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At some point we will have had enough and stop this. I guess nobody has seen the article in Overdrive describing how driver pay has PLUMMETED since 1980 not even anywhere near correcting for inflation. Counting correction for inflation the article said the median salary for a driver in 2015 dollars would be $111,000. How many of you are making the 50% mark of that ? What is the ONE THING we all used to say we liked about trucking ? Oh yeah there are, well there used to be, MANY things we liked about trucking, but there was always ONE THING most people would answer that question with- THE FACT YOU DIDN'T HAVE A BOSS LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER 24/7, you were the captain of your ship, right ? Will you "be watched" with E logs ? YES. Will you "be watched" by Gestapo minded DOT & police if you drop your pen in the floor and touch the white line for a second as you pick it up ? YES What if you get one trailer tire over the curb on a tight turn ? What if ? What if ? What if ? What if ? I guess I see why most people answered the poll with the choice of "DWF will be the new DWI" ! They'll have a rule or regulation to write tickets for every 10 ft the damn truck moves and here we are with wages/rates that are $50,000 plus off in corrected 2015 dollars !! And they wonder WHY there's a hell of a driver shortage ? It ain't rocket science.
Too many factors to figure when looking at DWF. From the driver's health, sleep pattern, stress due to traffic or weather, and the time that a driver is able to sleep. If trucking companies were to look at the sleep and work patterns of their drivers and dispatch based on these patterns DWF could be lower across the board. If regulations were put into place that would hold dispatchers, safety managers, and CEO's of companies accountable for DWF drivers they would take a direct role in eliminating DWF.
In State of Minnesota V Ooida a 6th district federal court case medical expert witness Dr. Cierznic testified that currently even in research settings it is not possible to make a too fatigued to drive determination.
The court ordered Mn to cease the program and issued a redtraining order against the state.
We are a long way from even being able define too fatigued. Even the multi million dollar 34 hr restart research just completed by Vtti under contract with Fmcsa will only be able to compare fatigue levels.... this sleep regime appears to result in more or less fatigue than.....
A huge issue can be sleep inertia. There is a much higher rate of accidents just after waking up.
Trucking regulators have been trying to deal with driver fatigue since 1938 when hours of service were first enacted.
While inperfect they are the only currently viable approach.
MAYBE BEST TO LIVE IT UP TO THE DRIVER TO DECIDE WHEN HE OR SHE IS TIRED. I TAKE THAT MONDATORY HALF HOUR OFF DUTY SO WHEN I GET BECK TO DRIVE I AM SLIPPY AND TIRED. I AM FROM EUROPE AND WE HAD 8 HOUR MONDATORY SLIPER TIME AND 16 HOUR DRIVING TIME BUT DRIVER DECIDED HOW MENY HOURS DRIVE AN REST OUT OF THE 16 HOUR TIME. I USE TO DROVE 15 AND NEVER WAS TIRED.