as in ure 70 ...

Let's say I have a 3000 mile run that starts on Monday and ends on Saturday ... 3000 divided by 55 mph = 54 hrs ....then add fuel, inspections, load and unload time for that week and it'll bring u pretty darn close to the 70 ... I say around 65 ....then in this case a rest is called for ...but if u go and get a load and wait 4 or 5 hrs to get loaded and then 4 or 5 to get unloaded etc etc ... Then recap it is ... I think it all depends ...

 

My operating cost will increase because I'm going to have to buy more logbooks.