Re: Proposed new HOS rule


"tscottme" <blahblah@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:B8-dnRF0Idt_3T3anZ2dnUVZ_rqlnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It's good you are thinking about ways to improve the HOS. 12/12 has some very good points. There isn't one simple rule that will work for everyone, leave the HOS alone, I think. The current HOS are bad for teams, but not as bad as the 12/12 proposal.

Explain that. In my mind, 12/12 would be better for teams... or at least no worse. Under my 12/12, any particular driver (team or not) would be no more or less likely to run out of hours. But under the current system, any driver that does run out of hours might be SOL for at least 34 hours. Under 12/12, if one driver maxes out hours, he/she has to log 12 straight hours off duty. Oh, and we should do away with that crap about how a team driver -must- be in the sleeper, or driving, or on line 4. As far as I'm concerned, if the truck is moving and you aren't driving, you can log yourself on line 1 or 2 or 4 ... your choice. The current regs are bizzaro, stating that if you aren't in the sleeper then you must be on duty. (?!?)

In training, I spent hundreds of hours in a moving truck but OFF-duty, not in the sleeper, but logged on line 2, as that's the only way I could look legal. Annoying as ***. If I'm tired, I'll sleep. If I'm not tired, I'm not going to lie down in the sleeper!!!

The HOS issue with the feds has just finally been settled and I don't see enough problems with the current HOS to warrant another major change.

I see major problems with the current HOS. They are not safe. For just one good example... Right now, if you need to take a nap in the "middle" of your driving shift, you can't. Under 12/12, this would not be regulated. If you drive 8 hours and get really tired, stop and take a nap. When you wake up refreshed and ready to go, you've either got ~4 hours available to drive, or 12 hours available to drive. (depends on how long you were asleep, ha ha...if you slept 12 hours, then your hours available went back to 12). -Dave


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