How does one beat the system? I worked 68 hours as of last night on my 7th day, but could only drive today for 2 hours today! Have to drive 14 hours to get back home and to the cosignee, now I'm stuck in a hotel all day waiting for my hours to carry over!
When driving OTR and your allowed to drive for 11 hours a day,you run out of hours on the 7th day on your 70, what about the 8th day?
Thanks from a greenhorn
8 day 70 hour rule?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by ed geim, Aug 6, 2012.
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You sit and reset your 70, or you run your 2 hours on the 8th day and sit till the next day when you regain some hours, or you figure out a way to fudge your logs
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You have to manage your hours carefully. If you stop for a coffee or rest break move up to line 1 to conserve your 70. Also you can work a little less each day to stretch your hours out.
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Pull your second log book out from under the seat and there you go fresh hours.
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You can drive 14 hours in a day. But it sucks! Would have had to reset by now though... Now you just have to hit the ground running when your 8th day drops at midnight
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You can't drive after your 14th hour of coming on duty, but you can WORK as many hours as you want on line 4.
And to the O/P, I am in the same boat. Finishing up my reset in a hotel and then driving 9 hours tomorrow to my delivery, then headed 200 miles home for a few days of R&RCAXPT, NavigatorWife, aiwiron and 1 other person Thank this. -
Are there ways to stretch your 70? -
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