OOIDA Hos Survey Final 111913

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OWNEROPERATORINDEPENDENTDRIVERSASSOCIATIONFOUNDATION

2013

OOIDA New HOS

Regulations Survey

OOIDA


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TheOwner-OperatorIndependentDriversAssociationisthe

largest,nationaltradeassociationrepresentingtheinterestsof

small-businesstruckingprofessionalsandprofessionaltruck

drivers. OODIAisanon-forprofitcorporationincorporatedin

1973and

is

headquartered

in

the

greater

Kansas

City,

MO,

area.

TheAssociationcurrentlyhasmorethan150,000membersfrom

all50statesandCanada.


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TableofContentsHOSSurveyEmail.......................................................................................................................................... 4

ExecutiveSummary....................................................................................................................................... 5

Background...............................................................................................................................................

5

Summary................................................................................................................................................... 5

TheSurveyResults........................................................................................................................................ 7

Graphs......................................................................................................................................................... 10

HOSSurvey.................................................................................................................................................. 12

ComparisonBetweenTypesofOperation.................................................................................................. 15

ComparisonofTruckloadCarriers.............................................................................................................. 21

Comparison

of

Long

Haul

............................................................................................................................

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HOSSurveyEmailDearOOIDAMember,

TheOOIDAFoundationhasbeentrackingthedramaticchangesinthetruckingindustrybycollecting

datafrom

members

like

you

since

1998.

In

these

times

of

economic

and

political

turmoil,

the

Associationneedsyourvaluableinformationandknowledgeinordertogivethesmallbusinesstruckera

strongvoice. TheFoundationisworkingtogatherasnapshotofourmembersandtoexaminethe

impactofthenewHoursofService(HOS)rulechangestopresentbeforetheSmallBusiness

Administration.

Asyouwellknow,oneofthemostcontentiousissuesthisyearhasbeenthetwonewHOSregulation

changesthatwereimplementedbyFMCSAbeginningonJuly1,2013.Severallargemotorcarriersand

executiveshavespokenoutagainstthenewrulechanges,however,theAssociationwantstohearyour

opinion,thesmallbusinessowner,thedriver,thepersonwhotrulyrepresentstheindustry. Therefore,

weare

asking

asample

of

members

to

complete

an

online

survey

about

their

experiences

and

views

as

owneroperatorsandprofessionaldriversonthenewHOSregulations.

OOIDAhasbeeninvitedtopresentcommentsbeforetheSmallBusinessCommitteeoftheHouseof

Representativesonhowthesechangeshaveaffectedthesmallbusinesstrucker. TheAssociationneeds

yourinformationasarepresentativeofthetruckingindustry. Thisisanopportunityforyourvoicetobe

heard. Thelinktothesurveyisbelow. Whenyouhavecompletedthesurvey,pleaseselectthe

submitbutton.

http://www.ooida.com/OOIDA%20Foundation/Surveys/hoshearing.html

Thankyou

for

your

response,


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ExecutiveSummaryBackgroundInDecember2011,theFederalMotorCarrierSafetyAdministration(FMCSA)announcedproposed

changestothe2003hoursofserviceregulation. After18months,onJuly1,2013,theAgency

promulgatedthenewHOSrulechanges,whichweredesignedtoimprovesafetyforthemotoringpublic

byreducingtruckdriverfatigue. AccordingtoFMCSAsfinalrule,1thepurposeoftheruleistolimit

theabilityofdriverstoworkthemaximumnumberofhourscurrentlyallowed,orclosetothe

maximum,onacontinuingbasistoreducethepossibilityofdriverfatigue. TheAgencyclaimedthatthe

newHOSregulationswouldsave19livesandpreventapproximately560injurieseachyear.

