Paul L. Austin - Comments

Document ID: FMCSA-2004-19608-3175
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Received Date: February 21 2008, at 03:59 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: 803ba95c
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This is comment on Rule

Hours of Service of Drivers

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The 11 hr driveing rule is fine.The 34 hr restart is fine. The 14 hr rule is fine. Where the problem is sleeper berth!!! I am not afraid to tell you that teams should be allowed to split sleeper berth. The person that came up with the idea not allowing Teams to split sleeper berth is the one that has lost there marbles,mind,or whatever term you want to use. Myself an my Wife know whats best for us.Not some fool that probably has no idea of whats really going on. Or has not driven 5 &1/2 hrs across a stretch of road thats bad conditions.an thats when your a team operation,you should be allowed to go to sleeper berth an the co-driver drives there 5&1/2 hrs