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travisw

travisw

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blaze 57 said:
Massive semi or big rig orders. Breaking a 14 yr old record. Suppliers can't keep up with the demand.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/get-in-line-backlog-for-big-rigs-stretches-to-2019-1534500005?ns=prod/accounts-wsj

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So there's a record number of trucks ordered.

Shipping costs are at record highs.
Shipping costs have hit a record high in the US
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-shipping-costs-hit-record-high-2018-6

Truck drivers are making record low pay.
Truck drivers are overtired, overworked and underpaid
https://www.phillyvoice.com/truck-drivers-are-overtired-overworked-and-underpaid/

What is it your celebrating exactly?

 
blu3bird

blu3bird

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travisw said:
So there's a record number of trucks ordered.

Shipping costs are at record highs.
Shipping costs have hit a record high in the US
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-shipping-costs-hit-record-high-2018-6

Truck drivers are making record low pay.
Truck drivers are overtired, overworked and underpaid
https://www.phillyvoice.com/truck-drivers-are-overtired-overworked-and-underpaid/

What is it your celebrating exactly?

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Some may be underpaid, that could very well be their own fault though. Plenty of truck driving jobs out there, if someone doesn't feel they're being paid fairly, they should look for another company to drive for.

I'm a truck driver and being overworked simply isn't true, there's this federal regulation called HOS (hours of service) that truck drivers have to go by called the 8/70 rule, you can only work 70 hours in 8 days and then have to take a minimum 34 hour reset. Also, the HOS dictates you can only be on duty for 14 hours a day with 11 of those hours being actual drive hours, also, you're required by law to take a 30 minute break somewhere within 8 hours of being on duty. Once you reach 14 hours in a day you have to go off duty for 10 hours before you can go on duty again. All hours are kept track of by an ELD (electronic log device), there's no way to cheat hours and work/drive longer than you're allowed to by law. I guess you could, but the ELD will put you in violation and if you're to get pulled over and officer ask to check the ELD, the driver and the company gets fined, heavily. FMCSA/DOT/state cops can audit drivers ELD whenever they want. I work anywhere from 10 to 13 hours a day, 5-6 days a week, my checks are anywhere from 50-65 hours a week, that's definitely no where near being overworked.
 
blu3bird

blu3bird

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I'm not defending Trump by any means, I'm just saying that article claiming truck drivers are overworked isn't truthful is all
 
blu3bird

blu3bird

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My ELD is a Samsung Galaxy Tab E that goes with me whenever I'm in my truck, it plugs into a device that records everything about the truck, everything. When the engine turns on/off, when the truck moves (even 1 mph), if I'm over revving the engine, how fast I'm driving, my HOS, when I'm shifting and if I'm using the clutch to shift.

Any truck manufactured after 2000 has to have an ELD, it's a federal regulation
 
blu3bird

blu3bird

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travisw said:
Truck drivers are making record low pay.
Truck drivers are overtired, overworked and underpaid
https://www.phillyvoice.com/truck-drivers-are-overtired-overworked-and-underpaid/
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The author of this article is being deceptive, no mention who is actually at fault for a fatal accident. I would like to see what percentage of car drivers, pedestrians and bicyclist are the ones at fault.

You can't tell me that there's not idiot passenger vehicle drivers out there, I'm on the road every day and see how recklessly and stupid people in cars drive, I'm cut off or some idiot pulls out in front of me, follows to close or rides in my blind spot all the time, not to mention, since I've been driving a big truck, I can see down into passenger vehicles and 7 out 10 cars the driver is playing on their cell phone not paying attention.
 
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schuylaar

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blu3bird said:
My ELD is a Samsung Galaxy Tab E that goes with me whenever I'm in my truck, it plugs into a device that records everything about the truck, everything. When the engine turns on/off, when the truck moves (even 1 mph), if I'm over revving the engine, how fast I'm driving, my HOS, when I'm shifting and if I'm using the clutch to shift.

Any truck manufactured after 2000 has to have an ELD, it's a federal regulation
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i'm even seeing it on their trucks that there is gps monitoring now.
 
UncleBuck

UncleBuck

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blu3bird said:
The author of this article is being deceptive, no mention who is actually at fault for a fatal accident. I would like to see what percentage of car drivers, pedestrians and bicyclist are the ones at fault.

You can't tell me that there's not idiot passenger vehicle drivers out there, I'm on the road every day and see how recklessly and stupid people in cars drive, I'm cut off or some idiot pulls out in front of me, follows to close or rides in my blind spot all the time, not to mention, since I've been driving a big truck, I can see down into passenger vehicles and 7 out 10 cars the driver is playing on their cell phone not paying attention.
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no offense, but do you guys mind not tailgating passenger vehicles at 60 mph?

i see it all the time. you guys get a bit cocky
 
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