Drinking a beer

i seen a few buddy of mine do that in Laredo during a 2 day layover and doing nfl season on a Sunday at least half the drivers were buzzing imo

 

Drink the beer. Just don't get plastered or drive. True, it's illegal to have in the truck- just don't get caught. I don't see anything wrong with a couple beers enjoyed responsibly.

Only problem I can see is if someone backs into you or something and the cops have to show up, and smell the beer breath.

 

Could possible be me at Dotty's some night.

 

[h=3]§ 392.5: Alcohol prohibition.[/h] (a) No driver shall—
(1) Use alcohol, as defined in § 382.107 of this subchapter, or be under the influence of alcohol, within 4 hours before going on duty or operating, or having physical control of, a commercial motor vehicle; or
(2) Use alcohol, be under the influence of alcohol, or have any measured alcohol concentration or detected presence of alcohol, while on duty, or operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle; or
(3) Be on duty or operate a commercial motor vehicle while the driver possesses wine of not less than one-half of one per centum of alcohol by volume, beer as defined in 26 U.S.C. 5052(a), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and distilled spirits as defined in section 5002(a)(8), of such Code. However, this does not apply to possession of wine, beer, or distilled spirits which are:
(i) Manifested and transported as part of a shipment; or
(ii) Possessed or used by bus passengers.
(b) No motor carrier shall require or permit a driver to—
(1) Violate any provision of paragraph (a) of this section; or
(2) Be on duty or operate a commercial motor vehicle if, by the driver's general appearance or conduct or by other substantiating evidence, the driver appears to have used alcohol within the preceding four hours.
(c) Any driver who is found to be in violation of the provisons of paragraph (a) or (b) of this section shall be placed out-of-service immediately for a period of 24 hours.
(1) The 24-hour out-of-service period will commence upon issuance of an out-of-service order.
(2) No driver shall violate the terms of an out-of-service order issued under this section.
(d) Any driver who is issued an out-of-service order under this section shall:
(1) Report such issuance to his/her employer within 24 hours; and
(2) Report such issuance to a State official, designated by the State which issued his/her driver's license, within 30 days unless the driver chooses to request a review of the order. In this case, the driver shall report the order to the State official within 30 days of an affirmation of the order by either the Division Administrator or State Director for the geographical area or the Administrator.
(e) Any driver who is subject to an out-of-service order under this section may petition for review of that order by submitting a petition for review in writing within 10 days of the issuance of the order to the Division Administrator or State Director for the geographical area in which the order was issued. The Division Administrator or State Director may affirm or reverse the order. Any driver adversely affected by such order of the Regional Director of Motor Carriers may petition the Administrator for review in accordance with 49 CFR 386.13.

 

State of Georgia simplified it a bit
These regulations apply to all commercial vehicles, 10,001 lbs. or more:

1. The driver may not have any alcoholic beverage (including so called "non-alcoholic" beer) anywhere on the vehicle or combination. There are exceptions if the beverages are part of the legitimate manifested cargo, and for bus and limousine passengers.

2. The driver may not operate the vehicle with any measurable amount of alcohol in their system.

3. The driver may not consume alcohol within 4 hours of reporting to work.

A driver who violates these regulations will be shut down for 24 hours. The vehicle may be impounded

 

so explain this to me like im a 2yr old. cause 4 hours seems kinda short no matter how many beers you have. and also say you have a night off (at home) and get drunk till midnight then you have to report for duty at 4pm the next day that gives one a 16hrs to recoop now depending on how much one drank the night before, a breath test might not show any alcohol but say u was to get in an accident then they would blood test u (if fatality) then it would still show up in the blood right?

 

So let me get this straight. There are people on here that are against a guy having a beer with my steak after a long day on the road?

 

Geesh, just wait until you're home...is it really worth risking your career and livelihood for a beer?

 

Why? They don't want drunk truckers hanging around the truckstop. I am sure it has nothing to do with drinking in your sleeper birth.

I cannot go into a grocery store, purchase alcohol and drink it outside the entrance or hanging out in the parking lot.

 

That's the way I look at it