Whats the best thing to do when a shipper or receiver holds you ur for more than an hour. Should you just eat the time or log it as sleeper berth.
If you're in the sleeper, log it sleeper berth. I don't go on-duty till they've finished loading me and I start securing/tarping.
I always got in the sleeper after I got into the dock or arrived at shipper anfd had to wait for a door for getting unloaded / or loaded so I they could not get me for log falsifaction.
If you are in the sleeper, log it as sleeper. If you are on duty, log it as on duty.... On your next stop, if needed, fix your log book Cheers
Delays at customers are very common in this biz. Log your time as sleeper or Off duty time while waiting. Just be aware that you cannot extend your 14 hour time clock UNLESS you spend a minimum of 8 hours in the sleeper. They key to this is to save your time for later on when you can drive. Logging time on duty not driving is simply shooting yourself in the foot in regard to potential earnings later in the week. This applies to the 60/7 day or 70/8 day rule. Most companies will not pay you for waiting around and detention time normally does not start until 2 hours past your appointment time. You do not have to be "on duty not driving" to collect detention time so "save" that time for later in the week.
Yeah these new rules kind of put a monkey wrench in the game. It s seems as if its better the shipper or reciever take long rather than usual
