You ever read the Constitution of the United States? Try the 4th 5th and 6th amendments to the Constution.

what is this "constitution" you speak of?

Originally Posted by dougnificent

what is this "constitution" you speak of?

Well recently it is just a piece of paper to some.

Officer: I need to see your motel receipt.

Me: ain't got one, slept in the passenger seat.

Officer: oh, alright.


I've logged off duty for a full 10 hours before, had a sleeper but no one ever asked me where I was, not even my company when they reviewed my logs.

Off duty means off duty. Sure the dot man can try what they will, but you could been off duty at a friends house, would they need to write you a doctors note saying you were there that night? Lol



Ethan

Haha! That's funny! It says we have to be "On-Duty" any time we're at a shipper, or waiting to be dispatched... Nothing would ever move anywhere if we all did that! I know I would quit driving immediately if all that unpaid clock time disappeared (barely making enough to justify being out here as it is); and I've sat longer than 14 hours waiting for a load, or to deliver a load... What then? They have no clue what it means to be out here. I wish they would get a clue or get out of the way!! Of course that's not gonna happen.

Let's be clear, however. If you log as being in a sleeper berth, and there isn't one. You are in violation. So you'll need to be on line 1 Off-Duty.

For you to be able to log Sleeper Berth you must have a sleeper berth that complies with regulations defined by:

Subpart G - Miscellaneous parts and accessories

§ 393.76Sleeper berths.

If it doesn't meet this requirement, it doesn't count.

In the Hours of Service section the Scope of Rules section there is a direct question of whether someone can use something that is being towed as a cargo as a sleeper berth, and the answer is no.

Hours of service of drivers

§395.1 Scope of rules in this part.

Question 24: May time spent in sleeping facilities being transported as cargo (e.g., boats, campers, travel trailers) be recorded as sleeper berth time?
Guidance: No, it cannot be recorded as sleeper berth time.

---Interpretations