Non-CDL over 10klbs DOT Regulations Questions

Don't know on this one, sorry.

You could run recap hours to get home

Would depend on your company policy for "personal conveyance"

Not sure on this one wither, sorry.

EACH driver gets their own 11/14 hour clocks, using separate logs. If the other driver is OFF duty the whole time the first driver is working, then driver 2's clock wouldn't start until he/she came ON duty.

 

Hotel receipts: not necessary. You can sleep in the back of the truck, in a hammock under the truck, or on a cot on top of the truck. Or not sleep at all, and spend time recreating with a local honey. You are required to be 10 hours off duty, or sleeper berth, or a combination thereof. You just can't log sleeper berth if you don't have a sleeper. Inspectors can get a litty pissy about this, but so be it.

Pre employment drug screen. To the best of my knowledge, if your drivers are not CDL, and NOT required to be under random drug testing, no pre-employment drug test is required. I did verify this with a state trooper / inspector a couple of years ago.

Personal conveyance: employees are allowed to use a commercial vehicle for personal conveyance. Generally it is best to insist they don't travel more than about 25 miles, and that they return to the same place that they started using the truck (they aren't supposed to "re-position" the truck.) They can go shopping, recreate, visit restaurants, race at the local track, etc.

70 hour limit: there's no "almost there" exception in the hours of service. Shut down for a 10 hr break and finish the trip on recap hours, or take the 34 hr reset. Or, have someone go out and get them.

11/14 for both drivers: both drivers have their 11/ 14 log restrictions. If this is a single cab truck (no back seat) the non-driving employee must log "on duty" while in the passenger seat. Neither can drive after 14 hrs of total on duty time.

 

I've heard it called a lot of things but this is a first. Using it next time I'm at a bar during last call

 

I've always found it best to contact the source directly, as opposed to relying on possible erroneous information and getting jammed up later......My advice would be to contact the USDOT L.E. unit and ask them the same ? that you posted here...Get it straight, get it right, get the officer's name and write it all down.....Should there be a ? that you think may be answered wrong, ask for the exact section of law, politely of course....FWIW, years ago, we never had any issues with small straight trucks, they were largely just ignored, no more, it's too bad.....

 

No kidding. I'm supposed to roll through the scales in my mechanic truck since I'm over 4,500 kg.

 

Try having the word "farm" in your DOT name. We couldn't get through a scale unless it was closed. Actually changed our DOT name in frustration, and presto! We can actually keep rolling almost all of the time.