30-day Federal Register Comment 0058

Michael Patrick Murphy - Comments
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This is a Comment on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) Notice: Agency Information
Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
Approvals Driver and Carrier Surveys Related to
Electronic Onboard Recorders and Potential
Harassment Deriving From Use

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Due Jun 27 2013, at 11:59 PM ET

ID: FMCSA-2012-0309-0058
Tracking Number: 1jx-85n7-nu2n
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As a small fleet owner and a driver of 26 years I can
explain the down fall of on-board records very simply. The
truck will controll the driver. Anyonr that has spent anytime
as a driver, owner of a trucking company can understand
that a driver needs to stop when they are not at 100%.
Because of a shipper or receiver holding the driver up. That
driver may have been sitting all day at a dock or parking lot.
They hang out. Take a few naps and finally are ready to
roll. But now its 4 pm. andthe trucks says their out of hours.
So they cannot move but they must get out of the shippers
lot. 1st problem ie:uncontrolable. So the driver now after
sitting all day has to take 10 hours off. But they have not
done much all day and are not ready to sleep. Sooo the
driver sits and maybe by 11 or 12 pm they fall asleep only
to have the TRUCK tell them to get rolling at 2am because
thats what the on board recorder says is legal and the
dispatch office says they can still make the delivery on time
Legally. Sooo with 2 hours of somewhat sleep at 2 am the
driver starts driving because its legal. At 5 am the driver
falls back to sleep at 65 mph.
In short. The driver rested for most of the day but could not
take a Sleeper burth because of his on- board recorder.
and could not driver from 4pm till say 9 or 10 pm and then
take 10 hours off and sleep for 8 hours and be at 100% the
next day. Instead the driver has had a reck, is dead or has
killed others.

Date Posted: Jun 3, 2013
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Submitter Information
Submitter Name: Michael Murphy
Mailing Address: 600 Factory
Avenue
City: Syracuse
Country: United States
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 13208
Fax Number: 305-299-8555
Organization Name: ATC Services
LLC

PLEASE start asking the people that have driven trucks for
years their opinion. Not drivers out of school for a few
months or a company vice-president that has never spent
anytime on the road. This is not rocket science but the
FMCA is not getting the correct feed back. Safety needs to
rest on the driver not the TRUCK>