TheformerU.S.TransportationSecretaryRayLaHoodstated,Safetyisourhighestpriority. Theserules

makecommonsense,datadrivenchangestoreducetruckdriverfatigueandimprovesafetyforevery

traveleronourhighwaysandroads. FMCSAsnewhoursofservicefinalrule:

Limitsthemaximumaverageworkweekfortruckdriversto70hours. Adrivermaynotdriveafter60/70hoursondutyina7/8consecutivedayperiod;

Truckdriverswhoreachthe70hoursmaximumofdrivingwithinaweek(168hours)areallowedtorestartiftheyrestfor34consecutivehours,includingatleasttwoperiodsfrom1a.m.to5

a.m.attheirhometerminal. The34hourrestartcanonlybeusedonceperweek,168hours,

andismeasuredfromthebeginningofthepreviousrestart;and

Truckdriversarerequiredtotakea30minutebreakduringthefirsteighthoursofashift,whichdoesnotstopthe14hourondutywindow.

SummaryThroughouttheregulatoryprocess,theOwnerOperatorIndependentDriversAssociation(OOIDA)has

beeninconstantoppositiontothenewHOSrulechanges. TheU.S.TransportationSecretaryRay

LaHoodannounced,Theserulesmakecommonsense. However,theAssociationrespectively

disagrees. ToddSpencer,theexecutivevicepresidentofOOIDA,hassaid,Collectively,thesechanges

willhaveadramaticeffectonthelivesandlivelihoodsofsmallbusinesstruckers,changesthatare

unwelcomeandunnecessary.2

OOIDAisthelargest,nationaltradeassociationrepresentingtheinterestsofsmallbusinesstrucking

professionals

and

professional

truck

drivers.

OOIDA

is

a

non

for

profit

corporation

incorporated

in

1973

andcurrentlyhasmorethan150,000membersfromacrossall50statesandCanada. TheAssociations

membersconsistmainlyofonetruckowneroperators,whorepresenthalfthetotalnumberofactive

motorcarriersoperatingintheUnitedStates. Assuch,theAssociationdoesnotbelievethenewHOS

regulationsmakecommonsense,butjusttheopposite.

1HoursofServiceofDrivers:FinalRule,FederalMotorCarrierSafetyAdministration(Dec2011)

2JamiJones,HoursofservicechangesgointoeffectJuly1,LandLineMagazine(June2013)


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Therefore,theAssociation,utilizingtheOODIAFoundation,designedandimplementedasurvey

entitled,OOIDANewHOSRegulationsSurvey,inordertogatherasnapshotofhowtherulechanges

haveaffectedthesmallbusinessowner,theprofessionaldriver,andthepeoplewhotrulydrivethe

economyandrepresentthetruckingindustry. Theresultswerebothenlighteningandinteresting.


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TheSurveyResultsTheOOIDAFoundation,theresearchandeducationarmoftheAssociation,emailedthehoursofservice

surveytoitsmembersinOctober2013,whichgeneratedoverfourthousandresponses. Thesurvey

incorporatedfourteenquestionsonthenewHOSrulechangesandincludedasectionfortruckdriver

comments.

Fromthe

research

analysis,

the

Foundation

discovered

the

data

largely

agreed

with

Mr.

Spencerscomment,andthattherulechangeshavehadadramaticeffectonthelivesandlivelihoodsof

smallbusinesstruckersandprofessionaldrivers.

TheFederalMotorCarrierSafetyAdministrationannouncedthepurposeoftherulechangeswasto

reducethepossibilityoftruckdriverfatigue,however,thedatashowsdifferently. Approximately53

percentoftherespondentssaidthenewregulationsdidnotdecreasenorincreasetheirfatigue,but

instead,theyfeltthesameasbefore. Whereas46percentstatedtheyactuallyfeltmorefatigued.

Manycommentssupportedthisconclusionwithmemberssayingthenewrulescausedmorefatigue,

lesshometime,lessflexibility,andlessmoney. Anothermembersaid,Thenew30minuterulehas

hadno

positive

effect

on

reducing

my

fatigue.

