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March 5, 2011 12:17 pm

I have been using EOBR for 5 years now, it took a little time to get use to. But now that I have gotten use to it, it’s like a lot of new technology you can’t live with out it. There is a very major down side to it though, in oder to make money you have to keep moving. You need to address the drivers time lost to loading and unloading. It is not right that a company holds a driver for hours at a time. Now this is illegal but trust me all drivers due it, they falsify thier log books to not show the time they sit doing these things. With EOBR you can not do this which is good, but it will cost drivers thousands of dollars in lost driving time. DOT needs to some how set max. loading and unloading times and go after companies who violate it.

June 2, 2011 2:28 am

I agree with everything in your over view. The part I liked the most was refering to the shippers and recievers. They present the greatest obstacle to drivers being both safe and obeying HOS rules. As a driver it is comforting to know that the reg. board so fully understands the day to day problems the drivers face. Thank you for allowing us to have a view on this web site of how you work.

February 24, 2011 10:00 pm

It sounds like you agree with pfifreight and new creation transport that other key players involved in the shipping process (like dispatchers and receivers) should be held more accountable for their roles. What should the FMCSA do to address this problem? Could EOBRs help? If you think the best solution would be to change the hours of service rule you can tell the DOT that here.

March 5, 2011 1:40 pm

Thank you for returning to Regulation Room grldbarnes. As an experienced EOBR user, could you explain what you feel the benefits of using an EOBR are? Besides your argument that loading and unloading time issues need to be addressed by the DOT, do you see any other downsides to using an EOBR?


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