I am a dedicated route driver, out 5 days a week driving about 400 miles a day, with an on duty time of around 9 hrs. My Safety Coordinator called me this week and told me that I needed to switch to using the 70 Hr rule. I had been using the 60 hr rule because I thought I had to use the lesser of the two because there will never be an instance that I drive more than 5 days in a week. When I asked SC to clarify for my exactly why we had to use the 70 hr rule he told me "Thats just how we do it." Which way do I do it??? do i continue or do I switch, and how do you know which one you should follow??
thanks

It is based on how many days the company operates, do they operate 7 days a week? If so then you are legally alowed the 70/8 day work rule

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Well, I guess that could depend on what you call the company. I work for Worldwide Dedicated Services, which contracts out to many places. My contract facility only operates 6 days a week, Monday thru Saturday. Trucks are dispatched out of the warehouse monday night thru friday night. I only run 5 days a week.

isnt that part of UPS?

95% of the time we work a 5/6 day week, but still run a 8day/70hr log

Yeah it is part of UPS.

cool, i herd somewhere about it , just never asked

b)(1) Having been on duty 60 hours in any period of 7 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier does not operate commercial motor vehicles every day of the week; or
If your company does not work 7 days a week, I believe you folow the 60/7 day hour work rule

b)(2) Having been on duty 70 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier operates commercial motor vehicles every day of the week.

If they work 7 days a week you follow the 70 hour/8 da work rule.

AND THEN I READ! It's up to the companies discression? So I believe if the company can switch your regulations.?

Guidance: Yes. The only restriction regarding the use of the 70- hour/8-day rule is that the motor carrier must have CMVs operating every day of the week. The 70-hour/8-day rule is a permissive provision in that a motor carrier with vehicles operating every day of the week is not required to use the 70-hour/8-day rules for calculating its drivers' hours of service. The motor carrier may, however, assign some or all of its drivers to operate under the 70-hour/8-day rule if it so chooses. The assignment of individual drivers to the 60-hour/7- day or the 70-hour/8-day time rule is left to the discretion of the motor carrier.

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Should be the amount of days your company operates not the days your contract customers operate...at least that's how I understand it. If you are only running 5 days though it really shouldn't matter, doesn't sound like you are going over on either of them.

neither its unconstitutional unamerican and impedes you right to work even if youv had the required amount of rest.
just my 2cents

Ok, that makes more cents then. I was just disappointed with the answer I was given when it was questioned. Logsrus, Truckin916 thanks for the imput. I know I should never go over the limit of either,(unless there is bad weather all 5 days which require me to be out all 14 hours), thats why i was so confused on why they wanted me to switch to the 70hr after using the 60 hr for all of the 9 months I've been with them.