Dot Rules Help

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by hurricaneppers, Oct 13, 2007.

  1. hurricaneppers

    hurricaneppers Bobtail Member

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    i am new and i don't understand the hour you can drive and the break times can someone help
     
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  3. Scarecrow03

    Scarecrow03 Road Train Member

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    After having AT LEAST 10 consecutive hours off duty or in the sleeper berth, you can only DRIVE a maximum of 11 hours, but have 14 hours to do it in. The other three hours can be used for fueling, loading/unloading, pretrip, etc. However, you cannot stop the 14 hour clock once you've started your day. In other words, if it takes you 4 hours to get loaded (and you log it that way), then you can only drive for 10, provided you don't have to do anything else that day (i.e. get fuel or log a DOT inspection).
     
  4. 2xR

    2xR Medium Load Member

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    I thought Alexander County drivers were exempt from Hours Of Service rules. :biggrin_2559:

    Okay, not really...

    1. May drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty.

    2. May not drive beyond the 14th hour after coming on duty, following 10 consecutive hours off duty.

    3. May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days.
    • A driver may restart a 7/8 consecutive day period after taking 34 or more consecutive hours off duty.
    4. CMV drivers using the sleeper berth provision must take at least 8 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth, plus 2 consecutive hours either in the sleeper berth, off duty, or any combination of the two.

    If you don't like these rules, don't worry. They may be changing, again, soon.
     
  5. LogsRus

    LogsRus Log it Legal

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    One look at the sticky threads and I have a power point (I hope it's still there) to explain the basic 11 & 14 and I have another sheet explaining the split breaking.

    The basic rule of 11 & 14 hour:

    Once you enter lines 3 or 4 after a complete 10 hour break (being lines 1 & 2) or longer your 14 hour clock is ticking. So if I start line 3 or 4 @ 3:00 am, I must stop driving @ 5:00 Pm that same day. The total lines 3 time should not total more than 11 hours of driving in that 14 hour period. However once I take a full 10 hour consecutive break (1. 10 hours in the sleeper) 2). 10 hours off duty. 3) a combination of lines 1 & 2 for 10 hours consecutive (no special pattern).

    Now if you want to drive past that 14 hour mark you must be able to split break and understand the split break regulations. It's very easy to split break!
    Just take the time to learn it and open the brain cells. Read my sheet to get you started!

    What you must remember is a truck driver basically clocks in (being line 3 or 4) and must stop DRIVING after the 14th hour of being clocked in. He/she may load, fuel, scale etc after that 14th hour (on-duty not driving/line 4) but should NEVER DRIVE!

    Again read my more simple power point. Just click your way through it and it explains it the best (I think, since I did it??).

    Any questions feel free to ask me:biggrin_25520:
     
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