1st Question:On Duty time is any time you are compensated for from a second job even if you don't drive a cmv? So if I work 15 +or- flipping burgers, I must have 10 hours of off duty time before I can drive a cmv?
I have read some post about this but I need it expaned upon by someone that knows more than me.
2nd Question:If I am not working and I drive my personal vehicle 400 miles to a location where I will be starting on duty driving a cmv, is all that time spent driving my personal vehicle considered off duty?
Thanks,
On Duty Time and Off Duty Time
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by JKC Transport, May 30, 2011.
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Question #1 has a answer of Yes
Question #2 has a answer of no -
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regu...fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=395.2&guidence=Y
Question 10: How does compensation relate to on-duty time?
Guidance: The fact that a driver is paid for a period of time does not always establish that the driver was on-duty for the purposes of part 395 during that period of time. A driver may be relieved of duty under certain conditions and still be paid.
Question 11: Must non transportation-related work for a motor carrier be recorded as on-duty time?
Guidance: Yes. All work for a motor carrier, whether compensated or not, must be recorded as on-duty time. The term work as used in the definition of on-duty time in §395.2 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) is not limited to driving or other non transportation-related employment. -
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truckerdave1970 Thanks this. -
Technically, and not too many people realize this, you are required to log the commute from home to the place where you begin driving as "on duty-not driving" as well.
So for you local drivers that keep paper logs, let's say you have a 45 minute drive TO the yard every day. You should be logging your daily commute to work as 45 minutes of "on duty, not driving".
However when you are released from duty at the end of the day, the 45 minute drive HOME is logged as "off duty".
This little known fact can and has been used against drivers in civil lawsuits to prove they were fatigued, falsified their logs, negligent, and therefore responsible for any damages that resulted from being involved in an accident. -
BS. Travel time to and from work is off duty. -
Unbelievable that there is being any time wasted on worrying about commute time. In almost 30 years at this, I have never even seen or heard of a situation where anyone actually checked.
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