Ted J. Otis - Comments

Document ID: FMCSA-2004-19608-3179
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Received Date: February 25 2008, at 10:41 AM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: February 25 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: February 25 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: March 17 2008, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 803be208
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This is comment on Rule

Hours of Service of Drivers

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I belive the 11 hours driving and 34 hour restart are working good the major problem is not being able to stop the 14 hour clock it forces a driver to drive tired and not be able to eat if you shut dow during the day to take a quick nap or do laundry at a time when it is convienient to do so you should be able to stop the 14 hour clock. It would be nice to get the split sleeper back but the most important thing is to be able to stop the 14 hou clock we are not robots and sometimes it is nice to just tack a break during the day the 14 hour clock does not alow you to do that it only add excess pressure on the driver so he has to sit in traffic were as if the clock could be stopped he could pull of the road take a break untill traffic died down . thank you for your consideration to this comment