Truck Driven by Temporary Driver While in (Sleeper Berth) Reset...

I don't believe that is 100% legal.
Although easy to work around.

 

The company PU is a commercial vehicle by definition tho.

 

I would say yes, although I will admit it's not a specific inclusion in the regs. The regs do state the definition of on duty time is "On-duty time means all time from the time a driver begins to work or is required to be in readiness to work until the time the driver is relieved from work and all responsibility for performing work."
I would say one isn't relieved from work until the work pickup is back in the yard.
Now if he took the work pickup home, yes I can see that being off duty.

That's company policy. No regs limit one to working 70 hours a week. One can work 168 hours a week if they so desire, they just need to take the proper rest (likely a 34 reset) before driving.

 

Just a question. But wouldn't he be "relieved of work" by the other driver taking over?

 

A cmv is any vehicle used in commerce with a gvwr of 10 ,000 or more lbs. A bus designed to carry 15 or more people, or any vehicle carrying a placarded amount of hazmat.
It's a pickup, so not a bus. It's a pickup so unlikely carrying enough hazmat or over 10,000 lbs...
It's unlikely a random pickup is an actual cmv, even if owned by a company.

 

In the United States a vehicle is designated "commercial" when it is titled or registered to a company. This is a broad definition, as commercial vehicles may be fleet vehicles, company cars, or other vehicles used for business.

 

I would not want to be justifying it during an inspection....
He is obviously relieved from the semi, but driving the company truck at the direction of the company? I think it would be a hard argument to make.

 

Try to make a NJ state Trooper [someone who considers himself on a par with God] that John Smith in a XYZ carriers uniform shirt driving a pickup registered to XYZ carriers 'off duty' at an accident scene....

and most companies would not have their relief driver bring Mr. Smith his personal vehicle.....

 

A cmv has a specific definition from fmcsa....

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR)
Commercial motor vehicle means any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property when the vehicle—

(1) Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight, of 4,536 kg (10,001 pounds) or more, whichever is greater; or

(2) Is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers (including the driver) for compensation; or

(3) Is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, and is not used to transport passengers for compensation; or

(4) Is used in transporting material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the Secretary under 49 CFR, subtitle B, chapter I, subchapter C.

 

Broadly defined, a vehicle may be considered a commercial vehicle if it:

• Belongs to a company or corporation
• Is used for business, but is in an individual's name, such as a sole proprietor
• Is a leased vehicle and in the name of the financial institution that owns it
• Exceeds a certain weight or class and therefore, is "classified" as commercial even though it may not be commercially used or commercially owned. A weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more is always considered commercial[3]
• Is used to haul any hazardous material

A vehicle can be used for a business, if not exclusively, and remain privately licensed, depending on the amount of time used for business.