* Wiscosin - Electronic monitoring of driver hours could prevent crashes, injuries and deaths
-- Semis rule the roadways. When those wheels are turning, money is made by the companies and the drivers. There’s a financial incentive to drive longer hours... But federal rules limit the number of hours a driver can work, so they’re not falling asleep at the wheel... Some drivers say getting around the law is easy–making the roadways a danger... Veteran truck driver Gary Bakley of Shawano revealed that various employers oblied to break the rules and keep driving, he says if he didn’t alter his driver log books, he would get fired... Those logs are handwritten sheets required by the Department of Transportation to verify the number of hours a driver works... Federal law limits commercial driving shifts to 14 hours. Only 11 of those hours can be behind the wheel. And the driver must then follow that time with 10 consecutive hours off-duty... Concerned about his safety and the safety of other drivers Bakley says he couldn’t take the pressure of cheating the system any longer. He filed a whistleblower complaint... FMCSA wanted to require electronic driver logging devices back in January of 2011. Some major trucking companies, like Schneider in Ashwaubenon, have used the devices voluntarily for years... The agency expects the rule to be put into place by October, giving carriers another two years to get the devices on the trucks... As for Bakley, he no longer drives for the company that uses paper driver log books. He is now on the road with his own truck, driving as an owner-operator...
Shawano, WIS, USA - FOX 11 Investigates, by Mark Leland - April 28, 2015Labels: Driving Hours Rules
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