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This is the exemption for DoD but this does not cover everything that requires Dual Driver Protection: The final rule requires that if more than 8 consecutive hours on duty have passed since the last off-duty (or sleeper-berth) period of at least half an hour, a driver must take a break of at...

There are a lot of reasons why that 1/2 hour will mess with a teams hours. Both people off of the clock at the same time will cause problems.

Steve I think it has been looked into and studied a LOT... The goal seems to be to drive less on our own so that we do not need to use a restart.

MERRY CHRISTMAS Lawrence and crew! Merry Christmas to the EO forum members as well as the Lurkers!

MERRY CHRISTMAS Lawrence and crew! Merry Christmas to the EO forum members as well as the Lurkers!

The new HOS will take a little more planning and thought into our work week. The restart could be interesting and when on long team loads the 1/2 hour break will be interesting for both team members to be off duty. We have made it through the last changes without much trouble I am sure we...

Here are part of the rules.... Going to have to rethink how we do a few things: FMCSA 37-11 Thursday, December 22, 2011 Contact: Candice T. Burns Tel: 202-366-9999 U.S. Department of Transportation Takes Action to Ensure Truck Driver Rest Time and Improve Safety Behind the Wheel...

Thanks You guys! We are often asked how we can spend so much time together and still love each other. We were asked that question over and over when we first go into trucking and I started worrying about it. When there is a will there is a way and there was a will.

Joe ask for the reroute to be emailed to you instead of waiting on them. We have always found when we sit through orientation, WG training, HazMat training we learn something new or we are able to get information clarified that makes our lives easier. Not saying all of it is good as parts can...

Joe we haul a lot of DoD and maybe that is the difference as it is never a problem to have the route emailed to the the truck. Once the load has been dispatched I send a message on the QC asking that the reroute be sent to my email address. Usually within a short period of time I have a...

ALWAYS get your reroute before pickup so you can plan the route and if there are any questions they can be addressed. Getting the route before hand has only been a problem with surface dispatchers a couple of times.

Welcome to the forums! Read through all of the posts and ask questions when you read something you do not understand. One thing to remember is one company does not fit all and all do not fit one company. Each of us have different requirements that need to met and it is up to you to decide...

Skip i do not check this page often and missed your posts! One of these days I hope we catch up with you and can sit down to a cup of tea. Our daughter is doing thank you for asking.

Gracie and Jack would like to thank everyone for the cards and they keep coming. Gracie mentioned that Jack enjoys hearing who the cards are from and that they bring a smile and warm feeling to their lives. Thanks to everyone who has sent them cards and if you have not done so here is...

I am glad that you guys can read what all is happening with Jack and Gracie.

I am curious for those of you not on facebook can you see the above page? It is a nice page to post comments to Jack that Gracie can read to him and also to keep up with how he is getting along. I spent some time on the phone with Gracie yesterday and she relayed some of Jack's comments and...

We have text messaging for our phone so all loads send us a message so we do not miss any load offers. We very seldom have out sound turned on as the noise wakes up the person sleeping.

One of Jack and Gracie's friends started this page so that we can keep up with what is happening with Jack and his disease. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-Berrys-Journey-with-ALS/245834202148748?sk=wall

The answer is it depends.... If you want to hit the road running hard then early fall is the best bet and if you want to start at a slower time and east into expediting I would suggest January. We had never driven team till we started expediting and we knew it would take some time to adjust so...

What do you think this will do the scales in Tennessee? We could either get pulled in for a inspection and wait for an inspector or we could get the bypass lane more often. This rule could be like others it looks good in print but in reality life goes on and nothing happens. Road...