The logging part is the easy part. The carrier can make the changes on the ELD. Once the driver returns to work, the ELD device will prompt him to approve the changes made to his logs. By the way, it used to be that the carrier could just make a change on the logs without the driver’s approval. The law has changed.
Drug testing and HOS question?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Moose1958, Feb 25, 2020.
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PE_T Thanks this.
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This is their escape route to put it on the employer. One could argue that it is up to the employer and employee to have a plan in place prior
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Off Duty means all the way off duty at home.
In my later years all communications were face to face or satellite. Landline was eventually removed from the house as was the cell after a broker abuse one day.
Since I was only called in twice for testing random its a non issue in my time.
DOT regulations give the carrier a way to set my name aside until I return to duty, if they met me at the yard with a cup to fill so to speak then fine. No problems.
In Arkansas many employees take off and are essentially impossible to find until the time off is finished on monday morning.
Finally but not last, there is some alcohol on the cabinet from time to time. To be called off duty at home for drug testing will essentially eliminate yet another driver from the industry. There is no law that bans drinking at home. If they did implement the result would be the same. -
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The modern ELD stuff does not change my old fashioned attitude. If they want to drug test at the house, they will have to find me first which might not be possible until I get to the yard the morning of the first day back. Even if they did find me, it would be refused with the regulating citing them to set aside the name until I return to duty at the company yard. They can have a bucket if they like but not until then.PE_T Thanks this. -
Somebody has too
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