One other thing, now that Uber and Lyft have basically taken over, I feel cheated. I imagine all the fun I could have had if those services had been around when I was driving. When I left the industry they were just barely hitting their prime. Sigh.......so much I could have done.
My favorite thing was when I was with Trimac. I used to run my 70 out constantly. Then they paid me layover pay at, I think, 100 bucks a day. I remember one time, I was sitting in Pittsburgh, eating a Primanti brothers sandwich drinking a beer and thinking that this trucking gig did have its advantages if you played it right.
Man, I knew it was a mistake to come back to this site. Now I'm itching to get back in the truck and leave this school teaching stuff behind!
Getting ahead of 34hr reset, help me figure this out.
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Mainly is knowing how many hours you have available so you know if you can even do the run.Just passing by, Rideandrepair, slow.rider and 1 other person Thank this. -
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No, you do not have to log on duty while getting unloaded, unless you are actually helping to unload.drvrtech77, TruckChicken, slow.rider and 1 other person Thank this. -
Some will claim that due to section 395.1 you do not have to log time at the dock on duty. However 395.5 says explicitly all time loading or unloading a commercial motor vehicle, supervising or assisting in the loading unloading, attending a commercial motor vehicle being loaded or unloaded, remaining in readiness to operate a commercial motor vehicle, or in giving or receiving receipts for shipment loaded or unloaded.
Therefore if you check in and bump the dock unless you are specifically relieved from duty by your motor carrier if you are in attendance of that vehicle and ready to move it when told to move it Or waiting for the lumpers to be done it’s supposed to be logged on duty. some choose to ignore section 5 of that law. If you were told to leave the vehicle and go to a break room or somesuch thing that’s a different story but if you’re on that vehicle waiting for them to come get you it’s on duty
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When you take 34 hours off duty, you have a fresh 70 hours to play with. In effect, it zeros out all your previous 8 days so you don't need to count those any more.
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