Today the FMCSA announced the proposed changes that it wants to make to the hours of service. The one I want to talk about here is the ability to take an off duty break of between 30 minutes and 3 hours once a day. This break will stop your 14 hours clock. If you use this you must take a full 10 hour break after your shift, no splitting. I am sure the ATA is fine with this as now they will have the ability to not pay drivers for 3 more hours each day. They were right when they said they were making the HOS rules more business friendly. I did a video about the HOS changes and you should watch it. I am no fan of adding unpaid time to the drivers day. Will this benefit some people? Yes, it is likely to do so. I just can't imagine working for 17 hours each day. That is no way to make a living. This is also a way to squeeze out the more experienced drivers as they will be unlikely to enjoy this and some may retire making room for lower paid newer drivers with less experience. I will have more in the coming days on other changes but this one I am not for.
See you on the road!
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Chris
8/14/2019 04:07:47 pm
It's a good safety issue. Right now the 14 hour rule forces you to drive tired. Now, if you need to, you could pull over and take a nap. Nobody said you HAD to take the full 3 hours.
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Wenona Carmela Praylor
8/14/2019 06:25:42 pm
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Dale
8/17/2019 06:16:01 pm
So what are they gonna do with our personal convaiance?
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