Further

comments

stated,

there

will

be

more

driver

fatiguebecauseofthisrule,notlessbecausedriverswilltrytocramasmanymilesandhoursofdriving

inaspossiblebecausetheycanonlygetaresetonceinasevendayperiod.

Inaddition,thenew34hourrestartprovisionhasshowntobeveryproblematicfortheAssociations

members. Infact,79percentoftherespondentsclaimedtheonerestartperweekhasaffectedtheir

useofthe34hourrestart,with31percentstatingtheyhavebeensignificantlyimpacted. Ihavent

usedthenewrestart. Ivechosentousetherecapbecauseofthetwooptions,itallowsmemore

flexibility. Othercomments:

Inolongergeta34hourreset. Igethomeforabout40hours,butIdontgetthetwo15timeperiods,sonowIhavetorecapallthetime.

Therestrictivenatureofonlyusingtheresetonceevery168hoursnotonlyhasdecreasedthenumberofhoursandmilesIcandrivebutwhenI'dnormallybeoffweekends,nowifI

experienceadelayingettinghomemyresetkeepsgettingpushedbackfurtherandthrowing

offmyschedule.

Iusedthe34hrrestarteveryweekendanditgavememoretimetoworkthrutheweek,whichincreasedmyproductivityandgavememorehometime.Withthenewchangesthatyoucan

onlytake

it

after

168

hrs

has

elapsed,

means

Ihave

to

watch

my

time

even

closer.

Causing

more

stressastheweekendsarealmostdeadformybusiness.Isometimeshavetotakethetimeoff

awayfromhome.Bottomlineiseverydriverdeservestohavealifeawayfromthetruck.This

haseffectivelytakenFamilyTimeaway.


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The1a.m.to5a.m.parthassetmebackahalfdayonmyrouteseveraltimesandhavingtotake168hoursbetweenrestartsisabsolutelyridiculous.Thepeoplecomingupwiththeseideas

havenocluewhattheyaredoing.

Further,the

one

34

hour

restart

per

week

provision

has

caused

56%

of

the

respondents

to

lose

mileage

andloadshauledperweek,andanother65percenthavelostincome. Manymembersdislikedthe

inflexibilitybecauseofthenewprovision. Onseveraloccasions,membershadlongwaitperiods

betweenloadsbutwereunabletoutilizetherestarteitherbecausethe34hoursdidnotcovertwo

periodsbetween1a.m.and5a.m.,orbecause168hourshadnotelapsedsincetheirpreviousrestart.

Ingeneral,thisforcedmemberstolosetimeathome,whichcausedthemtotakeonshorterhaulsand

reducedtheirincome.

Thenew34hourrestartallowsnoflexibilityformetochangemyschedulinghourstomatchmyworkload.WherebeforeIcouldrestduetoshipper/receiverdelays,weather,orwhatever,

now

it's

run,

run,

run

till

7

days

have

passed

then

get

a

rest

or

slow

down

till

hours

catch

up.

Sinceshippersandreceiverscontrolmyhoursofservice,mytimeisnolongerasflexible,Imustenterlargercities/moretrafficareasinthemorning&eveningrushhourtimesinsteadof

regulatingmyowntimeandworkingaroundtraffic. Thereisnoexcusefornotbeingabletouse

morethanone34hourrestart,andthe1/2hroffinthemiddleofthedayjustmakesonemore

tiredwhenhemustdriveafterthattime.

Underthenewrules,whenIamdetainedforextendedperiodsbetweenloads,Igetplentyofrestbutnottheabilitytorestartmyhoursuntiltheapprovedtimeoneweekfromthestartof

myprevious

restart.

Then

when

that

time

arrives,

Ihave

to

waste

2more

days

to

get

arestart.

