Yellow | Eobr?

the cost to move freight around this country just went up. won't matter if your union or not. could put a big hurt'n on the o/o, that dosen't run a tight ship,and if someone in the gov't actually monitored these things,should create alot more jobs. but in the end,will pr obably just generate more kick-backs,and pay-offs to some lucky politicans.
 
Compliance !!

If EOBR machines are put on YRC units, then dead on compliance with DOT regs will be the norm, not the "close" that we have now. Having had experience with these machines, there is NO lee way. It will automatically put VIOLATION on your log, and then no changes are allowed. All this will be mandated by the FEDs. I know from personal experience that the use of the machines caused my company to have to hire additional drivers, and also purchase more equipment to do the same level of work that was done prior to putting the things in the tractors. This in itself is not a bad thing as it would put laid off drivers back to work. But overall, it means a complete revamping of how we do our job, and how the company reacts to the change in this. Bonebreaker
 
I don't care what they do, if they want to look at my handsome face all day, fine. I say we sneak a hidden camera into the o-l park executive washroom and prove to the world once and for all that bill dollars sits down to pee.
 
the cost to move freight around this country just went up. won't matter if your union or not. could put a big hurt'n on the o/o, that dosen't run a tight ship,and if someone in the gov't actually monitored these things,should create alot more jobs. but in the end,will pr obably just generate more kick-backs,and pay-offs to some lucky politicans.

I don't really see EOBR's having a huge impact on freight rates. Remember, the EOBR has no idea what's going on when the truck isn't moving. At this point, it's just like a paper log. For example, an OTR driver can still show his 15 minutes to check-in to a customer and swing the doors open, then go up to line 2 sleeper berth, then 15 minutes to check out. He may have been on the dock sorting freight, waiting in line to check-in, etc...but the EOBR will never know that.

Mostly, the EOBR will insure that drivers aren't driving past their 11 hours or working past 14 (in absence of split-breaking). So they'll clamp down on alot of the outlaw O/O and small-fleets.

What the EOBR will do is move some freight back to the LTL's from the truckload carriers. When the true cost of multi-stop truckload is realized, alot of truckload guys will price themselves out of the LTL market. The LTL's for the most part run scheduled linehaul networks and local city operations so they'd be the least affected by EOBR's.

Yes you may see some impact on freight rates but you'll also see a reduction in insurance premiums from less tired truckers on the road, less wrecks, etc.
 
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