William P. Thomas - Comments

Document ID: FMCSA-2004-19608-3174
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Received Date: February 21 2008, at 01:02 PM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: February 21 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: February 21 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: March 17 2008, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 803ba616
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This is comment on Rule

Hours of Service of Drivers

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to whom it may concern: i've been out here now for quite some time,by here i mean the "road".I'm okay with the hos staying where they are today with the 34hr reset and the 10/14.However,with equipment and roads being better than ever,I fail to see why Washington would not consider relaxing most of the regulations i.e. 8hrs off with a 16hr day and eliminating the 70hrs all together.There is no reasonable explanation why,as an over-the -road driver,we should not be able to work 7,8, or even 10 consecutive days.It ruins families causes depression etc. If you were to maintain a required 10hr break,which for me is too long,I would then propose that you eliminate the 70 or 80 rules