Idonothaveaweeklyroutine. Ioftenhave12daysbetweenloads. Ineedthe34hrrestartbecausethereareoftengapswhereIamnot"gettinganyhoursback",therefore,Icannotdrive

andhavetotaketherestart. Itwaseasytogetarestart,butnowwiththe1amto5am

restriction,itisdifficultsinceIprimarilydriveatnight. IfIhada34hrsrestartonMonday,then

have34hoursoffonThursday,IamasrestedasIwasonMonday,andISHOULDregainmy70,

sounproductive!

Other

members

mentioned

that

the

new

34

hour

restart

provision

was

unsafe

because

it

forced

them

to

driveduringrushhourtraffic. Theresultofthe34hourrestartrequiring2periodsfrom1am5am

insuresthatIamALWAYSdrivingintheheaviestrushhourtrafficonMondaymornings. Definitelynot

safer,inmyopinion.

Thenewregulationsaddedamandatory30minutebreakduringthe14hourworkday,whichrequiresa

truckdrivertotakeatleastonebreakaftereighthourofondutytime. Themandatorybreakhas

impacted86percentoftherespondents,andover60percentstatedthattheiroperationswereeither


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moderatelyorsignificantlyaffectedbytheregulation. Numeroustruckdriverscommentedthatthis

newrulewasunnecessaryandunsafe.

Frequently,membersstatedtheyfeltmorefatiguedbecauseofthemandatorybreak. Members

scarcelyusedthe30minutebreaktosleep,butinstead,simplysatinthetruckwaitingfortheirbreakto

end.

Perhapsone

of

the

biggest

concerns

was

taking

the

time

to

find

parking

just

in

order

to

take

the

30minutebreak. Mostofthetimemy30minutesturnsinto60minutesormorebythetimeyoufind

parkingandgetbackontheroad. Onememberstatedthehalfhourbreakhasincreasedstress,cut

downtimetodrive,cutdownontheabilitytofindaparkingspot,andextendedmyday,increasing

fatigue.

Anotherareaofconcernwiththemandatorybreakwassafetyandstress. Somememberstalkedabout

achangeintheirdrivinghabitsanddaytodayoperationsbecauseofthemandatorybreak. One

membercommentedthatthenewruleshavenotreducedstressandfatigue,buttheyveincreased

both. Anotherdriverstated,The30minutemandatedbreakhasextendedmyworkweekandhas

addedstresstomydailyroutine.

Afewmembersconfessedthatbecauseofthenewmandatorybreak,theywereforcedtodrivefaster

andlongerthantheyusetoinordertomaketheirdeliverytimes. Onememberinparticularsaid,Inow

driveabout5milesperhourfasterinordertomakeupforthe30minutemandatorybreak.

ItisimportanttonotethatteamandnightdriverswerebothaffectedinparticularwiththenewHOS

regulationchanges. Thenighttimedriverscommentedthattheywerebeingdiscriminatedagainst,while

teamdriversstatedthatitwashardfortheiroperationstofunctionproperly. Bothsetsofdriversstated

thatthenew34hourrestartregulationforcedthemtotakeoffatleast48hours,thereforecausinga

significantdropoffinproductivity. Inaddition,bothsaidthatthenewrulesincreasedtheirfatigue.

Nighttimedrivers

also

discussed

adifficulty

to

find

adequate

safe

parking

for

their

30

minute

break.

ThemajorityofrespondentsstatedthattheyhavebeennegativelyimpactedbythenewHOS

regulations. Someoftheaffectsincluded:

Lessflexibility Increasedfatigue Increasedstress Forcedtodriveinrushhourtraffic Difficultiesfindingsafeandadequateparking Forcedtodrivelongerandfastertomakeuptime Lesstimeathomewiththeirfamilies Lossofloadsandmileage Reducedincome

Thefinalquestionproposed,Ifyoucouldchangeonehoursofserviceregulation,whatandhowwould

youchangeit. Thetwolargestresponseswerechangingthe34hourregulationsbacktothe2003

regulation(46%)andeliminatingthe14hourrunningclockprovision(30%).


