Criminies. 100 air mile radius rule. Drives me NUTS.

If you are working that many hours you must use a log book. Then the 100 air mile radius does not apply. One way or the other, not both.

 

I your employer works/dispatches 24 7 then they you can work 70 hrs in 8 days, other wise you are restricted to 60 hrs in 7 days.

 

it is not worked 12 hours, it is reported to and released from the terminal within 12 consecutive hours. report at 8am, must be released from all duties before 8pm....
must have a consecutive 10 hours off between shifts, can be more, but not less.
100 air mile rule exempts drivers from the 30 minute break before 8 hours is up.

Driver must abide by the 11, 14, and 70 hour rules if the company operates commercial vehicles every day of the week.
Drive must abide by the 11, 14, and 60 hours rules if the company does not operate commercial vehicles every day of the week.

so working 14 hours days is a violation of the 100 air mile radius rule.

There is NO limit on the hours other than the 12 hour daily limit.

directly from the fmsca....

(e) Short-haul operations —(1) 100 air-mile radius driver . A driver is exempt from the requirements of § 395.8 if:
(i) The driver operates within a 100 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location;
(ii) The driver, except a driver-salesperson, returns to the work reporting location and is released from work within 12 consecutive hours;
(iii)(A) A property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver has at least 10 consecutive hours off duty separating each 12 hours on duty;
(B) A passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver has at least 8 consecutive hours off duty separating each 12 hours on duty;
(iv)(A) A property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver does not exceed the maximum driving time specified in § 395.3(a)(3) following 10 consecutive hours off duty; or
(B) A passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver does not exceed 10 hours maximum driving time following 8 consecutive hours off duty; and
(v) The motor carrier that employs the driver maintains and retains for a period of 6 months accurate and true time records showing:
(A) The time the driver reports for duty each day;
(B) The total number of hours the driver is on duty each day;
(C) The time the driver is released from duty each day; and
(D) The total time for the preceding 7 days in accordance with § 395.8(j)(2) for drivers used for the first time or intermittently.

 

the 12 hour rule IS 11 hours drive, 15 pre, 15 post, AND 30 minute lunch. THAT makes your 12 hours. you can be on duty a total of 14 hours. but can only drive 11 hours. if your total day exceeds 12 hours. you have to draw a log book graph. or fill one in. 100 mile radius has nothing to do with your hours. unless you exceed that radius. then it's also log time.

if your trucks roll 7 days a week, and don't return to home base every night. you get 70 hours. otherwise your work week is 60 hours.

some local construction companies are starting to work sundays now. where as they didn't before. but the trucks still use the 60 rule. they return to base every night.

scalemaster had a very good interpretation of the 60/70. couple years back. hopefully he comes around to explain it better.

 

Would it perhaps be easier on the drivers if the law was changed as such?
1) 11 hours of driving all 7 days a week
2) no more than 14 hour work days
3) maximum of 77 hours a week of actual driving

Do away with the mandatory 30 minute breaks after 8 hours. A driver can gauge that for himself or herself.
Totally do away with 34 hour "resets" or "restarts".

 

no 30 minute break required for the 100 mile rule.

and no you can not work 14 hours, and qualify for the 100 mile rule, must be released from all duties within 12 hours.

 

Your driving window can be 16 hours a day local two days a week. After 12 you have to do a log page for only for that day.

15min pre and post is not a rule.

15min breaks and 30min lunch do not count to you 60/7 or 70/8 however are always within you 12/14/16 driving window.