70h and almost home

If you don't have give-back hours you are in a bad way. This happened to me more than once. My company had another driver come out to me in his pickup and we switched vehicles to get me back to the yard.
If you are unladen their is no legal limit off duty driving.

 

I've had that happen... I went to line 5 (personal conveyance) and drove the truck right to my house. My company looked the other way... Yours may not though.

 

Call the company tell them get a driver rolling your way "To take the trailer" from you on to Miami before you get to W Palm Beach. (He should be bobtail.) You are then able to use your Bobtail PC for home one hour away.

Otherwise take your 34 1 hour from your house.

We have several times stayed in a hotel not 20 minutes from our own house waiting on dealership several times here in North Little Rock and frankly a couple times in Lonoke when it's just too much white line fever coming in off a east coast road trip in a car.

If your company does not have Line 5, in your ELD. this is a perfect time to document that PC and not be in violation.

 

What's "give-back hours? Never heard of that......

 

My company won't assign loads to a driver getting near home time that would get them home with less than 5 hours on the 70. With today's mapping technology and known projected hours, and smart load selection, this problem the OP is talking about can generally be avoided.

 

I think he's referring to "recap hours gained at midnight". This number can be zero if you come off a fresh restart and burn up your 70 in the first 6 or 7 days. This can easily happen at a place that has long runs and tight delivery appointments, and quick pre-planned turnarounds

 

You need a "rescue". When you run out of hours close to your home, have another driver drive a company vehicle to you. He drives the truck to the yard and you drive the company vehicle. Good luck.