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Graphs

NoImpact MinimumImpact ModerateImpact MaximumImpact

15% 17%

33%35%

Impactofthenew34HourRestart

Provision

1%

46%

53%

HowhasthenewHOSrulesaffected

Fatigue?

LessFatigued

MoreFatigued

NoRealImpact


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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Increased

Income

DecreasedIncome

NoRealImpact

ImpactonIncome

Eliminate14hour

runningclock

30%

Splitsleeperberth

extending14

hour

window

14%

Change34hour

regulationsbackto

original

regulation46%

Other10%

WhatandhowwouldyouchangetheHOS

Regulations?


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HOSSurveyTheAssociationemailedalinktotheHoursofServiceSurveyonOctober25,2013. Thereare4,164

totalrespondentscurrentlyforanyonequestionasOctober30,2013. Thenumberofrespondentsper

questionisin( ). Percentageofeachanswerisgivenbasedonthenumberofrespondentsmarkingany

oneanswer,

and

answers

have

been

rounded

up

to

the

nearest

percentile.

1. Areyou?(4,164)

a) ____Anowneroperatorleasedtoacarrier49%b) ____Anowneroperatorunderyourownauthority28%c) ____Aprofessionalemployeddriver21%d) ____Other3%

2. Howwouldyouclassifyyouroperation?(4,159)

a) ____Truckloadcarrier63%b) ____Lessthantruckload7%c) ____Specialized22%d) ____HeavyHaul3%e) ____Other5%

3. Howwouldyouclassifyyouraveragetripmileage?(4,151)

a) ____LongHaul(Morethan700miles)54%b) ____Regional(300699miles)35%c) ____ShortHaul(Lessthan300miles)11%

4. PriortothenewHOSchanges,howoftendidyouusethe34hourrestart?(4,149)

a) ____onceperweek54%b) ____twiceperweek25%c) ____onlyoccasionally17%d) ____neverusedit4%

5. Hasthe1restartperweekaffectedyouruseofthe34hourrestart?(4,147)

a) ____Noimpact21%b) ____Minorimpact21%c) ____Moderateimpact27%d) ____Significantimpact31%

6. Hasthe1restartperweekaffectedyourmilesandloadshauledperweek?(4,124)

a) ____increased mileageandloadshauledperweek1%b) ____decreasedmileageandloadshauledperweek56%


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c) ____hadlittleeffecton mileageandloadshauledperweek43%7. Whatimpacthastheprovisionthatwhentakingthe34hourrestartyoumustincorporatetwotime

periodsencompassingthe1a.m.to5a.m.timeperiodshadonyouroperation?(4,147)

a) ____Noimpact15%b) ____Minimumimpact17%c) ____Moderateimpact33%d) ____Maximumimpact35%

8. Partofthereasoningforthechangeswastoreducetheamountoffatigueadrivermayexperience.

Sincethechangesintherulesdoyoufeel?(4,134)

a) ____Lessfatigued1%b) ____Morefatigued46%c) ____Aboutthesame53%

9. Whatimpacttoyourincomehaschangedduetothe34hourrestartandthemandatory30minute

break?(4,124)

a) ____Increasedincome1%b) ____Decreasedincome65%c) ____Norealimpact34%

10. Hastherulethatyoumusttakea30minutebreakwithin8hoursafteryourlastoffdutyorsleeper

berthperiodimpactedyouroperations?(4,146)

a) ____noimpact14%b) ____littleimpact24%c) ____moderateimpact34%d) ____significantimpact27%

11. Ifyouusedtheold34hourrestartprovision,wasitprimarilyfor(Markallthatapply)? (Thereare

4,089respondents,whichchecked12,425totalanswers.Thepercentagesarederivedfromthetotal

numberofanswerschecked)

a) ____delaysbetweenloads1,866 15%b) ____gainmoreathometime1,765 14%c) ____maximizedrivetime2,021 16%d) ____maximizeondutyhours1,713 14%e) ____flexibility2,753 22%f) ____detentiontime641 5%g) ____weatherdelays1,093 9%h) ____Other573 5%


