Or here's another scenario. You're sitting 100 miles away from a load going 650. You can do the 650 in one shift, but only if you can start your clock when you pick up. Problem is you have this darn 100 mile dh to get to the pickup and if you run it strictly by the book, you're up the creek because you can't do the load. When you finished the previous day, you still had about 3 hours left that you never used. How many of you would, after you got the load on board, redo a couple pages to show that you did that 100 mile dh the day before? Would that necessarily present a safety concern if you're well rested?
Yes the above statement present a safety concern, and drivers that are involved in such behavior should be targeted,placed OOS., or at least be placed on Electronic logs.
the whole point of the current HOS is to prevent the never ending work day, like the one describe above. and to prevent the weekly accumulated fatigue.
this is wrong in so many ways.
it is behavior like this that fuel EOBR's provocative, and keep rates down.
one you have just placed a Team load on a solo truck.
so you run a cheap freight.
2 you stole a load that was not yours to begin with.*
3 according to the HOS regulation, you where not rested. and legally fatigue.
(*) if that was your very own costumer, with which you have working relationships, you would have done the negotiations, to make him work your truck safe.
or pay more for a service you cannot legally provide.
the problem with HOS is NOT the drivers.
it is the supply chain that never pay the price for running unsafe trucks.
which is why, and ONLY why, large carriers are all for it.
it is a misconception that Elogs came about to protect drivers.
EOBR regulations is being lobby for the protections of Brokers, shippers, and freight providers, those simply won't spend the money to accommodate trucks.
taking an illegal run off of a load board, just play to the hands of our direct competitions.
wake up.
you wanna fight HOS, go ahead, but do not mix that fight with EOBR.
your best bet is to be in full compliance while fighting for a change.
