Driving while showing On-Duty, Not Driving?

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by ziggystyles, Oct 28, 2007.

  1. gearjammer-2000

    gearjammer-2000 <strong>Clutch User</strong>

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    well all them different posts made the answer about as clear as thick mud
     
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  3. ziggystyles

    ziggystyles Road Train Member

    Well basically from what I understand, if you aren't driving, mark it as on duty, not driving. OR, if you are making multiple stops, you can do that too. One of the cities I deliver to has a few stops, so I just mark it down as on duty not driving for that entire city...which saves me about 45 minutes of time that i can later use if needed for line 3. Another town, I swap loads and then make a delivery. For that entire time, I mark it down as on duty, not driving. Then when I leave the delivery place, I go back to line 3. Gives me another 60 minutes.

    I have been pondering just going line three the entire day as I don't use up enough hours anyways.
     
  4. palerdr

    palerdr Medium Load Member

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    might look like a book of mazes with all the extra lines drawn in. As long as you can read it clearly it's fine. I should've stated that I believe you can use line 4 if it's about 15 minutes or less between stops. In a place like L.A unless you're delivering 2 blocks down the street you'll probably have to log line 4.









     
  5. Roadmedic

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    I think the DOT might be surprised. I cannot spend 10 hours in a bunk. I only can sleep 5 or 6 hours. I get up when I wake up even though the 10 hours are not up. I may go in eat, take a shower, watch some tv, do some computer work. It does not mean on duty or whatever. But I may not go to work for a couple of hours.
     
  6. LogsRus

    LogsRus Log it Legal

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    If you are an over the road driver you must log all time spent driving behind the wheel and all time loading/unloading as on-duty (unless you can put yourself in the sleeper).
     
  7. LogsRus

    LogsRus Log it Legal

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    DOT does not tell you to sleep 10 hours you can get your 10 hour break 1 of 3 hours

    1) 10 hours off duty
    2) 10 hours in the sleeper
    3) a combination of lines 1 & 2 as long as it is not interrupted with any driving or on-duty time.

    Just make sure you stop for 10 hours and don't fuel or do anywork during that 10 hour break. And please get your rest that is well needed for any human.:biggrin_25525:
     
  8. LogsRus

    LogsRus Log it Legal

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    Read my post and look on the DOT website. It clearly states all on-duty time should be logged first followed by the driving time. It can be done in chunks.

    The point is they want to make sure you are not driivng past the 14 th hour during your day.
     
  9. Roadmedic

    Roadmedic Road Train Member

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    I was referring to your comment about DOT not wanting anyone to drive after being awake 14 hours. I can take the 10 hours off, sleep 5 hours, be up for 5 and then I have to drive the 11 hours in the 14 window which has me up for 19 hours.
     
  10. ziggystyles

    ziggystyles Road Train Member

    Heres a fun question in regards to the sleeper berth line:

    Do you have to have a minimum amount of time during your ten hour break spent on one or the other? Ie...if you are OTR and are taking your 10hr break....is there a minimum amount of time you have to spend in the sleeper berth, according to the law? In training, they came across like I could zig zag all over between lines 1 and 2...but I thought I heard something recently where there had to be a min. time spent in the berth if you were OTR.
     
  11. LogsRus

    LogsRus Log it Legal

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    Yes you can zig zag between lines 1 & 2 all you want technically and legally, however I would only HOPE you are getting some sleep for the sake of your health and the sake of my child driving passed your truck and knowing he/she is safe that you got rest.

    The drivers who think they must have 8 hours in the sleeper and 2 hours it doesn't matter for their 10 hour consecutive break has mis-interpitated (sp?)
    when they change the split breaking rules.
    The 8 & 2 is for split breaking only. Them are the rules for split breaking

    10 hour consecutive break

    1) 10 hours off duty
    2) 10 hours in the sleeper
    3) 10 hours betweens lines 1 & 2 any combination no order.

    I always say stop socialize in the truck stop, sleep wake up eat breakfast drink cofee (or whatever your preference is). Log line 1 when you are in the truck stop and line 2 when you are in the sleeper and you are legal and logging correctly :yes2557: Any officer tells you different let me know because he/she is wrong!

    Now make sure it is a full 10 hour break. Most of you shorten it by 15 minutes or 30 minutes. It has to be a full 10 hour break and do no work during that 10.

    Ok I swore I said all this last night to:yes2557:
     
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