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12. Hasthischangedsincetheimplementationofthenew34hourrestart?(4,086)

a) _____Yes66%b) _____No18%c) _____Some16%

13. IfthemostrecentHOSchangeshavehadabigimpactonyouroperation,pleaseexplain(500

charactersorless):(2,462totalrespondents)(SeeAppendixA)

14.Ifyoucouldchangeonehoursofserviceregulation,whatandhowwouldyouchangeit?(4,057)

a) ____Eliminate14hourrunningclock30%b) ____Splitsleeperberthextending14hourwindow14%c) ____Change34hourregulationsbacktooriginalregulation46%d) ____Other10%(SeeAppendixB)

Wewouldliketohaveyourcontactinformation,sothatifweneedfurtherclarificationorinformation

fromyouwecancontactyou. Thisisofcourseoptionalbutcouldbeveryuseful.(3,362respondents

enteredcontactinformation)


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ComparisonBetweenTypesofOperationAllcomparisonsareofOctober29,2013

2. Howwouldyouclassifyyouroperation? OWNEROPERATORLEASEDTOACARRIER(1,876)


OWNEROPERATORUNDEROWNAUTHORITY(1,083)a) ____Truckloadcarrier70%b) ____Lessthantruckload6%c) ____Specialized19%d) ____HeavyHaul2%e) ____Other4%

PROFESSIONALEMPLOYEEDRIVER(813)a) ____Truckloadcarrier60%b) ____Lessthantruckload11%c) ____Specialized21%d) ____HeavyHaul2%e) ____Other6%

3. Howwouldyouclassifyyouraveragetripmileage?

OWNEROPERATORLEASEDTOACARRIER(1,873)a) ____LongHaul(Morethan700miles)63%b) ____Regional(300699miles)30%c) ____ShortHaul(Lessthan300miles)7%

OWNEROPERATORUNDEROWNAUTHORITY(1,081)a) ____LongHaul(Morethan700miles)51%b) ____Regional(300699miles)37%c) ____ShortHaul(Lessthan300miles)12%

PROFESSIONALEMPLOYEEDRIVER(811)a) ____LongHaul(Morethan700miles)40%b) ____Regional(300699miles)42%c) ____ShortHaul(Lessthan300miles)17%

4. PriortothenewHOSchanges,howoftendidyouusethe34hourrestart?

OWNEROPERATORLEASEDTOACARRIER(1,872)a) ____onceperweek52%b) ____twiceperweek28%


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c) ____onlyoccasionally17%d) ____neverusedit3%

OWNEROPERATORUNDEROWNAUTHORITY(1,079)a) ____onceperweek51%b) ____twiceperweek25%c) ____onlyoccasionally16%d) ____neverusedit7%

PROFESSIONALEMPLOYEEDRIVER(813)a) ____onceperweek63%b) ____twiceperweek15%c) ____onlyoccasionally18%d) ____neverusedit3%

5. Hasthe1restartperweekaffectedyouruseofthe34hourrestart?

OWNEROPERATORLEASEDTOACARRIER(1,868)a) ____Noimpact17%b) ____Minorimpact23%c) ____Moderateimpact28%d) ____Significantimpact32%

OWNEROPERATORUNDEROWNAUTHORITY(1.081)a) ____Noimpact23%b) ____Minorimpact21%c) ____Moderateimpact24%d) ____Significantimpact31%

PROFESSIONAL

EMPLOYEE

DRIVER

(811)


6. Hasthe1restartperweekaffectedyourmilesandloadshauledperweek?

OWNEROPERATORLEASEDTOACARRIER(1,852)a) ____increased mileageandloadshauledperweek1%b) ____decreasedmileageandloadshauledperweek58%c) ____hadlittleeffecton mileageandloadshauledperweek41%

