seems like many on this thread are confusing company policy with dot regulation. a company amy not allow you be on duty after 14 hours, but the dot regs allow it.
the mega carriers mainly do it trying to ride herd on thousands of new school graduates, makes it simple for them. they just tell the drivers thats the dot rule and they know no better.
remember, company policy and dot regs arent necessarily the same. no all we need is some joker to bring up personal conveyance, lol
on duty not driving after 14
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by airforcetoo, Jul 6, 2012.
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Ok, so I would like to discuss personal convenance, who's with me?
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Actually during orientation for my company our instructor/leader stressed that fact that we could work past 14 just not drive.airforcetoo Thanks this. -
Part of the definition of Off-duty (395.2, also interpretations question 2) is the phrase "During the stop, and for the duration of the stop, the driver must be at liberty to pursue activities of his/her own choosing and to leave the premises where the vehicle is situated." If you can meet both those criteria (free to pursue activities of your choosing, and leave the vehicle), then you can log Off-Duty.DrtyDiesel, airforcetoo and Autocar Thank this. -
Now, OSHA or FSLA probably have rules on other work limits without breaks and off-duty periods.airforcetoo Thanks this. -
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Now you state moving "70 feet" off the property, you are parking/moving on public grounds....if something were to happen, i.e., accident, you hit a parked vehicle, you knock over a street sign...they will nail you on operating out of your hours of service. Same will hold true if you break through the 11 hours driving, yet not past your 14....you are TECHNICALLY illegal....it is a rare occasion that a LEO will enforce the HOS rules you have violated without cause to be checking your log.airforcetoo Thanks this. -
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Thanks for the clarification. So how about this, would this be a violation; what if I ran out of my 14 hr once again but this time I'm in a truck stop taking my ten then dispatch decides they have other plans and get another driver to you so that you can switch trailers but you're 3 or 4 hrs in on your break already and past ure 14, is doing a drop n hook a violation? I don't think it is but another driver in my company said it was ....
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