Posted on 10/15/2021 8:03:40 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE
And Laws of Well-Intended Consequences strikes again. Obama-Pelosi-Schumer-Biden mandated all United States truckers (except government employees! - and farming trucks within 150 miles of their loads) be monitored electronically 24 hours a day in December 2015. The law became mandatory in Dec 2019 - well after Obama left office.
Then the Covid 19 recession was enforced, so little shipping was affected in 2020.
Well, now, as the economy tries to recover in 2021 but cannot find enough shipping and trucking support to move their cargo, Biden's government has restricted ALL drivers to less than 60 hours per week, to 10+ waiting hours between shifts, and to a maximum of 11 hours per 24 hour day.
Yes, you WILL NEED 20% MORE TRUCKERS if you limit their hours per month by 20%! /need more union truck drivers too
Today, the interstates and truck stops are full of loaded trucks. Overflowing the available parking lots! That cannot legally drive.
Interesting that the VP says the supply chain issues are “low wages” and the media doesn’t bother to ask why Federal Regulations are the root cause.
All part of their plan
Ignoring the natural born citizen requirement was a fatal mistake.
The Chickens have come home to Roost!
Let’s go Brandon.
FLORIDA IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Interestingly, the big trucking firms were strong supporters of the ELD mandate — probably because they already use this kind of technology for their fleet management and vehicle tracking operations. It was the independent drivers who opposed it.
When do we pull them out of thier houses and burn them at the stake?
I suppose that will start happening if they start doing the same.
I live near a short road that is OFF LIMITS to trucks-—
And I see trucks there ALL the time.
The constant pressure to make time requirements is murder.
The US Hwy 1 mile from me has a 65 MPH limit-—and trucks pass me doing closer to 75 _++.
Sometimes getting a load where it needs to go trumps posted routes. Those of us that own their equipment and get paid per load instead of per hour tend to get things done quickly.
That’s also why I bought a 1999 tractor that is exempt from electronic logging devices - I’d rather stay with paper logs so I can get more done.
I suspect the pressure to meet schedules is nothing compared to the underlying financial factors that influence truck drivers. They’re usually paid by the mile and not by the hour, so there is a huge incentive for them to drive as many miles as possible during their on-duty time.
President Trump was too intimidated by the Leftists to do anything about this while in office.
From a few years back:
https://www.trucklendersusa.com/commercial-truck-finance-insights/ex-amish-truck-driver-destroys-historic-bridge-by-driving-her-30-ton-traile#.YWmxzxwpCUk
Personally one of my biggest issues with Hours Of Service rules are the
60hrs / 7 day and 70hrs / 8 day limits. That is when a lot of us older, experienced hands are getting our second wind.
ELDs can be beneficial but like any electronic device, they have their quirks. Configuration is key. Most company safety departments donâÂÂt have a clue about HOS other than what their screen shows. You should see them squirm with split sleeper berth shifts.
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Obama-Pelosi-Schumer-Biden mandated all United States truckers (except government employees! - and farming trucks within 150 miles of their loads) be monitored electronically 24 hours a day in December 2015. The law became mandatory in Dec 2019 - well after Obama left office.
Then the Covid 19 recession was enforced, so little shipping was affected in 2020.
And, PDJT didn’t un-do (revoke/modify/supercede) this?
Thanks, Elaine Chow.
Not!
Socialists always like to micro-manage themselves into disaster.
They can't help it (because they don't want to help), just look like they're interested, but continue to get in the way.
Evermore restrictions, rules and regulations by committee meetings with no thought behind it as to consequence.
They are all near-sighted, and can't see beyond their nose, and wonder why they bump into obstacles.
Having been in the trucking industry for almost 30 years, I can say without a doubt that the truck driver shortage is a real thing. Why, well there are many reasons - pay being not the least of them but more the time away from home (quality of life). My family has been blessed with my having a driving job that gets me home every day but this is the exception not the rule.
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