OWNEROPERATORUNDEROWNAUTHORITY(1,075)a) ____increased mileageandloadshauledperweek1%b) ____decreasedmileageandloadshauledperweek56%c) ____hadlittleeffecton mileageandloadshauledperweek43%

PROFESSIONALEMPLOYEEDRIVER(811)a) ____increased mileageandloadshauledperweek1%


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b) ____decreasedmileageandloadshauledperweek50%c) ____hadlittleeffecton mileageandloadshauledperweek49%

7. Whatimpacthastheprovisionthatwhentakingthe34hourrestartyoumustincorporatetwotime

periodsencompassingthe1a.m.to5a.m.timeperiodshadonyouroperation?

OWNEROPERATORLEASEDTOACARRIER(1,869)a) ____Noimpact13%b) ____Minimumimpact18%c) ____Moderateimpact32%d) ____Maximumimpact37%

OWNEROPERATORUNDEROWNAUTHORITY(1,080)a) ____Noimpact18%b) ____Minimumimpact17%c) ____Moderateimpact33%d) ____Maximumimpact32%

PROFESSIONALEMPLOYEEDRIVER(811)a) ____Noimpact17%b) ____Minimumimpact15%c) ____Moderateimpact34%d) ____Maximumimpact33%


Sincethechangesintherulesdoyoufeel?

OWNEROPERATORLEASEDTOACARRIER(1,865)a) ____Lessfatigued1%b) ____Morefatigued48%c) ____Aboutthesame51%

OWNEROPERATORUNDEROWNAUTHORITY(1,076)a) ____Lessfatigued1%b) ____Morefatigued43%c) ____Aboutthesame56%

PROFESSIONALEMPLOYEEDRIVER(806)a) ____Lessfatigued2%b) ____Morefatigued46%c) ____Aboutthesame53%


break?

OWNEROPERATORLEASEDTOACARRIER(1,863)a) ____Increasedincome0%b) ____Decreasedincome67%


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c) ____Norealimpact33% OWNEROPERATORUNDEROWNAUTHORITY(1,075)


PROFESSIONALEMPLOYEEDRIVER(802)a) ____Increasedincome1%b) ____Decreasedincome65%c) ____Norealimpact34%


berthperiodimpactedyouroperations?

OWNEROPERATORLEASEDTOACARRIER(1,870)a) ____noimpact13%b) ____littleimpact25%c) ____moderateimpact34%d) ____significantimpact28%

OWNEROPERATORUNDEROWNAUTHORITY(1,079)a) ____noimpact18%b) ____littleimpact28%c) ____moderateimpact31%d) ____significantimpact23%

PROFESSIONALEMPLOYEEDRIVER(811)a) ____noimpact12%b)

____

little

impact

21%

c) ____moderateimpact38%d) ____significantimpact29%

11. Ifyouusedtheold34hourrestartprovision,wasitprimarilyfor(Markallthatapply)?

OWNEROPERATORLEASEDTOACARRIER(1,862respondentsand5,780answers)a) ____delaysbetweenloads956 17%b) ____gainmoreathometime785 14%c) ____maximizedrivetime913 16%d) ____maximizeondutyhours772 13%e) ____flexibility1,280 22%f) ____detentiontime297 5%g) ____weatherdelays517 9%h) ____Other266 5%

OWNEROPERATORUNDEROWNAUTHORITY(1,055respondentsand3,183answers)a) ____delaysbetweenloads467 15%b) ____gainmoreathometime475 15%


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c) ____maximizedrivetime516 16%d) ____maximizeondutyhours438 14%e) ____flexibility707 22%f) ____detentiontime178 6%g) ____weatherdelays274 9%h) ____Other128 4%

PROFESSIONALEMPLOYEEDRIVER(800respondentsand2,328answers)a) ____delaysbetweenloads274 12%b) ____gainmoreathometime350 15%c) ____maximizedrivetime411 18%d) ____maximizeondutyhours354 15%e) ____flexibility516 22%f) ____detentiontime99 4%g) ____weatherdelays205 9%h) ____Other119 5%

12. Hasthischangedsincetheimplementationofthenew34hourrestart?

OWNEROPERATORLEASEDTOACARRIER(1,854)a) _____Yes68%b) _____No15%c) _____Some17%

OWNEROPERATORUNDEROWNAUTHORITY(1,055a) _____Yes64%b) _____No18%c)

_____

Some

18%

PROFESSIONALEMPLOYEEDRIVER(800)a) _____Yes63%b) _____No22%c) _____Some16%


charactersorless):

14.

