Shipper Impacts

• Receiver and shippers bear much of the responsibility. Shippers and receivers are making the driver wait around too much. Often, he will be relieved of duty by the shipper while they are loading, but he has to count it as on-duty. at
• Why penalize the driver with fines to such an extent when the shipper releases the driver late, compromising the on-time commitment. Driver is still expected to make time, but that wait time is considered on-duty.

Equipment

• No critical violation associated with the failure to repair safety related defects listed on the DVIR prior to the vehicle's next use. Need to increase accountability.
• Another complaint is the road lights (halogen fog-lights) on SUVs and 4x4. They create a visual strain on truck drivers because they are improperly positioned. It causes a safety issue.

Hours of Service

• A major problem is how non-duty off-hours are counted. Activities such as eating, taking a break, walking around are counted as on-duty. They should not be because, like sleep, those activities help drivers remain alert. The current rule is for 10 hours off, which is ridiculous. Nobody really sleeps for 10 hours.
• The new rules also decrease the amount of time he spends with his family. With the 8 hour rule, would drive out during day and still be able to get the 8 hours off-duty. Now needs to leave earlier to get the full 10 hours.
• Protection of drivers: who is protecting drivers in this process? Only OSHA and only if driver is fired.
• Agree that hours of service should not have mandatory breaks but should have voluntary breaks to ensure driver has opportunity to self-assess own safety situation for breaks and not be penalized (i.e. if do 9 hours of driving and have a mechanical breakdown that requires a 1 hour break, then I may need an additional 1 hour break later).
• Relieve of Duty
• Law is unclear. Some interpret as any wait time, but will not release the driver. Others state that this means all drivers to be released from the property.

Carriers

• A lot of large companies try to bend rules more so than small companies.

Operations

• Terminals make a difference.

Communication to Drivers

• FMCSA should show up at truck shows.
• Someone should be going out to truck stops to talk to drivers. They can't make the public sessions so they are not represented.

Unions

• Unions protect the drivers from unfair practices.