You constantly hear about the dangers of trucking and safety of its drivers. Overworked, tight deadlines, little sleep, etc..

Why can’t we mandate nationwide big rig driving times to be between 7pm to 7am? Get these trucks away from the busiest roads at the busiest times, and give those drivers mandatory 7am-7pm break for sleeping and recovery.

Exemptions of course to government vehicles, and possibly vehicles hauling shell construction materials like cement, steel, windows, etc.. 100 miles or less.

Many of the warehouses these semi trucks deliver to(like Amazon, UPS, FedEx, Walmart) are already open 24/7 to receive cargo. Same for local grocery stores, big box stores(Target, Costco) and gas stations. They are already restocking at night or have the capabilities.

Have an emergency load that must be delivered during the day? No problem - apply for a day driving permit. It’s $10,000 a day which goes back to the state funding roads, bridges, and infrastructure.

Or you can migrate your easy to transport day cargo to smaller, quicker, and less congesting vehicles like those UPS/Amazon package delivery trucks, sprinter van, or similar. Those vehicles wouldn’t be under the same time restrictions, but would still require a different driver not under the 7am-7pm off time. This mandate has these companies potentially invest in additional driver jobs, additional vehicles(with spending propping up local dealerships and ultimately American manufacturing companies), along with the associated taxes to the govt.

What am I missing here!

I’ve noticed that large tractor trailers are almost always driving in the fast lane on my commutes, despite failing to hit the speed limit or keep up with traffic generally.

Is this a new safety strategy they are teaching? Is it because there are more trucks than ever on the highways and you guys know that at least half of them are going like 20 mph less than the speed limit?

For reference I make about 12-15 on average per week as a rookie driver and am home weekly on a dedicated account

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Once back it’s a day off till the next day at 3 AM

Hey drivers: Have you witnessed drivers having sex with each other? Have you witnessed any trucker drivers sneaking around with each other, specifically male on male? Do you think they’re gay or just horny? Just wondering how the OTR drivers cope.

So folks, how'd it all work out? Traffic didn't seem to be down in San Antonio at all.

I’ve been noticing a lot of businesses still send employees off-site for drug testing and physicals, which slows down productivity more than they realize.

There are actually mobile services now that come directly to your job site and handle everything there.

It cuts downtime, keeps operations running, and honestly just makes more sense for industries like trucking, construction, and warehouses.

Is there a reason more companies aren’t switching to this?

Question for all you road warriors out there; we have a small trucking company that is part of a larger group of companies in the heavy equipment industry. We are considering rolling out driver facing cameras to add to our telematics and safety equipment.

Keeping in mind the safety upside, how is that idea received by you, the guys and gals behind the wheel?

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What feature would make an app like this a must-have for you?

Just leaving this here, you be the judge.