Truck drivers are currently limited out on the road to how long they can drive each day. Currently, long-haul truckers get 11 hours of driving time to use within a 14-hour window. They must then have 10 consecutive off duty hours before they start over. With driver fatigue being a great concern to safety, there are other factors to consider which may affect how a driver uses their time through the course of a day.
When getting paid by the hour, having to pick and choose when you drive can be tricky. When stuck in traffic, it’s not safe to pull over on the side of the road for 10 hours because you’ve run of out of time. Along with traffic, weather could play a crucial role in drive time.
The transportation department and interested groups who represent the trucking industry are pushing to relax some of these regulations.
I was stuck in traffic and seen other trucks parked in a dirt lot so I opped to take take my 10 and restart early in the morning. 4 hrs into my layover a white pickup parked next to my truck the camotion out side woke me up I seen 4 black male subjects 2 in whick were outside looking over my load (flatbed). One then knocked on my driver door and I yelled what do you want.. Short and to the point I violated my log for the purpose of my own safety. Making my presences known help me to escape a potential bad sisuation. I chose to relocate worried about them returning at a later time. By that time the traffic had cleared and I was able to drive a safe distances away for that area. The five hour rule would have really helped in this situation.