Originally Posted by carzntrks

Exactly correct once you go on duty you have a maximum of 14 hour window before you must be off duty for 10 hours, so if you only work a total 8 hours you need a 10 hour break then you will have 14 hour window again

Originally Posted by carzntrks

Exactly correct once you go on duty you have a maximum of 14 hour window before you must be off duty for 10 hours, so if you only work a total 8 hours you need a 10 hour break then you will have 14 hour window again

Originally Posted by RickG

There is no "14 hour window" , only an 11 hour driving window before taking a 10 hour break . You could drive 11 hours then work another 8 hours on the dock and not be in violation . You would just have to take a 10 hour break before driving again .

Originally Posted by RickG

There is no "14 hour window" , only an 11 hour driving window before taking a 10 hour break . You could drive 11 hours then work another 8 hours on the dock and not be in violation . You would just have to take a 10 hour break before driving again .

Originally Posted by formertaxidriver

Better check again, the HOS rules read maximum 14 on duty, maximum 11 hours driving. But hey, you could always lie, drive 11, work an 8 hour shift on the dock and then a 2 hour nap and go out again. Just stay away from me on the road....you would be worse than a drunk. Happy to bring quotes and rule #'s if someone is a doubting thomas...

Originally Posted by Ronin Lightfoot

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If I read FMC Reb 395.3 correctly, you can't drive past the 14th
hour, but can remain on duty. Of course who would want to?
Please straighten up this minor point for me.
Thanks: R.L.

Originally Posted by formertaxidriver

If you have the maximum of 70 hours you can't reset in 34 (only up to, say 69.75 hrs but not more).

Originally Posted by formertaxidriver

Maxing out your 70 hours is over the course of 8 days. If you have the maximum of 70 hours you can't reset in 34 (only up to, say 69.75 hrs but not more). Not everyone has the time to reset, especially if you are under a load. If you don't reset, you will work off of your recap. Some logbooks have them printed on, but if not you can do it yourself to make sure you don't go over your 70 in 8 days. List your hours newest at the bottom. Each day put your latest hours of the day at the bottom of the list pushing up the past days, up to 7 days. The hours of the 8th day push the hours at the top of the list back into service for you. Sometimes you will see drivers in truckstops take off at midnight (or 11pm or 1am depending what time zone they log in) they just got more hours back and can move again.

The magic number is 8.75. If you never work more than that in a day you never run out of hours and can do that indefinately (not that you'd want to, but if you have to be out for a long time, it could help to keep you moving. It is important to most dispatchers to know how many hours you have for that day, and two or three in advance. There is nothing worse for them to put you under a load that you don't have the hours available to deliver on time.Don't forget, hos aren't just driving, but includes on duty not driving, i.e., pre trip, fueling, loading and unloading....or chaining up!

Split sleeper? I won't even go there....

Originally Posted by Brickman

I don't know where you got your info I highlited in red, but I've never heard that. I've often run the 70 up tight and reset without any problems from safety or the DOT.

Trust me driver you can't always believe every thing you hear on the CB.