If

you

could

change

one

hours

of

service

regulation,

what

and

how

would

you

change

it?

OWNEROPERATORLEASEDTOACARRIER(1,841)a) ____Eliminate14hourrunningclock29%b) ____Splitsleeperberthextending14hourwindow13%c) ____Change34hourregulationsbacktooriginalregulation48%d) ____Other10%

OWNEROPERATORUNDEROWNAUTHORITY(1,050)


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a) ____Eliminate14hourrunningclock29%b) ____Splitsleeperberthextending14hourwindow18%c) ____Change34hourregulationsbacktooriginalregulation45%d) ____Other8%

PROFESSIONALEMPLOYEEDRIVER(786)a) ____Eliminate14hourrunningclock31%b) ____Splitsleeperberthextending14hourwindow12%c) ____Change34hourregulationsbacktooriginalregulation44%d) ____Other12%


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ComparisonofTruckloadCarriers1. Areyou?(2,455)


3. Howwouldyouclassifyyouraveragetripmileage?(2,449)

a) ____LongHaul(Morethan700miles)56%b) ____Regional(300699miles)36%c) ____ShortHaul(Lessthan300miles)7%


e) ____onceperweek56%f) ____twiceperweek23%g) ____onlyoccasionally18%h) ____neverusedit3%




a) ____increased mileageandloadshauledperweek1%b) ____decreasedmileageandloadshauledperweek58%c) ____hadlittleeffecton mileageandloadshauledperweek41%






a) ____Lessfatigued1%


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b) ____Morefatigued47%c) ____Aboutthesame52%


break?(2,434)








a) ____delaysbetweenloads1,125 15%b) ____gainmoreathometime1,126 15%c) ____maximizedrivetime1,228 16%d) ____maximizeondutyhours1,024 14%e) ____flexibility1,635 22%f) ____detentiontime396 5%g) ____weatherdelays674 9%h) ____Other324 4%


a) _____Yes67%b) _____No16%c) _____Some17%


charactersor

less):


a) ____Eliminate14hourrunningclock30%b) ____Splitsleeperberthextending14hourwindow15%


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c) ____Change34hourregulationsbacktooriginalregulation45%d) ____Other9%


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ComparisonofLongHaul1. Areyou?(2,096)


2. Howwouldyouclassifyyouroperation?(2,093)



a) ____onceperweek48%b) ____twiceperweek31%c) ____onlyoccasionally20%d) ____neverusedit2%




a) ____increased mileageandloadshauledperweek1%b) ____decreasedmileageandloadshauledperweek65%c) ____hadlittleeffecton mileageandloadshauledperweek34%





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a) ____Lessfatigued1%b) ____Morefatigued50%c) ____Aboutthesame49%


break?(2,076)








a) ____delaysbetweenloads1,188 17%b) ____gainmoreathometime891 13%c) ____maximizedrivetime1,129 16%d) ____maximizeondutyhours870 13%e) ____flexibility1,472 21%f) ____detentiontime349 5%g) ____weatherdelays667 10%h) ____Other295 4%


a) _____Yes73%b) _____No12%c) _____Some14%


charactersorless):


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a) ____Eliminate14hourrunningclock26%b) ____Splitsleeperberthextending14hourwindow12%c) ____Change34hourregulationsbacktooriginalregulation53%d) ____Other10%

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OOIDA Hos Survey Final 111913