Forced to go off-duty
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by ex-uktrucker, Apr 9, 2014.
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No we dont get overtime pay, and i`m crying about being expected to stay awake for 20+ hours driving overnight pulling two trailers while fatigued, dont think i`m being unreasonable ?OPUS 7 Thanks this. -
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i think you just stretching the truth a little bit,20 hrs a day thats hard to beleive,i dont think any employer will accept the liability of putting a driver on the road knowing he only slept 4 hrs a day.
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plenty of lousy companies in Chicago pay on 1099 and expect the work done dont care how you do it
one of the russian elk grove types had a night class in advanced logging
to the OP if you are in a position to move on to another company do so as quick as possible
14 hour days are long enough
but you wont change the company your withDRVNDRVR and ex-uktrucker Thank this. -
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Is there anything stopping you from actually napping while getting repairs? The only thing I can see wrong is if your company wants you to take an 8 hour sleeper break if your not actually sleeping. That would be technically a violation.
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